13. Pekin is the capital of China. An assize town is a town where the
assizes, or periodical sittings of a court, are held.
17. Locke (b. 1632, d. 1704) was one of the most illustrious of English
philosophers.
CXI. A PEN PICTURE.
William Black (b. 1841,---) is one of the leading modern novelist of
England. The scenes of his stories are for the most part laid in Scotland,
and he excels in the delineation of Scotch character. But his most
remarkable power is seen in those vivid, poetical descriptions of scenery,
of which the following selection, adapted from "The Princess of Thule," is
a good example. Mr. Black's most noted works, in addition to the one
named, are: "A Daughter of Heth," "The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton,"
"Kilmeny," and "McLeod of Dare."
1. Lavender had already transformed Sheila into a heroine during the half
hour of their stroll from the beach and around the house; and as they sat
at dinner on this still, brilliant evening in summer, he clothed her in
the garments of romance.
2. Her father, with his great, gray beard and heavy brow, became the King
of Thule, living in this solitary house overlooking the sea, and having
memories of a dear sweetheart. His daughter, the Princess, had the glamour
of a thousand legends dwelling in her beautiful eyes; and when she walked
by the shores of the Atlantic, that were now getting yellow under the
sunset, what strange and unutterable thoughts must appear in the wonder of
her face!
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