Beethoven took his —— as seriously as a saint and martyr takes his religion.

Modern —— may be regarded as one vast miracle, whether we view it in relation to the Almighty Being, by whom its objects and its laws were formed, or to the feeble intellect of man, by which its depths have been sounded, and its mysteries explored.

Printing has been aptly termed the —— preservative of all other ——s.


SECURITY ([page 326]).

QUESTIONS.

1. Of what kind of value or property must an earnest consist? 2. How do pledge and security differ from earnest? 3. How does security differ from pledge? 4. What is bail? gage?

EXAMPLES.

The —— for a national or state debt is the honesty of its people.

The surest —— of a deathless name
Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.