126 Language Through Nature 



The year is going, let him go ; 

 Ring out the false, ring in the true. 



From "In Memorzam" by Alfred Lord Tennyson. 



Who wrote these stanzas ? What are they about ? 

 Of what kind of night do they tell ? 

 Why do the bells ring ? 



Tell why you think Tennyson calls them " happy bells." 

 What greeting do we give each other on the first morning 

 of the new year ? 



Every day is a fresh beginning, 

 Every morn is the world made new. 



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Only the new days are our own; 

 To-day is ours and to-day alone. 



Susan Coolidge. 



Lesson 79 



REVIEW OF THINGS TO REMEMBER 

 WHEN WRITING 



Tell what you have learned about the uses of capital 

 letters. When should a question mark be used ? 



Tell what you know about the use of the period. 



How is a word that shows ownership written ? 



What do the following parts of a letter tell. The head- 

 ing ? The date ? The salutation ? The signature ? 



Where should the first line of a paragraph begin ? 



