A benison upon thee, gentle huntsman! Whose towers are these that overlook the wood?
The incidents of the last few days have been such as will probably never again be witnessed by the people of America, and such as were never before witnessed by any nation under heaven.
To the memory of Andre his country has erected the most magnificent monuments, and bestowed on his family the highest honors and most liberal rewards. To the memory of Hale not a stone has been erected, and the traveler asks in vain for the place of his long sleep.
LESSON LIX.
The Semicolon.
The Semicolon is made by a comma placed under a period, thus ;
When you come to a semicolon, you must generally make a pause twice as long as you would make at a comma.
Sometimes you must keep the voice suspended when you come to a semicolon, as in the following: