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dom or idealization? EXAMPLES. Things done without ----, in their issue Are to be fear'd. Be a ---- to others, and then all will go well. Washington and his compeers had no ---- of a federal republic with constitutional bonds and limitations. Moses was admonished, See that thou make all things according to the ---- shewed to thee in the mount. * * * * * MODESTY (page 244). QUESTIONS. 1. What is _modesty_ in the general sense? In what specific sense is the word also used? 2. What is _bashfulness_? _diffidence_? _coyness_? _reserve_? EXAMPLES. For silence and chaste ---- is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house. If a young lady has that discretion and ----, without which all knowledge is little worth, she will never make an ostentatious parade of it. His shrinking ---- was often mistaken for a proud ----. * * * * * MONEY (page 244). QUESTIONS. 1. What is _money_? _specie_? _cash_? 2. How does _property_ differ from _money_? 3. What is _bullion_? _capital_? EXAMPLES. I am not covetous for ----; Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost. For the love of ---- is the root of all evil. He converted all his ---- into ready ----. One who undertakes to do business without ---- is likely to be speedily straitened for ----. ---- in reversion may be of far less value than ---- in hand. * * * * * MOROSE (page 245). QUESTIONS. 1. By what characteristics are the _morose_ distinguished? the _sullen_ and _sulky_? 2. How does _sullen_ differ from _sulky_? 3. What is the meaning of _surly_? 4. Which of these words denote transient moods and which denote enduring states or disposition? EXAMPLES. My master is of ---- disposition, And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing deeds of hospitality. A poet who fails in writing, becomes often a ---- critic. He answered with a ---- growl. Achilles remained in his tent in ---- inaction. * * * * * MOTION (page 246). QUESTIONS. 1. What is _motion_? 2. How does _motion_ differ from _movement_? Give examples. 3. In what sense is _move_ employed? 4. What is the special sense of _motion_ in a deliberative assembly? 5. Is _action_ or _motion_
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