An organism so —— as to be visible only under the microscope, yet possessed of life, motion, and seeming intelligence is a source of ceaseless wonder.
MISFORTUNE ([page 242]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is misfortune? Is the sufferer considered blameworthy for it? 2. What is calamity? disaster? 3. In what special sense are the words affliction, chastening, trial, and tribulation used? How are these four words discriminated the one from another?
EXAMPLES.
He's not valiant that dares die,
But he that boldly bears ——.
I never knew a man in life who could not bear another's —— perfectly like a Christian.