GRAMMAR.

Schoolmaster—“Now, boys, the word ‘with’ is a very bad word to end a sentence with.”


[131.] There is an arch of quadrantal form; the rise of the crown is 17 feet. What is the span?


[132.]

Two pairs of fives I bid you take, And four times four and forty make.


[133.] A lady bought a quantity of flannel, which she distributed among some poor women; the first received 2 yards, the second 4 yards, and so on; the lot cost her £5 14s. 2½d. How many women were there, and what did the lady pay per yard?