oft, 15
And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung.

Then pledged we the wine-cup, and fondly I swore
From my home and my weeping friends never to part;
My little ones kissed me a thousand times o'er,
And my wife sobbed aloud in her fulness of heart. 20

"Stay, stay with us--rest, thou art weary and worn;"
And fain was their war-broken soldier to stay;
But sorrow returned with the dawning of morn,
And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away.

--_Thomas Campbell_

PREPARATORY.--Describe the picture suggested by this
poem.

Compare the soldier's dream with the vision of _The
Private of the Buffs_ in the hour of danger, or with
_The Slave's Dream_ in Longfellow's poem.

Divide the poem into three distinct parts, giving to
each a descriptive title.

Expand the thoughts contained in the last two lines of
the poem, using, if possible, illustrations from
literature or real life. What feelings do these lines
arouse?

Observe the difficulties of Articulation in ll. 1, 2, 13
and 16. (Appendix A, 6 and 3.)

How can each part of the poem be made to stand out by
itself? (Introduction, p. 10.)

2. SENTINEL STARS. Select other phrases which call up
mental images.

How does the process of mental imagery affect the Time?
(Introduction, p. 12.)

3. How can it be shown that OVERPOWERED and GROUND are
disconnected? (Introduction, p. 7.)

4. Why do we pause after WEARY AND WOUNDED?
(Introduction, p. 10.)

6. Why is there no pause after FAGGOT? (Introduction, p.
11.)

What lines of stanza ii contain the leading thought? How
does the voice indicate this? (Introduction, p. 33.)

9. How is the mind prepared for the description of the
dream?

21. What feeling does the voice express? Does Imitation
play any part here? (Introduction, pp. 5 and 6.)

22. Expand the thought of this line, and show how your
thinking affects the Time. (Introduction, p. 14.)
Compare with the Time of l. 21, and explain the
difference.

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VAN ELSEN

God spake three times and saved Van Elsen's soul;
He spake by sickness first, and made him whole;
Van Elsen heard him not,
Or soon forgot.

God spake to him by wealth; the world outpoured 5
Its treasures at his feet, and called him lord;