EXAMPLES.
General Sherman writes in his Memoirs, "I have never in my life questioned or disobeyed an ——."
"Ye shall become like God"—transcendent fate!
That God's —— forgot, she plucked and ate.
OSTENTATION ([page 259]).
QUESTIONS.
1. What is ostentation? How does it compare with boasting? display? show? 2. What is pomp? pageant or pageantry? What do the two latter words suggest, and how do they compare with pomp? 3. From what is parade derived? What is its primary meaning? With what implication is it always used in the metaphorical sense? How does parade compare with ostentation?
EXAMPLES.
The boast of heraldry, the —— of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave.
Await alike the inevitable hour;
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
The President's salary does not permit ——, nor, indeed, is —— expected of him.