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35. THE OLD DIVINE

In yon grey ——— an old divine
Taught me my ——— to decline,
And verbs with ——— of mood and tense;
But while I plodded on apace
I had to keep the ——— of grace,
And close his prayers with loud ———.

Each missing word is spelt with the same five letters.

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36. BANZAI!

No reckless ——— of the sword,
He ——— his fatherland to save.
Fighting for freedom, not ———,
Now ——— of the eastern seas.

The four missing words contain six letters.

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No. XXI.—HIDDEN PROVERBS