Becoming ( page 77 ).
Questions.
1. What is the meaning of becoming? of decent? of suitable? 2. Can that which is worthy or beautiful in itself ever be otherwise than becoming or suitable? Give instances. 3. What is the meaning of fit? How does it differ from fitting or befitting?
Examples.
A merrier man,
Within the limit of —— mirth,
I never spent an hour's talk withal.
Still govern thou my song,
Urania, and —— audience find, tho few.
Indeed, left nothing —— for your purpose
Untouch'd, slightly handled, in discourse.
In such a time as this, it is not ——
That every nice offense should bear his comment.
How could money be better spent than in erecting a —— building for the greatest library in the country?