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300". THE PREACHER OP AUBURN 



The most popular man of Auburn was the 

 preacher. Although he had a very small salary 

 he was contented. The preacher was kind to 

 everybody. Little children loved him. Old sol- 

 diers liked to sit by his fireside and tell stories of 

 the battles, which they had fought in. The beg- 

 gars who came to his door, although chided for 

 leading such an existence, were always clothed 

 and feed. 



The preacher was always willing to go to the 

 homes where there was sickness or death. Here 

 he helped in all things that he could. 



In the church he preached with unaffected 

 grace, and all who came to scoff at him remained 

 to worship. 



The minister was a contented, simple and kind 

 man, whom the people loved. 



323. ESSAY ON BURNS 



As far as I can learn from the Essay on Burns, 

 Mr. Carlyle considers that good poetry must con- 

 tain the sincerity of the poet. The poem must 

 show the author's good choice of subject and his 

 clearness of sight. In order to have good poetry 

 the poet must be familiar with his subject and 

 his poem will show it. 



The characteristics of a great poet, in Mr. 

 Carlyle 's opinion were sincerity and choice of 

 subjects. A poet must be appreciative of nature 

 and have a responding heart. Carlyle says a true 

 poet does no have to write on subjects which are 

 far away and probably come from the clouds. 

 A truly great poet makes the most of subjects 

 which are familiar to him and close to earth, as 

 Burns did in his poems to the Field Mouse and to 

 The Daisey. 



434. A DIARY 



I had an early run in the woods before the dew 

 was off the grass. The moss was like velvet and 

 as I ran under the arches of yellow and red 

 leaves I sang for joy, my heart was so bright and 

 the world was so beautiful. I stopped at the end 

 of the walk and saw the sunshine out over the 

 wide ' ' Virginia meadows. ' ' 



It seemed like going through a dark life or 

 grave into heaven beyond. A very strange and 

 solemn feeling came over me as I stood there, 

 with no sound but the rustle of the pines, no one 

 near me, and the sun so glorious, as for me alone. 

 It seemed as if I felt God as I never did before, 

 and I prayed in my heart that I might keep that 

 happy sense of nearness all my life. 



519. DE QUINCY 



First: De Quincys mother was a beautiful 

 women and through her De Quincy inhereted 

 much of his genius. 



His running away from school enfluenced him 

 much as he roamed through the woods, valleys 

 and his mind became very meditative. 



The greatest enfluence of De Quincy 's life was 

 the opium habit. If it was not for this habit it 

 is doubtful whether we would now be reading his 

 writings. 



His companions during his college course and 

 even before that time were great enfluences. The 

 surroundings of De Quincy were enfluences. Not 

 only De Quincy 's habit of opium but other habits 

 which were peculiar to his life. 



His marriage to the woman which he did not 

 especially care for. 



The many well educated and noteworthy friends 

 of De Quincy. 



520. A CHARACTER SKETCH 



They were in fact very fine ladies; not deficient 

 in good humour when they were pleased, nor in 

 the power of being agreeable when they chose it, 

 but proud and conceited. They were rather hand- 

 some, had been educated in one of the first pri- 

 vate seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty 

 thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending 

 more than they ought, and of associating with 

 people of rank, and were therefore in every re- 

 spect entitled to think well of themselves, and 

 meanly of others. 



534. FLUELLEN 



The passages given show the following charac- 

 teristic of Fluellen: his inclination to brag, his 

 professed knowledge of history, his complaining 

 character, his great patriotism, pride of his leader, 

 admired honesty, revengeful, love of fun and 

 punishment of those who deserve it. 



627. A SCENE 

 I think the sunlight is very beautiful on the 

 water, and when it shines on the water it is very 

 beautiful, and I love to watch it when it is so 

 beautiful. The colors are so pretty and the noise 

 of the water with tho sunshine are so attractive 

 in the sunshine I wonder do other people love to 

 watch the water like I do. I don't know as there 

 is anything as lovjly as the water waves in the 

 sunlight of the gljrious orb. 



Edward L. Thorndike 

 Teachers Co/.lege, 

 Columbia lTniversity 



