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.1886 Excerpt: ... 203. THE BRIGHT SIDE. Mrs. M. A. Kidder. Preparatory Exercises. For Definition. Querulous; rifted. 1. There is many a rest in the road of life, If we only would stop to take it, And many a tone from the better land, If the querulous heart would wake it! To the sunny soul that is full of hope, And whose beautiful trust ne"er faileth, The grass is green and the flowers are bright, Though the wintry storm prevaileth. 2. Better to hope though the clouds hang low, And to keep the eyes still lifted; For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through When the ominous clouds are rifted! There was never a night without a day, Or an evening without a morning; And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes, Is the hour before the dawning. 3. There is many a gem in the path of life, Which we pass in our idle pleasure, That is richer far than the jeweled crown, Or the miser"s hoarded treasure. It may be the love of a little child, Or a mother"s prayers to heaven, Or only a beggar"s grateful thanks For a cup of water given. 4. Better to weave in the web of life A bright and golden filling, And to do God"s will with a ready heart, And hands that are swift and willing, Than to snap the delicate, slender threads Of our curious lives asunder, And then blame heaven for the tangled ends, And sit and grieve, and wonder. DEFINITIONS. In preparing this list, exact definition has not been specially sought. Perhaps the term explanation would more accurately express what is intended. The object has been to give to the pupil the means of better comprehending the meaning of his reading lesson. Hence, frequently only special meanings will be found. Figurative as well as literal terms are also sometimes employed in the explanations. The pupil should, therefore, not be required to commit these def...