LESSON XIV 1. Oh, young Lochinvar is come out of the West! So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, 2. He staid not for brake, and he stopped not for stone, He swam the Esk river where ford there was none; But ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented,-the gallant came late; 3. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers and all. Then spoke the bride's father, his hand on his sword, For the poor craven bridegroom said never a word,— 4. "I long wooed your daughter;-my suit you denied: 5. The bride kissed the goblet, the knight took it up; He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup: She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lip, and a tear in her eye; 'He took her soft hand ere, her mother could bar;"Now tread we a measure!" said young Lochinvar. 6. So stately his form and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume. And the bridesmaidens whispered, "Twere better, by far,' To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar." 7. One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear, When they reached the hall-door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, "She is won! we are gone! over bank, bush, and They'll have fleet steeds that follow," quoth young 8. There was mounting 'mong Graemes of the Netherby clan: Forsters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they ran; There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. So daring in love, and so dauntless in war, Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar? 1. Study this poem and tell the story briefly and with spirit. 2. Shut your eyes and imagine the whole episode until you can see every detail of it vividly. 3. Write a paraphrase of stanza 3 so as to make the facts clear and vivid. State exactly what happened. 4. Paraphrase the same stanza so as to show the feeling in it. 5. Paraphrase stanza 7 so as to emphasize the Discrimination-so as to make us understand exactly what each person did, and why. For the sake of vividness always keep your paraphrase in direct discourse. Read your paraphrase aloud and then read aloud the stanza paraphrased. Notice that your reading is improved after making the clear paraphrase. This is because the paraphrase is your interpretation of the meaning. 6. Select from the poem three passages that discriminate by showing contrasts. 7. Select three passages that discriminate as to time, in which the attention is called to what came first or what came after. 8. Select some passage that discriminates as to place; that points out the position of persons or objects. Note: In stanza 6 the attention is not called to the time, though a time-word ("while") is used. The point is not the time of his dancing but the beauty of it. In stanza 4 the word "now" does call attention to the time. Before this he had come as a lover, but now he says he comes as a mere acquaintance. EXERCISES Take exercises 1-4, describe them rapdily and vividly; and then give them before the class, as you would to a class of your own that you were teaching. Lead the class in these exercises, and see that each member performs correctly. LESSON XV Study this selection from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar until you can see the whole scene just as if you were there when it occurred. Brutus. Good countrymen, let me depart alone, Do grace to Caesar's corpse, and grace his speech, By our permission, is allow'd to make. I do entreat you, not a man depart, Save I alone, till Antony have spoke. 5 First Citizen. Stay, ho! and let us hear Mark Antony. Third Citizen. Let him go up into the public chair; We'll hear him. Noble Antony, go up. Antony. For Brutus' sake, I am beholding to you. 10 He says, for Brutus' sake, He finds himself beholding to us all. Fourth Cit. "Twere best he speak no harm of Brutus here. First Cit. This Caesar was a tyrant. 15 Nay, that's certain: We are blest that Rome is rid of him. Citizens. 20 Peace, hol let us hear him. Ant. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. 25 So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest- 30 So are they all, all honorable men- He was my friend, faithful and just to me: And Brutus is an honorable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, 335 When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: 40 Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, 45 Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. 50 You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then, to mourn for him? 55 And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; First Cit. Methinks there is much reason in his sayings. Sec. Cit. If thou consider rightly of the matter, Caesar has had great wrong. Third Cit. Has he not masters? I fear there will a worse come in his place. 61 Fourth Cit. Mark'd ye his words? He would not take the crown; Therefore 't is certain he was not ambitious. First Cit. If it be found so, some will dear abide it. Sec. Cit. Poor soul! his eyes are red as fire with weeping. Third Cit. There's not a nobler man in Rome than Antony. 65 Fourth Cit. Now mark him, he begins again to speak. Ant. But yesterday the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world; now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence. O masters, if I were dispos'd to stir Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong, Who, you all know, are honorable men: 70 I will not do them wrong; I rather choose 75 To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you, But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar; 80 |