t is said of high spiritual truth? Name the three great provinces of
thought. What does Lowell think of the evils in the world? What does
Ruskin say of the phenomena of nature? What is said of noble thought and
sentiment? What makes Patrick Henry's speech thrilling? How did Carlyle
conceive of nature? What is said of love in literature? What is
Browning's idea? What is the effect of portraying noble character? What
is said of obscene realism? To what does Boswell's "Life of Johnson" owe
its principal charm? What does Carlyle say of Luther? What is said of
heroic self-sacrifice? Illustrate. Where do we see the beauty of simple
goodness portrayed? What is the effect of the fitting portrayal of
grandeur? What two kinds of grandeur are distinguished? Mention some
objects of natural grandeur. Illustrate from Byron. Give an illustration
of the moral sublime. To what does pathos appeal? Illustrate. Repeat the
quotation from Hood. What two species of the _ludicrous_ are
distinguished? What is _wit_? What is a _pun_? Illustrate. What is
_satire_? What are the two kinds of satire? Give an illustration. What
is a _parody_? Illustrate. How does _humor_ differ from _wit_? Give an
example of humor.

ILLUSTRATIVE AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES

The following extracts should be carefully studied for the purpose of
determining their elements of _internal excellence or beauty_. They
should be tested by such questions as these:

Is the extract descriptive or meditative? What gives
vividness to the description? What points are brought
out in the meditation? What is the main thought or
feeling presented? Does it pertain to man, nature, or
God? What phases of nature are considered? What
element of character is set forth? Is there dignity
or felicity of expression? Is grandeur portrayed? Is
it physical or moral? Is there tenderness or pathos?
What gives it this element? Is there art or humor?
What kind of wit? What is the chief source of beauty?

A man from Maine, who had never paid more than twenty-five
cents for admission to an entertainment, went to a New York
theatre where the play was "The Forty Thieves," and was
charged a dollar and a half for a ticket. Handing the
pasteboard back, he remarked, "Keep it, Mister; I don't want
to see the other thirty-nine."--ANON.

OLD IRONSIDES

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