It were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with —— motion.
Here comes the lady! Oh, so light a foot
Will ne'er wear out the —— flint.
EVENT ([page 158]).
QUESTIONS.
1. How do event and incident differ etymologically? 2. Which is the greater and[428] more important? Give examples. 3. How does circumstance compare with incident? 4. What is the primary meaning of occurrence? 5. What is an episode? 6. How does event differ from end? 7. What meaning does event often have when applied to the future?
EXAMPLES.
Fate shall yield
To fickle ——, and Chaos judge the strife.
Men are the sport of —— when
The —— seem the sport of men.
Coming —— cast their shadows before.