Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-03-16

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That does it mean?
Pupil On.-
The ancient history class are taking
up the sturdy of Rome and as prepar-
atory work they are drawing maps OF
Ancient Rome.
The zoology class are studying YER
tebrata and find that the pronoun
cling of some of the names is the in
teresting part.
A certain girl took a stage fright
IN music Tuesday morning.
the contestants in the declamatory
contests have elected Charles Grupe
do chairman.
Miss Thompson when telling the
Senior class about their marks said,
There We're nine one hundreds, four
eventy-fives, TWO fiftes and one 9th
er paper
! teresting lecture on Montana Trees
/ in our assembly room Friday eve
ming
! We are well acquainted with Mr..
{ Silloway and enjoy fully the lectures
be has given us in the past and hope
We may have many more in the future.
| 4 number of tickets have already
been sold and we hope Mr.. Silloway
vii have a (good) large audience 10
pay him for his efforts.
Ask Ralph how he spells declama
ton.
Mr. Crane is teaching the pupils
how TO print. This will be great
help in map work.
Comus.
The Mosques or the Elizabethan
period We're somewhat similar TO the
operas of today in that they were pre-
scented with a musical accompan-
nent They We're given TO celebrate
the birthday of some members OF
the royal family. a wedding, or the en-
trance of some high official into office
Milton was requested to write Comus
to celebrate the Earl of Bridge waters
taking his office as Lord President OF
Wales. In writing this Milton has full
filled a threefold purpose. The mas
que is full of local illusions and in
cidents; it is real poem; and it con
tains sound moral lesson. There
/ il. q story that Lady Brackley and her
TWO brothers were actually lost in the
forest near Ludlow castle and upon
This story Comus is based.
Milton directly alIudes to the Earl
o Bridgewater when he states that
Neptune has control Of the ocean isles ;
these he proportions out to lesser
gods and these in turn are divided
and so-"Ths tract that fronts the
falling sun noble peer of mickle
rust and power has in his charge,
with tempered awe TO guide an old
and naughty nation proud in arms. .
The poet makes Sabrina the nymph
OF the Severn River. He refers to the
garlands into the stream for the water
rHmph.
BY these many and frequent allus
ions to we'll known stories, incidents
and persons the interest in the mas
que is naturally strengthened for the
| audience, giving them a greater in
tercst in the other parts.
In modern times masque Woulc
seem tiresome on account of the long
speeches. little action, and slight
plot but when COmus is studied as a
poem it is found to be very beauti
fu 1t is full of fantasy. richness and
daintiness, intersperSed with strains
q exquisite lyric beauty. The figures
OF speech are many and varied as
They left me then, when the gray
hooded Ev'n, like 3 sad votarlst in
pa'mer's weed. Rose from the hind
most wheels of Phoebus' vain. Mil
ton personitied all such qualities as
rieor. advice, age and S. rty. f"lth
COZ science. hope. chastity and virtue
a very beautiful smile is found where
| he iilens beauty to the Hesperlan
tree laden with golden fruit because
She mad need of a guard 10 save her
blossoms and defend her fruit tom
the rash hand of bold Incontinence
nc 1illens divine philosophy to the mu
SIC of Apollo's lutte and a perpetual
feast of nectared sweets.
Ii has been said that Milton wa!
hot a poet of nature but in Comu'
many beautiful nature description
are found as THE sounds and sea
with ali their drove.
Now to the moon in wavering NOR
ice move,
:, AnG on the tawny sands and snelve
Trip the pert fairies and dapper elves
BY dimpled brook, and fountain brin
The wood-nymphs, declt with daisie
=. trim,
Their merry wakes and pastimes keep
What hath nights to do with sleep
All through Comus abounds in class
ical references and references to oil
Morse myths. Milton makes use Q
J. the old idea of how a maiden wa
changed into an immortal nymp
when Nereus changes Sabrina b.
: bathing her in nectar and ambrosia
oils" The attendant spirit is repre-