Oral Exercise.—Which of the following sentences from Ruskin begin and end with words that deserve distinction?[25]
“For all books are divisible into two classes,—the books of the hour, and the books of all time. Mark this distinction; it is not one of quality only. It is not merely the bad book that does not last, and the good one that does; it is a distinction of species. There are good books for the hour, and good ones for all time; bad books for the hour, and bad ones for all time. I must define the two kinds before I go farther.”
Oral Exercise.—Change the order of words in the following sentences so as to throw more emphasis on the italicized words. Avoid infringement of English idiom in making the changes.
1. It is courage that wins.
2. Never say die, under any circumstances.
3. Yet he stood beautiful and bright, as born to rule the storm.
4. A rascal, nothing more or less, he was.
5. Gilpin went away, and the post boy went away.
6. The English child is white as an angel.