2. 3. 4. 5. Not starred and spangled courts, Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. With powers as far above dull brutes endued As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude; Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain ; And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain. And sovereign law, that state's collected will, Sits empress crowning good, repressing ill. Smit by her sacred frown, The fiend discretion like a vapor sinks; And e'en the all-dazzling crown Hides his faint rays, and at her bidding shrinks. Than Lesbos fairer, and the Cretan shore! No more shall Freedom smile? Shall Britons languish and be men no more ? Those sweet rewards which decorate the brave And steal inglorious to the silent grave. Sir William Jones. FOR PREPARATION.-I. Sir William Jones is most noted for his essays on East Indian literature and customs, and for his translations. His "Sakoontala," ," "Laws of Manu," "Hitopadesa," and other translations, made accessible to the English reader some of the finest gems of oriental literature. Lesbos, famous for its musicians and poets in ancient times. II. Sov'-er-eign (suv'er-in), läugh'-ing (läf'-), eōurts, main-tain'. III. Make a list of name-words in the above piece expressing more than one object; expressing possession. Of describing-words that express comparison between two objects. IV. Constitutes, battlements, labored mound, moated, spired, turrets, navies, endued, excel, tyrant, elate, repressing, smit, sacred, isle, languish, resign, decorate, decline, wafts, discretion. V. What is the effect of putting questions that you intend to answer yourself? ("What constitutes a state?") (It has a rhetorical effect-the hearer or reader, being aroused by the question aimed at him, fastens his attention on the point you desire to have him consider, and then he is more interested in the explanation that you have to offer.) "With spires and turrets crowned " (i. e., crowning the cities); "spangled courts" (i. e., the lords and ladies at court wearing decorations of stars and jewels). "Wafts perfume to pride" (flattery is the perfume). Note the passage, "But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain”; (dare) “prevent the long-aimed blow," etc., and (dare) "crush," etc. "Sovereign law, that state's collected will" (the law of a state is made and expressed in accordance with the forms which the collective power of the people has ordained; so sovereign law is the will of the collected people). "The fiend discretion" (it not a matter of policy, or discretion, but of collected power, that expresses its will in the sovereign law).' XXXVI. THE EFFECT OF PAUL'S PREACHING AT EPHESUS. 1. And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, 2. Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods which are made with hands; 3. So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshipeth. 4. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians! And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 5. And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 6. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defense unto the people. 7. But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians! And when the town-clerk had appeased the people, he said, 8. Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? 9. Seeing, then, that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 10. Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 11. But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. FOR PREPARATION.-I. From Acts xix. 23-41. Di-a'-na was worshiped as the chief divinity in Asia Minor. II. Wealth, the'-a-tre, erafts'-men, mōre-o'-ver, naught (nawt), Ga'-ius, År-is-tär'-ehus, ad-vent'-üre, de-fense', up'-rōar. III. Note in the language of the Bible, which is that of English two hundred and fifty years ago, the use of which where we should use that or who (e. g., no gods which are made with hands); the use of there; of “ a certain"; of unto for to; be for is or are; more for greater (“ more part”). IV. Shrines, occupation, craftsmen, persuaded, "set at naught," despised, magnificence, confusion, disciples, suffered, defense, appeased, image, deputies, concourse, implead one another. V. "By this craft we have our wealth," our craft is in danger." (These expressions contain the keys to much of the performance of human nature in all ages of the world. The shrewd policy of the town-clerk in appeasing and dispersing the mob is noteworthy. But his hint in regard to the law and to the danger of a judicial inquiry into that "day's uproar was very effective. Ephesus was at this time under Roman power, which extended its laws over all, and allowed the accused to "implead" on equal terms with his accuser.) XXXVII. THE CORONACH. 1. What woful accents load the gale? 2. Within the hall, where torches' ray And o'er him streams his widow's tear. CORONACH. 3. He is gone on the mountain, When our need was the sorest. The font, reappearing, From the raindrops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, 4. The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary, Wails manhood in glory; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, |