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the more comprehensive word? Which is commonly used in reference to the mind? EXAMPLES. That ---- is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. There is no death! What seems so is ----; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal we call Death. The Copernican theory first clearly explained the ---- of the planets. * * * * * MUTUAL (page 246). QUESTIONS. 1. What is the meaning of _common_? _mutual_? _reciprocal_? 2. Is it correct to speak of a _mutual_ friend? EXAMPLES. ---- friendships will admit of division, one may love the beauty of this, the good humor of that person. In all true family life there is a ---- dependence which binds hearts together. ---- action is the rule in the human body, where every part is alternately means and end, and every action both cause and effect. * * * * * NAME (page 247). QUESTIONS. 1. What is a _name_ in the most general sense? 2. In the more limited sense, how does a _name_ differ from an _appellation_? a _title_? Give instances of the use of these three words. 3. From what language is _epithet_ derived? What is its primary meaning? 4. What does _epithet_ signify in literary use? 5. What part of speech is an _epithet_? Is it favorable or unfavorable in signification? 6. What is a _cognomen_? How does it differ from a _surname_? 7. What is _style_ considered as a synonym of _name_? EXAMPLES. Those he commands, move only in command Nothing in love: now does he feel the ---- Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe Upon a dwarfish thief. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his ---- together. * * * * * NATIVE (page 248). QUESTIONS. 1. What does _native_ denote? _natal_? _natural_? 2. What examples are given in the text of the correct use of these words? EXAMPLES. I would advise no child's being taught music who has not a ---- aptitude for it. It was the 4th of July, the ---- day of American freedom. * * * * * NAUTICAL (page 248). QUESTIONS. 1. From what is _marine_ derived? _maritime_? What do these two words respectively signify? 2. From what is _naval_ derived? _nautical_? How do these words differ in meaning? 3. Ho
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