Phrase Exercise.

1. General conformation.—2. Aquatic tribes.—3. Bleak coast.—4. Wild parts.—5. Odd fashion.—6. Ludicrous sight.—7. Furry quadrupeds.—8. Delicate morsels.—9. Crafty nature.—10. Minute air-hole.—11. Differ in size.—12. Much prized.


XXXIII.—THE IVY GREEN.

Charles Dickens.

Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy Green,

That creepeth o’er ruins old!