QUESTIONS.

1. How do bleach and blanch differ from whiten? from each other?

EXAMPLES.

You can behold such sights,
And keep the natural ruby of your cheeks,
When mine is —— with fear.

We let the years go: wash them clean with tears,
Leave them to —— out in the open day.


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BLEMISH ([page 82]).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is a blemish? 2. How does it differ from a flaw or taint? 3. What is a defect? a fault? 4. Which words of this group are naturally applied to reputation, and which to character?