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102 HmIA...'HTY IN WAR.
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" ' OR D EXERCISE:-
J. ~I a k e sentences ill ust rating various mean ings of the word observati
on.
2. Give a list of verbs whi ch have two form s of the past part iciple,
as molten.
3. Give the various meanings of th e word column, and mention
words derived from it.
For X OT ES , see page 261.
27. HUMANITY IN WAR.
1. Humani ty in war ! Can such a thing be? Do
not the tw o term s contradict each other ? For what
is war ? It has been well described as "the combination
of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and
sufferings of which human nature is capable." And
what is hum anity ? It is th e sum of all th e noblest
qualities of the human heartr--pity, tend ern ess, mercy,
brotherly love. What room can th ere be in war for
th e exercise of these virtues ?
2. Yet it is a fact th at some of the greates t conquerol's
have been the most humane of men. In
the moment of his victory over Pompey, when Romans
were driving Romans fr om th e field, Julius
Cresar rode hither and thither exclaiming, " Spare,
spare th e citiz ens !" And who has not been touched
by th e picture of Wellington moved to tears as he
rode amid th e dead and th e dying over th e field of
\\7aterloo ?