This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... hand. Bru. And my heart too. Cas. O Brutus! Bru. What's the matter 1 Cas. Have you not love enough to bear with me, When that rash humour which my mother gave me Makes me forgetful J Bru. Yes, Cassius; and, from henceforth, 120 When you are over-earnest with your Brutus, He '11 think your mother chides, and leave you so. Shakspeare. Not'-ed, put a mark of disgrace on, branded with disgrace. From Lat. nota, a mark, sign. Sar'-di-ans, people of Sardis, a town in Asia Minor. PrayMng on his side, taking his part. Slight'-ed off, put aside with contempt. Nice, small. petty. Com'-ment, remark, judgment. Con-demned' to have, blamed for having. Un-de-seiV-ers, those not deserving any favour. Itch'-ing palm, a hand greedy for money. Mart, make market of. Con-tam'-in-ate, soil, defile. From Lat. contamino, to soil, from con, together, and tango, I touch. Bay, bark at. Hedge me in, put restraints or com-mands upon, do to, expression of impatience. Chol'-er, anger, supposed by the ancients to arise from excess of bile. From Gr. chde, bile, adj. choleric. Budge, yield. Ob-serve', watch your caprices. Tes'-ty, angry, fretful. Spleen, anger. The spleen is a gland above the kidney, which the ancients supposed to be the seat of anger. Wasp'-ish, ill-tempered like a wasp. Vaunt'-ing, boasting. Moved me, that is, to anger. Drach'-ma, a small Greek coin, in value about sevenpence. In-di-rec'-tion, unfair means. Count'-ers, money. Rived, torn, rent. Prao'-tise, try. Ol-ymp'-us, a famous mountain in the north of Greece. Conned by rote, learned by heart. Con is connected with know, and rote appears in Fr. route, way, beaten track. Plu'-tus, the god of money. Scope, free play. CHRISTMAS DAY. In this continuation of the previous lessons on The Stage-coach and Christmas Ere, we hav...