Chapter 2

Let us act in this spirit, and our work is easy. The noble lord (S. 5, N. 2), towards the conclusion of his speech, spoke of the cloud which is at present hanging over Ireland. It is a dark and heavy cloud, and its darkness expands over the feelings of men in all parts of the British Empire. But there is a consolation that we may all take to ourselves. An inspired king, bard, and prophet has left us words which are not only the expression of a fact, but we may take them as the utterance of a prophecy. He says: “To the upright there arises light in the darkness.”

Let us try in this matter to be upright. Let us try to be just, and that cloud will be dispelled; the dangers which we see will vanish; and we may have the happiness of leaving (S. 1, N. 3) to our children the heritage of an honourable citizenship in a united and prosperous empire.—THE RIGHT HON. JOHN BRIGHT.

is easy = will be easy for us (Dat. of persn. pron.).

+an+, contr. with the dat. of the def. art.

+schweben.+

+sich erstre´cken.+

Say ‘But one consolation we can all gather from it’. To gather, +entnehmen+; from, aus. Read S. 4, N. 5, B.

+hinterlassen+, insep. comp. str. v.

Say ‘which not merely designate (+bezeichnen+) a fact (S. 115, N. 2), but (S. 6, N. 10) which we may (= can) also take (+hin´nehmen+) as a prophecy (read App. § 18)’.

“+Für den Gerechten erhebt sich ein Licht in der Finsternis+”.

I think there is but the adj. ‘+gerecht+’ to render both ‘upright’ and ‘just’ in the underlying sense.

+wird sich verteilen.+

we may have = we shall perhaps have; happiness = joy.

prosperous, +glücklich+; empire = state.

Section 123.

DR. GUTHRIE ON RAGGED SCHOOLS.