Inanimate things are often represented as living beings, that is, they are
personified, and are referred to by the pronoun _he_ or _she_.
+Example+.--The _oak_ shall send _his_ roots abroad and pierce thy mold.
+Remark+.--The names of objects distinguished for size, power, or sublimity
are regarded as masculine; and the names of those distinguished for grace,
beauty, gentleness, or productiveness are considered as feminine.
Personification adds beauty and animation to style.
+Direction+.--_Study what is said above, and then fill each of the blanks
in the following sentences with a masculine, a feminine, or a neuter
pronoun, and in each case give the reason for your selection_:--
1. No one else is so much alone in the universe as ---- who denies God.
2. A person's manners not unfrequently indicate ---- morals,
3. Everybody should think for ----.
4. The forest's leaping panther shall yield ---- spotted hide.
5. The catamount lies in the boughs to watch ---- prey.
6. The mocking-bird poured from ---- little throat floods of delirious
music.
7. The wild beast from ---- cavern sprang, the wild bird from ---- grove.
8. The night-sparrow trills ---- song.
9. The elephant is distinguished for ---- strength and sagacity.
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