A lion of the largest size measures from eight to nine feet from the
muzzle to the origin of the tail, which last is of itself about four
feet long. The height of the larger specimens is four or five feet.
The following anecdote will show with what obstinate perseverance
pack-horses have been known to preserve the line of their order.
Good-morning to you, Charles! Whose book is that which you have under
your arm?
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.
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