The stem flect, flex, means to bend, bent.

Define

flex' i ble, in flect', re flec' tion, cir' cum flex.

OPPORTUNITY

This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream :-
There spread a cloud of dust along a plain;
And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged
A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords
Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner
Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes.
A craven hung along the battle's edge,

And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel-
That blue blade that the king's son bears,-but this
Blunt thing-!" he snapt and flung it from his hand,
And lowering crept away and left the field.
Then came the king's son, wounded, sore bestead
And weaponless, and saw the broken sword,
Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand,
And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout
Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down

And saved a great cause that heroic day.—Sill.

Make nouns of the following adjectives by using the suffix ity. Define the words and use them in sentences:

The city levies a tax on all real estate.

Along the Mississippi river levees are built to keep the water in check.

In olden times a castle was surrounded by a moat.

Seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye?

Good bread is made from rye flour.

The poor child was afflicted with a wry neck.

Why did you slight the invitation?

The magician gave a fine exhibition of sleight of hand.

The stem plic, plicat, means to fold, folded.

Define ex plic' it, im plic' it, com pli ca' tion, com'pli cate, du' pli cate, mul ti pli ca' tion, im' pli cate, expli ca' tion.

And draw them all along, and flow

To join the brimming river;
For men may come and men may go,
But I go on for ever.-Tennyson.

Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Sail on, O Union, strong and great!
Humanity with all its fears,

With all the hopes of future years,

Is hanging breathless on thy fate!-Longfellow.

Study the following synonyms:

to offer one's services for relief or aid.

to come unasked into the affairs of others.

to carry out to some proposed end.
to carry out a design, an object, or a
plan.

to bring a work or task to an end.
to bring to an end a work of im-
portance.

having the faculty of reasoning.
governed by reason.

state requiring supply or relief.

want placing one under positive compulsion.

THIRTEENTH WEEK

sym' pa thize

fra' grance

trag' e dy

trai' tor

on' er ous

treas' u ry

tyr'an nize

yacht

op ti' cian op' po site

o mis' sion

zo ol' o gy zeph' yr

ten' sion

sym' met ry

Note the uses of the synonyms in the following sentences: We may speak of the balance of an account, but we should say the remainder of the evening.

A fortress is protected by its wall, and defended by its mortars and howitzers.

Whatever strikes our fancy, we applaud; whatever our judgment approves, we praise.

The garden is well furnished with vegetables, every desirable variety having been supplied.

She confessed her error and acknowledged that her companion was in the right.

It is a pleasure to grant your request, and also to assent to the truth of your proposition.

CONCORD HYMN

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.

The foe long since in silence slept;

Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept

Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone,

That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare

To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare

The shaft we raise to them and thee.-Emerson.

The world is never contented with the learned professions, and is constantly exclaiming: "Let us have less medicines and more cures; less cant and more piety; less law and more justice."—Acton.