just?--
To-day, my friend, to-day.
But if our debtor fail our hope,
And plead his ruin thorough,
When shall we weigh his breach of faith?--
To-morrow, friend, to-morrow.

For virtuous acts and harmless joys
The minutes will not stay;--
We have always time to welcome them
To-day, my friend, to-day.
But care, resentment, angry words,
And unavailing sorrow,
Come far too soon, if they appear
To-morrow, friend, to-morrow.

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Directions for Reading.--Let some pupil in the class state the manner
in which the lesson should be read.

What is the effect of repeating the words _to-day_ and _to-morrow_, in
the fourth and eighth lines of each stanza?

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Language Lesson.--Let pupils give the meaning of each stanza in their
own words.

_Warmth from memory borrow_ means become more angry when we remember
our own acts of kindness toward the person now doing us injury.

Explain the meaning of the following expressions.

_Strew roses on our way._

_Breach of faith._

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LESSON LXV.

ref'uge, _a place of safety_.

fo'li age, _leaves and branches of trees or shrubs_.

op pressed', _heavily burdened_.

be tray', _give information to an enemy_.

con trived', _managed; arranged_.

rec'og nized, _knew by seeing_.

ren'der, _give; make_.

im'mi nent, _close by; threatening_.

com pel', _make one do any thing_.

cav'al ry, _soldiers mounted on horses_.

false, _not true; unreal_.

re spond'ed, _answered; replied_.

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AN INCIDENT OF THE REVOLUTION.

During the Revolutionary War, when the American people were fighting
for independence, a governor of one of the colonies found himself in
great danger of being captured by British soldiers.

The governor, whose name was Griswold, contrived to reach the house of
a relative, and while there, was informed that the soldiers had
discovered his place of refuge and were then on their way to seize him.

Griswold at once realizing that his peril was imminent, determined, if
possible, to reach a small stream, where he had left a boat so hidden,
by the foliage that it could not be seen from the road.

In great haste and excitement, he left the house and proceeded in the
direction of the river. Passing through an orchard, he encountered a