Advanced reader . ave,Like one that draws the drapery of his couchAbout him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 74-82. Re-write this paragraph inprose, bringing out fully the force ofThe caravan—realm, and Hischamber—death, and explaining the force of the Simile. Observe thecharacter of the last thought: but—dreams, 11. 79-82, Cf. she—aware, 11. 5-8. 73-81. Orotund; very slow. (III., 4.) 1. Classify To a Waterfowl and Thanatopsis. 2. State the moral lessons conveyed by each of these poems. 3. Refer to Critical estimate (p. go), and show in detail what peculiari-ties of Bryants genius therein st
Advanced reader . ave,Like one that draws the drapery of his couchAbout him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 74-82. Re-write this paragraph inprose, bringing out fully the force ofThe caravan—realm, and Hischamber—death, and explaining the force of the Simile. Observe thecharacter of the last thought: but—dreams, 11. 79-82, Cf. she—aware, 11. 5-8. 73-81. Orotund; very slow. (III., 4.) 1. Classify To a Waterfowl and Thanatopsis. 2. State the moral lessons conveyed by each of these poems. 3. Refer to Critical estimate (p. go), and show in detail what peculiari-ties of Bryants genius therein stated are exemplified in these poems. 4. Christopher North, in his Essays, expresses the following opinionin regard to Bryant: His poetry overflows with natural religion—withwhat Wordsworth calls the religion of the woods. Explain what hemeans, and illustrate the criticism. 5. Memorize To a Waterfowl and Thanatopsis, 11. 74-82. the train of thought in each of the selections from WASHINGTON IRVING. Biographical.—Washington Irving, whose family came originally fromtlie Island of Orkney, was born at New York, April 3rd, 1783. Havingreceived a merely elementary education, he began the study of law at theage of sixteen, and amused himself with frequent rambling excursions intothe surrounding country, thus acquiring an intimate knowledge of the 5neighborhood, with its customs and legends. In 1802 he began to write fora newspaper conducted by his brother ; but being threatened with lung dis-ease, he sailed for Europe in 1804, and travelled in England and the southof Europe. On his return to New York, in 1806, he completed his lawstudies, without, however, entering either then or afterwards on the prac- 10tice of his profession. In company w^ith a brother and a friend he beganthe publication of a serial called Salmagundi, which turned out a successfulventure. Six years later he conducted another magazine in Philadelphia,contributing to it papers t
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