..distance in weakening government. Seas roll,
and months pass, between the order and the execution, and the want of a
speedy explanation of a single point is enough to defeat a whole system."
Find elsewhere in Burke's speech and in the editorial (Appendix I) general
assertions which may be made more forceful by restatement in specific
terms, and supply these specific restatements.
7. State in your own words the general thought or teaching of the Parable
of the Prodigal Son. (_Luke_ 15: 11-24.)
8. Make the following statements more concrete:
In front of our house was a tree that at a certain season of the year
displayed highly colored foliage.
A celebrated orator said: "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
On the table were some viands that assailed my nostrils agreeably and
others that put into my mouth sensations of anticipated enjoyment.
From this window above the street I can hear a variety of noises by day
and a variety of different noises by night.
As he groped through the pitch-dark room he could feel many articles of
furniture.
9. State in general terms the thought of the following sentences:
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A stitch in time saves nine.
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