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2.  The  Great  American  Desert.
3.  The  Mississippi  Valley.
4.  The  Falls  of  Niagara.
5.  The  White  Mountains.
6.  The  Gulf  of  Mexico.
7.  Relics  of  Pre-historic  Men  in  America.
8.  Oak  Trees.
9.  The  City  of  Washington.
10.  The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.
11.  The  largest  Railway  in  the  Country.
12.  The  Bible.
13.  A  Hive  of  Honey-bees.
14.  Beavers  and  their  Customs.
15.  Ancient  Babylon.
16.  A  Ship  of  War.
17.  The  Steam  Engine.
18.  The  Pyramids.
19.  The  Seven  Wonders  of  the  Ancient  World.
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CHAPTER  III.
INVENTION  IN  NARRATIONS.
18.  Definition.  —  NARRATIONS  embrace  historical
writings  of  every  grade.     The  highest  talent  has  found
full  scope  in  this  kind  of  writing.     It  naturally  follows,
if  indeed  it  does  not  accompany,  Descriptions.  *  Hav-
ing described  an  object  as  it  is  at  one  moment,  it  is
natural  to  describe  the  changes  which  it  undergoes.
Narration  deals  principally  with  persons,  though  it
embraces  only  actions  and  things,

19.  Laws  vf  Invention  applicable,  to  Narrations. — The
laws  of  Invention  with  reference  to  Narration  are,  in
principle,  precisely  the  same  as  with  reference  to  De-
scription.    In  both,  great  care  must  be  taken  not  to
dwell  too  much  on  unimportant  facts  or  objects,  and  not
to  neglect  what  is  really  essential.     If  a  painter  en-
deavors to  crowd  too  much  on  the  canvas,  he  confuses
the  attention  and  spoils  the  picture.     Great  skill  can
be  acquired  by  practice  in  making  a  narrative  vivid.
