Ham-per, s. a large basket Ham-per, a. v. to fetter, to perplex

[erous Hand-some, a. beautiful, genHan-dy, a. dexterous, skilful; convenient

Han-ker, n. v. to love, to desire
Hap-ly, ad. perhaps
Hap-less, a. unhappy
Hap-py, a. pleased, blessed,

satisfied, successful
Har-bour, s. a port, a shelter
Hard-ship, s. injury, fatigue
Har-ness, s. horse furniture
Har-rass, a. v. to annoy, to
weary, to perplex
Har-vest, s. time of reaping
Hate-ful, a. worthy of being

hated; abominable
Ha-tred, s. ill will, great dislike
Ha-ven, s. a harbour
Haugh-ty, a. proud, lofty

Haz-ard, s. chance, danger
Head-long, a. rash, precipitate
Head-strong, a. stubborn
Heart-less, a. without courage
Heark-en, n. v. to listen
Hea-then, s. gentiles; pagans
Heed-less, a. careless, negli-
gent; inattentive
Hei-fer, s. a young cow
Hein-ous. a. atrocious, wicked
Hem-lock, s. a poisonous plant
He-rald, s. a messenger, a
forerunner, a proclaimer
Herb-age, s. herbs, grass
Her-mit, s. a solitary person
He-ro, s. a great warrior
Hoa-ry, a. grey headed
Ho-ly, a. pure, sacred [paid
Hom-age, s. respect, service
Home-ly, a. plain, coarse
Ho-nest, a. upright, candid
Ho-nour, s. dignity; esteem

TO HONOUR is to regard with reverence; to exalt to greatness; or to confer some signal token of favour. Those who render great service to society are generally accounted worthy of honours of the most distinguished kind. Rich gifts are presented to them; titles of dignity are conferred upon them; and when they make their appearance in public, they are honoured by the congratulations of their friends, and by the applauses of the multitude.

A striking instance of this kind is recorded in the book of Esther. On a certain night, Ahasuerus, the king of Persia, was unable to sleep. To pass away the time, he commanded his servants to bring the book of the records of the chronicles of the kingdom. On reading them it was found that Mordecai, a Jew then about the court, "had told of two of the king's doorkeepers, who sought to lay hands on the king." And the king said, "What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?" The reply was, "There is nothing done for him." Providence so ordered it, that at that moment a vain, proud man, named Haman, was in the court. He was a great favourite with the king, and he was also a great enemy to Mordecai; chiefly because Mordecai would not pay to him that reverence which was due to the Creator alone. He had entered the palace for the purpose of "speaking to the king to hang Mordecai on a gallows which he had prepared for him. Before, however, he had time to make his wicked request, the king said to him, "What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now

Ham-per, s. a large basket Ham-per, a. v. to fetter, to perplex

[erous

Hand-some, a. beautiful, gen-
Han-dy, a. dexterous, skilful;
convenient

Han-ker, n. v. to love, to desire
Hap-ly, ad. perhaps
Hap-less, a. unhappy
Hap-py, a. pleased, blessed,

satisfied, successful
Har-bour, s. a port, a shelter
Hard-ship, s. injury, fatigue
Har-ness, s. horse furniture
Har-rass, a. v. to annoy, to
weary, to perplex
Har-vest, s. time of reaping
Hate-ful, a. worthy of being

hated; abominable
Ha-tred, s. ill will, great dislike
Ha-ven, s. a harbour
Haugh-ty, a. proud, lofty

Haz-ard, s. chance, danger
Head-long, a. rash, precipitate
Head-strong, a. stubborn
Heart-less, a. without courage
Heark-en, n. v. to listen
Hea-then, s. gentiles; pagans
Heed-less, a. careless, negli
gent; inattentive
Hei-fer, s. a young cow
Hein-ous. a. atrocious, wicked
Hem-lock, s. a poisonous plant
He-rald, s. a messenger, a
forerunner, a proclaimer
Herb-age, s. herbs, grass
Her-mit, s. a solitary person
He-ro, s. a great warrior
Hoa-ry, a. grey headed
Ho-ly, a. pure, sacred [paid
Hom-age, s. respect, service
Home-ly, a. plain, coarse
Ho-nest, a. upright, candid
Ho-nour, s. dignity; esteem

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Im-brue, a. to steep, to soak
Im-mense, a. without bound
Im-merse, a. v. to put under
water; to immerge
Im-mure, a. v. to imprison
Im-pair, a. v. to hurt, to lessen
Im-part, a v. to bestow, to give
Im-peach, a. v. to accuse
Im-pede, a. v. to hinder
Im-pel, a. v. to urge, to force
Im-pend, n. v. to hang over
Im-pinge, n. v. to fall against
Im-plant, a. v. to insert, to set
Im-plore, a. v. to beseech
Im-ply, a. v. to mean [abroad
Im-port, a. v. to bring from
Im-pose, a. v. to lay on
Im-press, a. v. to stamp
Im-print, a. v. to fix deep
Im-prove, v. to amend
Im-pute, a. v. to charge on

In-cense, a. v to provoke
In-cite, a. v. to spur on
In-cline, n. v. to lean to
In-clude, a. v. to contain
In-crease, n. v. to grow
In-cur, a. v. to become liable
In-duce, a. v. to persuade
In-dulge, a. v. to gratify
In-ert, a. dull, sluggish
In-fect, a. v. to taint, to corrupt
In-fer, a. v. to conclude from
In-fest, a. v. to vex, to trouble
In-firm, a. weak, feeble
In-flame, a. v. to heat, to excite
In-flate, a. v. to swell with wind
In-form, n. v. to tell, to instruct
In-hale, a. v. to take in breath
In-ject, a. v. to dart in [amine
In-quire, n. v. to ask for; to ex-
In-scribe, a. v. to write
In-sert, a. v. to place in

of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour."

In all this the vanity and presumption of Haman were most striking. In Persia, to use the horse of the king, or to wear the king's own robe, much more to wear his crown or turban, was accounted a capital crime, and was sometimes punished with death. But Haman, fully supposing these honours were intended for himself, boldly ventured to propose them; and the king, deeply grateful to Mordecai for having been the instrument of saving his life, immediately said to Haman,-"Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour."

This was the first step towards Haman's ruin. His true character was made known to the king, and he was, shortly afterwards, hung upon the very gallows he had prepared for Mordecai! Thus was proved the truth of Solomon's words,-"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility."