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41 ETYMOLOGY.
age. We should strive to
be meek, and patient, and
wise, like those good men.
4. Point out when Chris¬
tian, cold, cunning, divine,
evil, good, missionary, origi¬
nal, are Nouns, and when
Adjectives, in the folloiving
sentences :—
The Christian religion is
little understood by many
a man who considers him¬
self a Christian. The fox
is cunning, but his cunning
is often baffled by man. A
healthy man often catches
a sickening cold, when the
weather is cold and chang¬
ing. Good men sometimes
do evil, but evil men sel¬
dom do good. The young
man who was reckoned a
great divine, has gone
abroad as missionary to the
heathen ; he seems to be
richly endowed with a mis¬
sionary spirit, and support¬
ed by the Divine presence.
Many of his sentiments are
original, and congenial to
the original of our holy
faith.
5. Point out the Pro¬
nouns, and tell the Nouns
to which they refer in the
following sentences:—
FOCLACHADH.
amh gu bhi ciuin, foighid-
neach, agus glic coltach ri
na daoine math sin.
4. Comharraich a mack
c’uin tha Chriosduidh,
fuar,a cdrach,n diadhair,"
ole, math, searmonaichc,'1
priomh,a ’nan Ainmearan
agus 'nam Buadharan anus
na ciallairtean a leanas :■—
Is beag tuigse tha aig
iomadfear a tha ’ga chunnt-
adh fein na Chriosduidh air
a chreidimh Chriosduidh.
Tha’n sionnach carach ach
millear a chuir gu trio le
duine. Is trie a ghlac-
as duine slainteil droch
f huachd ’nuair'tha ’n aimsir
fuar agus muthtach. Ni
daoine math ole air uairibh
ach is tearc a ni daoin’ ole
math. Tha ’n t-oigear a
bha iar a chunntadh na
dhiadhair mor iar dol gu
tir chein mar shearmonaiche
do na cinnich; tha e coltach
ri bhi gu mor iar a lionadh
le spiorad abstoil.agus iar a
neartachadh le lathaireachd
Neamhaidh. Tha moran
de ’smuaintean priomh agus
a co-chordadh ri priomhachd
ar creidimh naomh.
5. Comharraich a mach
na Riochdaran, agus innis
na h-Ainmearan d'am buin
iad anns na ciallairtean a
leanas:—