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3. Are his eyes blue ? 4. They are not, but they
are brown. 5. You {sing.) are well now, and that
you may be long so. 6. He was a good man, but
not the man who is esteemed {but not he the man
on whom is esteem). 7. Whether were ye in {under)
esteem in this country ? 8. We were not, for the
prophet is not regarded {there is not regard on &c.)
in his own country. 9. That saying is true indeed.
10. I was {had.) rich that time, and thou usedst
to be poor at {in) the same time. 1 1 . There is no
pleasure without misery. 12. It is better to be
idle than badly employed. 13. Contention is
better than solitude. 14. The haughty is (often)
under (the form of) beauty. 15. A fool has luck.
{there is (hab.) luck on, &c). 16. There is
not in this world but a mist. 17. Not lasting
the warfare of friends. 18. The valiant does
not (always) be lasting. 19. If I am poor, I
have a generous heart. 20. Hunger is good sauce
{assertive form). 21. Was this the man who was
sick ? 22. They say that he was, but he is not
the sick man now. 23. He who is {had.) idle is
badly employed. 24. A friend in the court is
better than a groat in the purse. 25. A wren in
the fist (i.e. in one's possession) is better than a
crane on loan {or time, i.e., not yet caught.)
Section III.
Exercise II. — 1. I shall be in Limerick to-
morrow. 2. I shall not be there until after to-
morrow, but my brother was there the night
before last. 3. He says they will not be {anal.)
in the house. 4. They will be {syn.) in the house