ill lead my steps aright. --Page 397.

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Go tell the Spartans, thou that passeth by,
That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. --Page 90.

Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat:
The Alamo had none. --Page 152.

England expects every man to do his duty. --Page 297.

An' Oh! be sure to fear the Lord alway!
An' mind your duty, duly, morn and night! --Page 322.

They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright. --Page 322.

The best acid is assiduity. --Page 332.

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Write me as one who loves his fellow men. --Page 11.

When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
--Page 145.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once. --Page 145.

_Et tu Brute!_ Then fall, Caesar. --Page 154.

Surely man is but a shadow, and life a dream. --Page 286.

All service ranks the same with God. --Page 301.

The year's at the spring,
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearled:
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in his heaven--
All's right with the world. --Page 303.

For what are the voices of birds--
Ay, and of beasts--but words, our words,
Only so much more sweet? --Page 314.

I will pass each, and see their happiness,
And envy none--being just as great, no doubt,
Useful to men, dear to God as they! --Page 317.

CHAPTER VIII

HOW TO READ FICTION

1. _Different Kinds of Literature_

If there were but one kind of literature, it would be an easy matter to
give the few directions that would be necessary to make good readers. In
reality there are, however, several types, so different in their
purpose, style and content that the reader must study them in many
different ways if he would get the varied and inspiring messages. To
appreciate what this means, let us look over the field.

For our purposes, as has been said, true literature, as distinguished
from the practical literature of fa