address. Prescott, Putnam, Stark, Brooks, Read, Pomeroy, Bridge: American officers in the war of the Revolution, who fought at Bunker Hill. Him, the first great martyr: General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill. II. Josiah Quin'cy (zi) (1744-1775): an American patriot and orator. III. Louis XIV. (1638-1715): king of France, called the Great. His ambition was to make France prosperous and the monarchy absolute. His policy is summed up in this saying quoted by Webster. Prop ȧ gǎn'dists: persons who devote themselves to spreading certain systems of principles. (B.C. 638?-558?): a Greek sage and lawgiver. Sō'lon 5 The Greatness of God's Works FROM THE BOOK OF JOB Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? 10 or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof ; When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? * Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? It is turned as clay to the seal and they stand as a 5 garment. And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? * * * * Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? 10 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou 15 set the dominion thereof in the earth? Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are? Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, 20 When the dust groweth into hardness and the clods 25 cleave fast together? Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, When they couch in their dens and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 5 Who provideth for the raven his food? When his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither 10 turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 15 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, Ha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 20 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold 25 afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. Mǎz'zå roth. Ärc tu'rus: a fixed star in the constellation Boötes; the name Arcturus is sometimes used for the constellation itself, or for the constellation of Ursa Major. Sonnets BY WILLIAM SHAKSPERE William Shakspere (1564-1616): The greatest English dramatic poet, one of the greatest poets of the world. Among his principal plays are "Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear," "Macbeth," "Julius Cæsar," and "The Merchant of Venice." sketch of his life will be found in the Fifth Book of the "Graded Literature Readers." A Here are two sonnets from a collection of poems in the sonnet form, dedicated by Shakspere to a mysterious "W. H.," whose identity critical research has not been able to discover. 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate; 73 That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves or none or few, do hang 10 15 Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, As after sunset fadeth in the west, 5 Which by and by black night doth take away, 10 Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long. Boot'less: unavailing; profitless. Heroes of the Mutiny BY FLORA ANNIE STEEL The Indian Mutiny in 1857 threatened, for a time, the overthrow of British power in India, but was finally put down. The British force in India was 36,000; the native soldiers numbered 257,000, most of whom were in rebellion. The direct cause of the mutiny was the giving to the native soldiers cartridges greased with the fat of pigs and cows -the first, an abomination to the Mohammedans, the second, sacred to the Hindus - by which they believed that their caste and religion were attacked. The indirect cause was the jealousy excited by the extension of British rule, especially by the annexation of Oude. On the 10th of May, the native troops at Meerut mutinied and went to Delhi to seize the magazine and restore the old royal dynasty. This story tells how the magazine was de |