OVER THE HILL "TRAVELER, what lies over the hill? Traveler, tell to me: I am only a child - from the window sill "Child, there's a valley over there, Pretty and wooded and shy; And a little brook that says, Take care, Or I'll drown you by and by." "And what comes next?" "A little town, And a towering hill again; More hills and valleys, up and down, And a river now and then." "And what comes next?" "A lonely moor Without a beaten way; And gray clouds sailing slow before A wind that will not stay." "And then?" "Dark rocks and yellow sand, And a moaning sea beside." "And then?" "More sea, more sea, more land, And rivers deep and wide." "And then?" "Oh, rock and mountain and vale, Rivers and fields and men, Over and over a weary tale And round to your home again." - GEORGE MACDONALD. THE SUN IS DOWN THE sun is down, and time gone by, The stars are twinkling in the sky, The hours have passed with stealthy flight, As this gone by: Good night, good night! - JOANNA BAILLIE. FINALE THE play is done - the curtain drops, And looks around to say farewell. W. M. THACKERAY. APPENDIX PRONOUNCING KEY AND WORD LIST THE following key to the pronunciation of words is in accordance with Webster's International Dictionary. The silent letters are printed in italics. As a rule, only accented and doubtful syllables are diacritically marked. The list includes the proper names, together with such other words as are most likely to be misspelled or mispronounced. |