EOHU, 
201 
LESSON LXX. 
ECHO 
phan-tom 
ti-mor-ous 
ad-dres-sed 
i-ma-gi-na-ry 
Who has not sometimes heard his voice repeat- 
ed, when, nevertheless, he is certain that no one 
is within hearing? When calling aloud “come 
here,” a voice repeats, “ come here,” or “here.” 
This repetition is heard when the sound happens 
to strike against some hard substance of sufli- 
cient size—a wall, or wood, or mountain, will give 
back the sound of your voice, and seem to mock 
you with your own words, "This sound is called 
an echo. The lion in the following fable is sup- 
posed to hear this voice, and mistake it for some 
other creature’s, 
ech-o 
elf 
boo-ty 
high-ness 
pre-ten-der 
jea-lous 
THE LION AND THE ECHO, 
A lion, bravest of the wood, 
Whose title undisputed stood, 
As v’er the wide domains he prowled, 
And in pursuit of booty growled, 
An echo from a distant cave 
GrowI’d back in tones as loud and grave, 
His majesty, surprised, began 
To think at first it was a man; 
But, on reflection sage, he found 
It was too like a lion’s sound. 
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