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The tent is pitched, the crescent shines
Along the Moslem's leaguering lines;
And the dusk Spahi's bands advance
Beneath each bearded pasha's glance;
And far and wide as eye can reach
The turbaned cohorts throng the beach;
And there the Arab's camel kneels;
And there his steed the Tartar wheels;
The Turcoman hath left his herd,
The sabre round his loins to gird.
And there the volleying thunders pour
Till waves grow smoother to the roar.
The trench is dug, the cannon's breath
Wings the far-hissing globe of death.
Fast whirl the fragments from the wall,
Which crumbles with the pond'rous ball.
And from that wall the foe replies,
O'er dusty plain and smoky skies,
With fires that answer fast and well

The summons of the infidel.

The Siege of Corinth.-Byron.

Classify all verbs, all verb-phrases, all infinitives. Point out all descriptive adjectives, all definitive ad jectives, all participles used as adjectives.

Point out the adjectives used substantively.

Write a biographical sketch of the poet Byron.

Use the following suggestions, or your own outline:—

His parentage.

His career as a student.

His early poems.

Outline of his life history.
Circumstances of his death.
His principal poems.

SENTENCE STUDY

Give careful attention to the wording and punctuation of each of the following sentences:

1. The maid cooked five cupfuls of meal for the men

servants.

2. The Mrs. Lanes and the Misses Field were at the wedding.

3. There were two q's, two x's, and two !'s in that

sentence.

4. The swiftest horse that entered the race came under the wire last.

5. China has a greater population than any other nation. 6. Between you and me, I try hard to succeed, but my efforts are of no avail.

7. The first and second regiments fought bravely during the first three hours of the battle.

8. The classes are assembled for singing on the third and the fifth day of each week.

9. Who did they think would win the prize?

10. That is one of the trains which start for the West. 11. He knows that I, who am his companion, will not condemn him.

12. Neither the president nor the members of his cabinet declare themselves in favor of the treaty.

13. We cannot believe but that he expected to divide the money equally among the five men.

14. Glancing over the register, I saw the names of many persons whom I had almost forgotten.

15. Did you hear of his coming to the city?

16. "Oh! hark! I hear the danger signal," said he; "look! it's a ship in distress!"

Try to find all principles set forth in the above sentences. Write other sentences to illustrate these principles.

VOICE

Classify the following sentences, and point out each

subject and each predicate:

The lightning flashed from cloud to cloud..

The owl awakens from her dell.

The summer grains were harvested.

The trees were felled by the storm.

Point out all verbs and all verb-phrases.

In which sentences does the subject name the actor? In which sentences does the subject name the receiver of the act?

When the subject names the agent that performs the action, the verb is said to be in the active voice.

When the subject names the object that receives the action, the verb is said to be in the passive voice.

Voice is that modification of the transitive verb which indicates whether the subject names the actor or the receiver of the act.

Point out all verbs in the active voice and all passive verb-phrases in the following sentences:

The birds sang sweet lays in the branches.

The masts are snapped asunder.

The solemn grove uplifts its shield of gold.
A little echo stirs the air.

Tyrant and slave are swept away.

Today the vessel shall be launched.

The circulation of the blood was discovered by Harvey, an English physician.

MODE

Verbs are used in different ways to assert action or being.

Classify the following sentences, and point out each subject and each predicate:

Choose the timbers with greatest care.

Some blessed power deliver us from hence.
The storm-tost banner streams on high.

If fortune serve me, I'll requite this kindness.
I wish I were a gypsy.

Point out all predicate verbs. Which asserts an action as a fact? as commanded? as wished? as conditional?

Mode is that modification of the verb which indicates the manner of asserting the action, being, or state.

A verb used to represent action, being, or state as actual is said to be in the indicative mode.

Ex. The sun shines bright.

A verb used to represent action, being, or state as wished, as conditional, or as merely supposed, is said to be in the subjunctive mode.

Ex.-If the sun shine bright, we shall go to town.

A verb used to represent action, being, or state as commanded, or requested, is said to be in the imperative mode. Ex.-Shine on, O sun.

Words used in address are set off by the comma.

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