Select the words which are emphatic through contrast, expressed or implied. (Introduction, p. [32].)
GREAT THINGS WERE NE'ER BEGOTTEN IN AN HOUR
Great things were ne'er begotten in an hour; Ephemerons in birth, are such in life; And he who dareth, in the noble strife Of intellects, to cope for real power,— Such as God giveth as His rarest dower5 Of mastery, to the few with greatness rife,— Must, ere the morning mists have ceased to lower Till the long shadows of the night arrive, Stand in the arena. Laurels that are won, Plucked from green boughs, soon wither; those that last10 Are gather'd patiently, when sultry noon And summer's fiery glare in vain are past. Life is the hour of labour; on Earth's breast Serene and undisturb'd shall be thy rest.
—Sir Daniel Wilson (By permission)
Preparatory.—What is the essential thought in this sonnet? Quote corresponding passages. Give illustrations from history and fiction.
What words are emphatic because of (a) contrast expressed, (b) contrast implied? (Introduction, pp. [30] and [32].)
Read ll. 3-9, with a view to Perspective. (Introduction, p. 33.)