And when, to guard old Bregenz
By gateway, street, and tower,
The warder paces all night long
And calls each passing hour,
"Nine," "ten," "eleven," he cries aloud,
And then (oh, crown of fame!),
When midnight pauses in the skies,
He calls the maiden's name!
DEFINITIONS:--Fleeted, passed quickly. Portents, signs,
indications. Jovial, joyful, gladsome. Board, dinner table.
Charger, a horse for battle or parade. Serf, slave, serving man.
EXERCISE.--On the map of Europe, find Lake Constance, Tyrol,
Bregenz. What are the mountains called which surround Lake
Constance? Where is the Rhine?
THE GOLDEN TOUCH.
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
I.
Once upon a time, there lived a very rich man, and a king
besides, whose name was Midas; and he had a little daughter, whom
nobody but myself ever heard of, and whose name I either never
knew, or have entirely forgotten. So, because I love odd names
for little girls, I choose to call her Marygold.
This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in the
world. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed
of that precious metal.
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