"
Over the chimney the night-wind sang
And chanted a melody no one knew;
But the Poet listened and smiled, for he
Was Man, and Woman, and Child--all three,
And said, "It is God's own harmony,
This wind we hear in the chimney."
* * * * *
Directions for Reading.--The first two lines of each stanza may be read
more slowly and with a fuller tone of voice than the rest of the
stanza.
Notice that the words of special _emphasis_ throughout the poem begin
with capital letters.
Mark _inflections_ in the last four lines of the first and last
stanzas.
* * * * *
LESSON XLIX.
sel'dom, _not often; rarely_.
jun'gles, _places covered with trees and brushwood_.
tough (tuf), _not easily separated_.
ap par'ent ly, _seemingly; in appearance_.
a cute', _quick in action; sharp_.
charg'es, _rushes forward_.
gram'p us, _a kind of fish_.
re sumed', _started again; took up again_.
hid'e ous, _horrid to look at_.
de struc'tion, _death; entire loss_.
re sist', _stand against_.
des'per ate, _without hope or care_.
Pages:
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209