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tilK SecoriA Book of Le^auns being desif>;ncd fur the u?c of
KiMse who have aliea«ly mastered ihe First, citrc h«8 l)eeii
taa'ii/iu the arranfrement ol the matter to consult for the a%t
ami proficiency of the learners. It will !« bhMerved, that all
•he lessons are of an interesting and /instructive character:
-; ill ise on Scripture History, though necessarily short, prt-sent a
rKHuieited view of the leading events recorded in the Sacred
V'»hi!ne, from the creation o{ the world down to the coming ol
Oijr Divine Redeemer.'
' In teaching the introductory lesson on Grammar, page 77,
h' is important that the children be impressed, at the outset, wilo
a rorrcct noticfti of each part of speech. It is, therefore, re-
.. . ..nmeiuled, after they have been told, .for example, that the
*fiine of a jwrson, place, or thing, is called a noun, that they
•.Iiotjld be asked to mention other words that belong to the same
„(V*^mentioning the names of persons, first ; the aaihet ot
|)tltrps,^\e\t; and lastly, the names of things.
M portion of the time usually devoted to Reading may be
usiifully employed in grammatical exercises. A sentence may
: )..• selected from the lesson, and the ^^Iren reijuired to point
ml all the noi*«s in it, they, at th««ie time, telling, wAf
tb'.'v are nouns. NThey may then be^JRiicbupon. to'name the
-vJiective's ; after thkt, wrla, &c. The children are thus pre
' pared for the use of ii Text-book, or, perha]>s, the place of k
supplied to those wh«s^circumstances may not allow them to
ri'inain long at school.
The exercise on Ivad, [wige 80, on words, page 85, and dii
elliptical lesson, page 155, we given to show,how such lessons
miiy be carried out; and it Njs intended, that the, lessons o»
Geography should be illustrated with a globe or map, and all
the places mentioned in the text, pointed out to the children.
Teachers are recommended to .provide themselves with speci'
♦n^n* of the objects, and pnnf* of the animais, &c., whi^
form the subjects of the lessons, and to have one or morc/b
•hem presented to the class during the Beading exerise. iK
ihisrneans the senses, as vrell a» the ur«derstandinfr of eack,
child, are brought to 'bear upon his subject, and p-U-'khml
slrengtU is consequently given to his peroepii'Mi*
CONTENT?.
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Qm ikn rrawne* ^ God, ■
to«l. • / ,
T»te (iarden,
Hojipdly Hew anted,
ToMaiitl Su^nr— Kruitj,
H'liuU nnd Kivm, '.
Thu^^'rurrant and OoontMrrr,
The Tl.oughtleii Boy.
The t)rchartl,
Bird*, . .
The Nerring, .
L«n-e of Ood, • , '
The Oak, - ■ v
The Seasoni,
Lore of Purents,
The Rcdl)ieaat;>
Bnttcr and CheeM,
8«ed« of I'lanta,
The Rclio, ^.
On Cleanlineia,
Air, Wind, and Dvn
Cotton, . , . . ,
Citif and Canal^,'
Peat or Turf. -^ . .* • .
The Pepper-riant, • -. -
StJohnofOod,
The Bee,- - . ,, . •
Thp Cypreii. . .° .
Foga andrCloadi^ .
The Thrnah, .•
The Olow-wovn, «
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The Blackbird,
Kxerciie on W'ordi.
On Iteadinir, ,
AVool. . .
nain. l»now. and Hail, " ,.
81. Vincent of Paul. . '
The Orange and Len<bn, .
The Sep ret ol being alwara Sat-
isfied,
The Hail .Vary.
Monks of St. Bernard,
Sacred History, , ijo,
KtiI of Law. '.
8t Felicitas and her Seven ^nt
Mapa of Irtland,
Map of Kngland and Wales.
M«p,9f 8<;otiand, -
The Pottem^, . . 143
The Newfoun4ktBd and tUqoi-
maiix IJogi, *^-^ ?
Benevolence, . '^x.
Generosity, '*»'! 1
Meeknesa, - . ''^^1
^'ood, •
The Fire Sennea ('elliptical).*.
The Present Life. .
Sacred History. JCO, 163, 166. 171
The BirtJi-Place of our Lord. 174
State of the Wor.d at the coi».
»ng of the Messiah, - |«
Qu^ttiona on Sacred History. .- i»
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UaSOHS IN POBTRT.
Morning Hynui-^ETeniBr Hymn 14
^«riBg8eed, . . '* -ii
The Bird. . . 31
Hi« Child'a Firat Orief, . . 40
A Waspand rBee— Th« Robin. 69
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.'^Daisy, . . mn
Thou art, O Qod ! ^ -74
IJi. Butterily-.The Sky-Lark M. 84
Friendship— Hymn of Eto—
' May. . r. ]M 11^
TheTulip-TheWatcH, lai; «
The Start-Angel of Charity 141 14t
Nightingale-Tho Idlei-, / 159. 151
Hymn to 8t BriJget-<Jood '
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To the Moon-Mother, #hat
il Death ~ 109 iTt
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Dd «nd Giqai. ' -
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four Lord, 174
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READIIG" LESSONS
SECTION I.
LESSOR 1.— OK THE PRESENCE OF GOD-
A'amei.-
Btore , .^
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Val'-lejB
eye
i-de'-a
pres'-ence
be-gin'-;ning
prac'-tice
teach '-era
Qualihet.
short*
whole
3SM^
Olio
oth'-er .
ho'-ly
mod'-est
e-ter'-nal
faith'.ful
heav'-cn-ly
prin'-ci-pal
de-light'-ful
■'t*-
^etioru
form
heard ,
should
for-get'
said ■ ' ■ ,#,
think
per'-ish
a-dorh'-ed
pur'-chase -
re-mem'-ber
en-joy'
reg'-u-late
king'-dom
j We can form no idea of the)delights which God--
jhaa-in store fo^ those who love him. Jho eye hai
[not seen it, nor the ear heard it, nor can the heart
]f/man conceive it. ^
Think with what leauty God has adorned tbt
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__8tars; At the trees, thp plants, tfie flowers'; at tlu-
hills, the mountains,^ the vallejs. If God givfK
Buch Ofeautj to these things, which are mv, /,
perish, what must be the glory of that pla.ro,
where He and his saints will 7«w /or ever!
. ^ We should never forget God, nor his heavenl.y
kingdom. Every object around us reminds us of
him. If a child would only accustom himself to
say some little prayers from time to time durino
the day, he would soon acquire the habit of think"
• ing'of God. '
These. prayers may be very short, such as, "
my God, I love you ; » " My whole d&ire is to
please you ; » " I will do this action for yt»ur
honour and glory." One of them may be said at
the beginning of each principal action, as, at
going to school, returning home, sitting down to
ta,ble, writing a copy, commencing a l^son, com-
mitting tasks, or at "a-ny other time Jp may feel
disposed. ^s? ^^ ^
If a child be faithful in this holy^pnwjtice foi
fame time, he will feel how delightful it is to en-
joy God's presence. His parents and teachers
need not then exhort him
I
AVm
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en'-f
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Coal
flame.
is a bl
argil,
Ijlayey,
isum
lat it
lame.
|and bu
ito piec
than tj
to b o modoBt and woll- I burns
.«>ehaved. The I'emembrance of God's pr(«.Mu» J places
■rill »/t<M.1.i.> t:_ _v_i » * ."If
mines ;
'"N regula^ his whole Gonduet.
, the ntooDf the
flowers ; at t!u
rf God give*-
ch are so^vl fc
of that p)a<ro,
for ever /
)r his heavenly
reminds us of
torn himself to
to time durino
habit of think-
, such as, "
le desire is to
tion for your
nay be said at
ctioh, as, at
tting down to
t l^son, com-
•Jb© way feel
r-prautice foi
1 it is to en-
a"
and teachers
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A*amM
flamo
earth
means
mines
I shaft
■} gas !
j fu'-el
; sub'-stance
en'-gine
' ma-chine'
* col'-liers
LESSON II.- — I'OAL.
ea'-sy
black ' ,
light'-er '
com'-mon
deep
hot
bright
, min'-e-ral
corn-pact'
, brit'-tle
clayVey
Kil-lccn'-ny nar'-tow
Aettona.
bornd
a-Dound
cook
mak^s
car'-ry
call'-cd
ex-tend'
sup-ply'
con-sume'
con-tains'
ex-tract'-ed
Coal is a mineral subbtance, easy to be set <m
flame. There are many kinds of coal, i't^ cod
is a black, compact, and brittle mass, mixed with
urgU, or potter's clay. Culm coal is not so/
.clayey, and bums with a flame, without being/
Tnsumed. Stale coal contains so much earth/
lat it looks like common slate, but bums with a
lame. Canml coal is of a dull black colour,
[and bums with a bright flame, but is apt to fly
(to pieces in the fire. Kilkenny coal is lighter
[than the Cannel coal, yields more heat, and
slowly^
Tir
«HTOh-more=«
kI-8 pr(«:>iic« J places, from which coal is taken urc called coai
mines; and the entrance to then if. raOdtJy by a
.■y^
I
Ill
narrow tunnel, called a shaft, thro\igli which men
and coals are brought up by means of 'a machine.
These mmes ahound in many jj^rts of England.
Ihere^are coal mines also in Ireland. Both the
persons who work in the mines, and the ships
which carry the coals, are called cofc^. The
place wherethe coal trade is carried on is called
a coU^ery. The mines are very deep, and often
extend under the bed of the sea. Coal is used
to warm our rooms, to cook our food, to supply fuel
for steam engines, and for the working of metals.
Gas. IS produced from coal ; the substance that
remains after the gas is extracted, is called coke,
r;oke makes a very hot fire, yet produces no smpke
Jfamta.
leaf
shape
fruit
tints
paint'-er
flow'-er
seg'-ments
ex-ist'-enco
nu'-tri-ment
grat^-i-tude
LESSON III.— THE GARDEN.
Qualitira.
large
six
u'-su-al
much
good
pret'-ty
lit'-tle
round'-ish
beau'-ti-ful
ex^-qui-site
Actions.
mean
use
re-mind'
ought
would
act'-ing
pro-duce'
cn-a'-ble
pluck
a- wa^-koB ^
Let lis 50 into the^arden. Here is a pretty
_"^'''- ^^\ ^y 1^ a lai^e leaf j timt leaf \m
rH
-^?'
igli whicli men
I of a machine.
3 of England,
nd. Both the
md the shipa
colliers. The
d on is called
ep, and often
Coal is used
to supply fuel
^g of metals,
ubstance that
is called coke.
ces no smpke.
letiona.
lean
je
!-mind'
ight
ould
it'-ing
o-duce'
-a'-ble
iick
i va^kcn
9
^ the shape of a bell, but it is cfut by Nature into
six segments or parts, ' When I say Natui 3, I
mean God, who lias, made all things which we
see. There is no such person or being aa Nature.
When I use the word Nature, in the way that I
^ have done, you must understand thai I /mean God—
i acting according t» the usual laws Which he has
appointed. , /
See how the large fruit rises in k^ middk of
this leaf: look into the little cells /of this frui*;
tliey are full of seeds; the seeds ire roundish;'
they would produce other flowers f if they werj
thrown into the ground. It is a Wtty flower;
God has made the earth to luring itlforth; all th^
I men In existence could not prodLce one Uttle
flower. Look at its beautifi^l tinti No painter
could give it ^uch exquisite toucheii,^ or such de-
lightful colouring. How good God IB to cloth*
the flowers with so much beauty!
enable the earth to give nutrunent
we should have no such flowers.
often do we pluck them, and look at jthem/withOT't
thmking of Him who gives them t^ us ! Eveiy
plant, every flower, every object around u«, nn^hf
If he did not
to the seeds,
And yet how
w remma us of his goodness, and! awaj^
gratitude to him.
w a pretty
uit lei^ has
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10
n
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, HONESTY
BEWARE KD.
ft
(lualitie*.
Aetion$-
r .-•
good
Stood
7
tri'-fling
saw
, ■■■ .i
some
be-long8
'\
full
shall
wrong
be-gin'
small
fin'-ish •
\ .
great
ti'-ed
right
reign „^*'''
%
fine ^ '
in-quire
fi'-nal
cu'-ri-o«3
re-8ist-ed
'■I
thought'-ful
lis'-ten-ing
gen'-e-rous
r^-serve'
blush'-ing
pass'-ed
'0
vir'-tu-ous
be-camo'-
■l
plums
tlieft
thief
'pris'-on
share
re-ward'
mat'-ter
world
own'-er
Hen'-ry
Ed'-ward
of-fcnce'
temp-t]v'-tion
up'-right-ness
com-par'-i-son
As Edward and Henry were one day taking a
walk, they passed -a garden, the gate of which
stood open. They were so curious as to look in,
and saw some plum-trees, loaded with fruit.
**See, Henry," said Edward, " what nice plums!
There is no one in the garden ; let us take some
0f tliem.'' "No," said Henry; " that wpul^ not
bo right» for the garden is not ours." "What
matter ! " cried Edward ; " the garden is so fuU
«f plums, the ow^er will not miss them."
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AREKD.
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letioTu'-
Stood
saw
be-longs
shall
be-gin'
fin'-ish • ^
ti'-ed
reign „^*''"
in -quire
re-sist'-ed
lis'-ten-ing
r^-serve' ^
pass'-qd
l)e-camo'-
» day takbg a
;ate of which
as to look in«
I with fruit,
t nice plums!
us take some
^hat wpul^ not
wrong
to
ng.
do sp," said
secretly what
Shall
when he
r houscj
rison?
ircd Ed^
6gin with
t oncau^ Be-
I "Still-it would be
I Henry; "foritis^^tg
belongs to another, b
^' I tell you what mji
I was telling us of a
i with his hands tit
"Well, what did y
ward. " He said,
small offences, often Ji,
^ sides, Edward, if the owner does not see us, yoo
know Gorf always sees us."
I Edwftrd became thoughtful. He had been
strongly tempted to do wrong; but when he
• thought of God, who sees all things, he easily r©.
^ sisted the temptation. "You are right, Henry,"
'^ said he ; " let us go on."
I The owner of the garden had been listening
I all the time, though unseen by the boys. Ho
I came forward, praised Henry's uprightness, and
filled his pockets with fniit.^ Henry was good
and generous, and gave a share to his bluslang
companion. ^ ^^_ _ : „ . „ _^, __^h^
1 "-7"' ' \ • "5^"
What a fine thing it is for a boy to be good and
upright ! Even in this world, God sends him
rewKdr
len is so
fuUl
hem."
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But lus final reward he reserves fw"
heaven, wher« the gOod and virtuous will reigo.
with him and liis saints for ever.
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LESS03I v.— TEA AND SrOAB.
111:
il,!
JVamet,
bri'-er "
, trough
juice
su'-gar
. canes
'gro'-cer
boil'-er
coun'-try
Chi'-na
Ja-pan'
liMac
aa'-pect
Qualitiat
round
.white
oll'.y
'.bright
gold'-en
Actions. \-
con-taini^
dif-fer
pre-sents
ap-pc<r'
im-ports'
con-verts
re-tails'
brought
spreads
in-fuse'
sweet'-en
boils
I T I r '
n 'Li-
sweet
quick
nar'-row
point'-ed
sto'-ny
sbuth'-em
pleas'-ing
Every body knows what tea is, but eveiy ono
does not know how it grows, or from what
country it is brought. It is the leaf of a plant
wjiich grows chiefly in China and Japan. T^e
plant is about the size of a rose-tree, or at tha
most six or seven feet in height. It bears a
flower Uke the wild rose. Its leaves are long,
narrow, and pointed^ Uke those of the sweet-
brier, and of a dark green colour. The root
ifl like that of the peach-tree, and the stem
spreads out into various branches. The wood ia
hard, and produces a small fmif., ^hi-h rrrttiing
Beveral round blackish seeds, about the bigncsg
«f a bean or large pea. The tea-tree grows only
In a
rocks
hlack
3'bcy
JKatlici
■| Suf[
«r<)\vs
%a.Jies
ll'lie s
tiid tl
ft'a tbci
|>reoi;o(
iThc ji
iquick
)mes
[person
im&Fcha
lit into
{email q
!l
BAR., * [
con-tainii'
dif-fer -•
pre-sents
ap-pG«r'
im-ports'
con-verts
re-tails'
brought
spreads
in-fuse'
3weet'-en
3oils
)ut every ono
r from what
if of a plant
Japan. T^e
ee, or at the
It bears a
es are long,
•f the sweet-
The root
d tho stem
The wood is
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|n a Btony soil, or at the foot of mountains and
j-ocks whiel^ have a soutliern ai^pect. jGreen and
j^lack teas are the pro<luce of the same tree.
Jl'hey (iifier in quality because the leaves are
gathered at different seasoiis of the year.
I Sugar is made from the juice of a cane wliich
Jrows in the East and West Indies. A field of
lajies when in blossom presents a Ibeautiful sight;
|I']ie stem, when ripe, is of a bright golden hufi,
•^iid the flowers appear like a plume of white
ft'atbers tinged with lilac. Tfie stem, or cane, is
JpreoLod, and the juice received into a trough.
^#'hc juice is then put into a boiler with some
quick lime ; the oily particles rise to the surface,
ind are skimmed off. When the sugar, nearly
Jboils, it is strained off into another boiler, wheri^
|t undergoes the same process as before. This is
fepeated six or seven times j it is then put into
p)ol£rs, in which the sugar forms itself into
rams, and separates itself from the molasses.
/^hen dry it is called raw sugar. Raw sugar,
rhen again boiled, cleansed, and purified, b^
3mes white or baf sugai\ The planter is the
Iperson who cultivates the sugar-canes. Tlie
cnntjimg Mmerchant imports it. The sugar-refiner converti
the bigness Jit into white sugar. And the grocer retails it in
grows only | small quantities. _ ^, '
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LESSON VI.' — MORNING BYMir.
Brightly 'shines the morning star ;
Pra^'' that God his grace may giw
That from sin and dangei^ far, -
We the coming clay may live.j
That the tongue by him withheld,
May from sounds of strife refrAiu
That the eye from roving quelPd,
Seek npVsighj^^ corrupt or vain,
That when he the day shall close,
And the jjeaceful night shall brin|;
We, triumphant o'er our foes,
May our hymn of glory sing,
EVENING HYMN.
Ere the waning li^ht decay, ( "
God of all ! t<^ thee we pray.
Thee thy heaUhful grace to send
Thee to guard' us and defend*- *^
Guard from dreams that may affright,
Guard fr or a ^tgrror g of the night,
(Ruard from foes, without, within,
Outward danger, inward sin. j;
BYMK.
ive.j
ieW, ;
refrAiu
(rain.
lose,
il brin|;
t
send
y affright,
ightj
ithin,
1«
Mindful of our onlf stay,
i)u\j thus io thee we pray,
Duly- thus to thee we raise
"[Trophies of our grateful praise.
LESSON VII. — FKurrs.
or'-chards
mer-on
wal'-nut
ches'rnut
peach i
cher'-ry
ap'-ple
stores
ci'-der ,
pcr'-ry
va-ri'-e-ties
goose'-ber-ry
f« cur'-rant
__ 8traw'-bcr-ry
rasp'-bcr-ry
Qualities.
wild
hai-d'-y .
sour
ua-ripc'
quite
"o'-pen
tall
few '
rare
warm'-er
lus'-ci-dus „
jui'-cy
re-frcsh'-ing
fla'-vour-ed
Mtiont.
are
made
keep
bo-coraef*
should ;
grow
found
eall'-ed .
may
hcat'-cd
ri'-pen
culr:c«l
rear'-ed
re-mains^
eat'-en
i
■„?
^
m-ju-ri-ous
Fruits grow and ripen in most partp of tiie
ith. * In our own country are many yarieties..
[The sweeter and more luscious kinds grow *
Jirarmcr countries than ours^ ^They are calloa
i/orci^r.i fruits, Qur fruits grow in orchards ati^
[gardeas. Some few are found wil^fl| hedges and
liii
woods. The . fruits which ripen in the open au
we called hardy fruity, Tliej are the apple and
ilie pcoxystom fruits, such as the peach, plum,
and cherrj; berries, such as the gooseberry,
currant, strawberry, and raspberry; nuts, such
as the walnut and chesnut. The pihc-apple, .the
melon, and grape, are not called 'hctrdy, because
they are reared in hot-hmises. Hot-liouses are
buildings with glazed roofs, heated 'by stoves, hot
water, or steam.
The apple is our most useful fruit. It is juicj
and refreshing,, and is not too sweet or too sour.
It is good in puddings and tarts,^nd its juice k
inade into a pleasant drink, called cider. The
apple likewise remains longer in season than most
fruits, and it may be kept sound for several
months. The. pear is likewise- a. well-flavottred
orchard fruit. It grows upon upright trees, and
the drmk named perry is made from its ji£e.
Pears *rer more rare than apples; but they are not
80 useful a fruit, for few sorts wilf ^eep 4g.
; ^lumMiTQ also grown againstr girdetf Walls.
Some, not so good, giow upon tall trees in or.
chards, and ripen late. The plum, if not quite
npe-is a yery iinwholesQme,. fruit. 'Ifodc e dy all
unripe fruit is unwholesome, and persons often
become m b/ eating it; but ripe fruit may U
i ,.■ ■, ;. :■ ■ . . . ■- ■. /V: ^• -
#ton
t tcj
odo
I .
t sour
"x broo
';. char
i riv -
^ cur'-
■• cliaii
rNile
I pass
icoacl
/^ peo'-
1 Gan'
S In'-d
A rot
He sis
raight
irty t(
ttth 01
3ac
the ]
reive i
in the open ai?
ethe apple and
le peach, plum,
the gooseberry,
Tj; nuts, such
pihc-apple, :.the
hcLrdy, because
Hot-houses are
i by stoves, hot
f ' . ■ . .
lit. It is juicj
Jet or too sour.
^nd its juice is
ed cider. The
lason than most
id for several
k well-flavottred
ight trees, and
from its jdce.
it thej are not
l*^eep liong.
gardenf walla.
1 trees in or
I, if not quite
Xndced y^
persons often i
fruit m^7 b«j
. -*■■
IT
^tcn witli safety. Children should be careful
^t to e.it too gi-cat a. quantity of even ripe fruit,
o do so maj^ be very injurious. \....- ---■._.___.„_
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LESSON VIII. ROADS AND RIVERS.
i M'amts.
Qualities.
pub'-lie
i firm
.Inroad
. .square
t l&ach
no'-ble
fresh
straight
smooth
lev'-el
melt'-ed
en-tire'
A road is an Ojpen way, or public passage from
e place to another. Roads should be firjm,
aight, smooth, and level; they should be from
rty to foi^ty feet in breadth, and have a raised
.th on each side, six or eight feet broad, to
•ore people who travel on f wt, from the danger
being hurt by horses, cars, or coaches. They
^ source
"v brooks
' charjic
:.i riv -or
i cur'-rcnt
■• clian'-nel
rNile
I pass'-ago
icoacli'-es
fpeo'-ple
f Gan'-ges
f In'-dus
Aetiona.
flow
fed
are
form'-ed
was
pro-ceed'
melts
made
se-curo'
trav'-el
is'-sue
swoll'-en
ibhc^xjha
Se~inost noble
the Roman roada was the Appian Way ; it is
reive feet wide/and made of square free- stone.
it»ii
►•. li
It
!i
%t
\^::
ehe side.of each being one foot and a-half. Thoujjt
It has lasted for above eigliteen Lundred >t^i
m many places, it is for several miles toi-
entire as when first made., v >?
• A river is a current or stream of fresh water.
flowing, in a bed or channel, from its sVce int(
the sia. .Rivers proceed from th^e uhion of brOok.
or from lakes: tliese are formed Ibj springs wind
issue. from the sides of mountaink. So^ne riven
are swollen^ rains or melted siiow, as tlic Mk
the Gan^iSfand the Indus, • '
In the country of Peru and Chili there are
small rivers that flow in the day only; because
they are only fed by the snow of the ,^ndes,
which 18 then melted by the heat of the sun.
., Exercise,
About what have you bee^
♦What is a ||w|d ?
Name the mSt noble of thr]
How long has it lasted 1.
What is a jriverl -^
Whence^do rivers proceed T .
^ere is the Nile l-the Ganges ?^the Indus ?
Whyjo some rivers flow in the day only? .
Wypurt the Andtfs'f-and where are Peru aiidj
CJhili?
i Aain
»ads1
^an eit^
juicy
lich s(
liey ans
a-halfw Thou,
ndred
miles togc
of- fresh water.
i its source in^
uhion of br6ok!
7 springs whicl
So^nc riven
ow, as thoJVik,
Chili there are
r onlj, because
of the j^nda,
of the sun.
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.*— THE CUftRANI
QuaUtiea.'
Jtetion*.
tiol'-ly
^fbu»h
I pud '-(lings
I leaves'-
|lat'-tice
,r cilr'-rant
or'-na-mcnt
I
ap-pear'-ance
^win'-dow
I cor-louc
J PM'P
•adsl
—the Indus?
ly only?
nice
lar'-ger
thin'-n6st
sin'-gle
rich
bet'-ter
taste'-less
prin'-ci^paf^
in'-ter-est-ing
thick
del'-i-cate
a-bund'-ant
a-gree'-a»-ble
ne-glcct'-ed '
I poii'-ny-weights a^'-id
I You have been in the garden and have seoB
le ctirrarU bushes. We shall have three kinds
f'^ite currant is the most delicate in flavour^
id makes very nice wme. The red currant is
iiefly used in the maklng^^of jeUies and pastry.
Se black currants, you miy observe, are larger
^an either, the red or the white, but they are not
juicy, and the crop upon a single bush is less
bundant: J ^hey ha ve 'a d iffenint flavour too.
'>
an'-swer
think
tve
sho^
makes
use^
forms
grow'-ing
con-tain'
shall
ob-serveV
train'«ed
a-dapt'-ed
weigh'-ed
at-taim'-ed
ore Peru and Jnch some persons do not think agreeable; but
^
tT
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JV
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9
,
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■ •
^^
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%v
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\
mi'
h*
If >') I
iS
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1
lllllli
f ' I !
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B
Ighci
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In
M:
Ar
he made into a very pleasant jelly. The currai
*jush foms the princii)al' ornament of Engl
cottages. It^^is trained against the walls, and h
-rich dark leaves and brilliant fruit, growing ove
the latticed window, give them a .^ry mterestii,
appearance. What a pretty thing-^ it would be
currant bushes were thus trained to the walls <
al^ otir little cottages !
The gooseberry is a fruit much better adapt*
to cold than to warm climates. In the south (
Europe it is small, tasteless, and neglected. 1
England it grows to a large size ; but the goost
berry of Scotland is said to be of better flavou:
In Ireland it is pretty large and well flavours I .
Gooseberries are of various colours ; white, y,^
low, green, md red ; and. of each colour ther/l ^
are many sorts. Yeflow gooseberries have, i ' ^w
general, ^ better flavour than the white, and th
white a better flavour than the green; but tb
green gooseberries are the largest. Large goose
beities, but chiefly large green ones, have a thic!
husk, and contain less pulp than those of -,
•mailer size. In general, those that have tb
thinnest husk, have also the finest flavor. Re.
goo ccbo rric s me va riuus in fla vour, but are comi
monly more dbid than the others ; but some ol
M 8?^ller ones are very ^wdet. A. goosebenjj
Mo
Shs
I
I S(
Hai
But
Bid
I
lly. The curran
Hiient of Engli
the walls, and i;
uit, gi owing ove
a- y^r;^ mt(erestiii
ng-it would be
d to the walls (
3h better adapt*
In the south (
id neglected. I
s; but the goost
of better flavoui
id well fla;voure(;
►urs; ivhite, yf.i
ach colour ther/
iberries have, i
B white, and th
green; but tb
fc. Large goose
les, have a thici
han those of
that have tb
est flavor. Ret
21
ighcd
some tim^ ^ince, shown m England, which
thlrtjUne penny- weights, and sixteen
i#s«^>«^«
■■I
t
I
I
r, but are com
s ; but some 04
A. goosebw
LESSOX X. — SOWING SEED.
Now, my seed, thy grave is made,
In the silent-chamber laid,
Thou may'st slumbef lightly ;
May the sun its radiance lend.
And the dews of heaven descend,
- On thy pillow nightly.
So sleep on, my seedling dear.
Sweetly sleep, nor dream of fe^r,
Soon from darkness waking;
Morning's sunlight, bright as gold,
Shall thy blossoms all unfold.
In the spring-time breaking.
I some day, shall sink like thee,
Hands of love shall bury me.
He a ping cold ftnrth ^
- « or mo; =
But when God from yonder skien,
Bids the slumbering dust ai:ise,_^,^
I shall wake to glory.
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LfiSSON Xl.-^tHE THOUGHTLfiBS fiOT.
)ke
K'ttmea.
briflge
clothes
death
fnth'-er
fu'-ture
warn'-ing
riv'-er
cow'-ards
re-cov-'e-ry
ad-vice'
QmaliHe$.
cold
strong
pale
great
good
fro'-zen
read'y
sev'-e-ral .
well '-meant
thought'-less
Actions.
trcm'-ble
join
ut'-tey.^'
brok'0^*i^../"'f
pause?' \^
re-mem'-ber «
dis-re-gard'*!^^ ^
con-fine' hi was
ven'-ture ei^l J
plunge y^^^
n(
tink
|o h
olild
^Frank was returning from school on a y^mffl ail
cold day in winter. As he was passing with i
other boys over a bridge, he saw that the ri'
was frozen. "Come, boys," said he, "let
have a slide ! " They were all ready to join t '^Aam
and ran at once towards the river. On their ti jlpcar
they met an old man, who said to them, " Bo^
are you running to the ice? It is not st
enough to bear you up; you will certainly
down into the water." This made the boys pa
and fear to venture on the ice. Frank alone (
regarded the well-meant wamjng. He stcpj
gpon the ice« and cried out io the othe r bo
U1C(
quar
gro^\
ci'-d
coun
moni
Sep-
scum
" Shame, you cowards ! what is there to be aMli'.qi
of?" \ " l^v'-
Frank had not ^ne many steps before theM the
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SHTLfiBS HOT.
Actions.
trcm'-ble
join
ut'-ter,
brokt'v'^
»ke under his feet, and lie was plunged up to
neck in water. All the boys ran off, and
Flank must have perished, if the good old man,
had stopped near the place, had not run to
W^ spot and saved him. Frank trembled from
V j^ ,:^'^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ P''^le as death, and, at first,
re^em'-ber'^^'^ ^*^' ^"^' * ^®'^- Though his wet clothes
> dis-re-gard'lf^*^ '^^^'"^ ®^» ^^^ S^'^at care was taken of him,
> con-fine' hi was. very ill, and confined td his bed for sev.
ven'-ture e^ll days. " Remember, in future, Frank," said
I p unge h|i father after his recovery, "that t/iosc who d»
school on a y^ti0 attend to good advice, vnU suffer for it. '^
s passlns with i |
saw that the ri' f '
said he, "let I lesson xii.— the orchard.
1 ready to join h -'§J\/amea.
vex. On their ti |
1 to them, " Bol
It is not strb
will certainly
%de the boys pai
""Frank alone (
ijng. He stcpp
to the other ho^
there to be afr^
teps before the
icars
luice
Iquan'-ti-ticB
[growth „ .
ci'-der
coun'-ties
month
Sep-tem'-ber
scum
li'-quor
Qualitiea.
sharp
full
sec'-ond
flat
large
a-gree'-a-ble
same
pun'-gent
in-sip'-id
I'-i-lar
Actions.
throws
re-gard'
work
re-ceive'
ob-taiti'-cd
pre- vent' '
cleanse
8train'-ed
fer-ment'
i
ex-eiu'-ded
im-meuse'
bev'-e-rage great
the month of September the orchard is
ex-pose'
treat'-ed'
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full bearing. The apples are soon gathered an
the cider-press is set to work. The apples ai
first put into a hair sack, and placed in a pre
over a tub, ^\Jlich is to receive the juice. Ti
sack is then pressed closely between the boards (
the press; the apples are thus broken,' and tl
juice flows out and falls intq the tub. The jui; I|
is then strained, to cleanse it from the parts (
the pulp of the apple, which may have fallen in
jthe tub. The liquor is then placed in other yir
sels to Cprment whep it throws off a scum ai fl
bee'omes cleaner.
The flavour of the liquor is then sharp ai
pungemt, but becomes more so after "being ft
mented a second time. It is then put into larji
casks, and tlie air excluded from it, to preycjj
it from becoming flat and insipid. ,It is a!^
put into bottles and closely* corked, and wli
slightly fermented, is regarded as a Very agreeal
beverage. The juice of the pears is obtained
a similar manner, and treated in nearly the sai
way. ■ ------ -..._...:•. • -. .^.
The jinco of pear§ is called jaerrj^. That
■pples 1^5 called cider. Some of the countii
ID the ^oiiih ol England are famed for their
mense grovvlh of apples and their great quantiti^
of cider.
J.
,-*
soon gathered %i
The apples ai
placed in a pre
the juice. Ti
ycen the boards (
i broken,' and tl
B tub. The juJ!
from the parts (
,j have fallen in
[aced in other w*
i off a scum ai
Ki I
LSSSdy XIII. — BIBDS.
^eep
ir'-pose
en'-e-fitsi
|orn;.ing
re-a'-tor
ilrk'-nfiss
)'-ment
-count'
"'-tions
(iualitie*
strict
same
read'-y
high
first
like
next
all
n^w
wick'-ed
r^'-tion-al
grate'-ful
mor'-tal
firm
i
. Aetiona
ob-serve'
sup-pprt'
.Q'-pen ,
re-sign
chafit
of.feri4'
propu'-ise
praise
would
dis-cov'-er
de-scend'-ed
re-tife'
com-mit'-ted
'1)ro-tect'
low charmingly that bird sings f— He is rery
I & the air; he appears to rest in the same
but keeps fluttering his wings to- support
Jlf m the air; he is over his nest, which is
3where near us, but he will not descend into
hilst he observes us watching him ; he is afraid,
f we should discover it, and rob it.
Hrds, by their song, chant, forth the praises^iif^
men.
:^l--v
ned for theu* i
r great quantiti(
more for us than he has done for the birds :
lid not^ve the birds rational souls; he did
N
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2S
hfliilll
, not promise to place the birds in heaven. G;
has done more, much more for -us; let us then
least be as grateful to him as the birds are;
us not Offend him, but let lis praj to him, i
;hank him for his benefits.
Where is the bird now? Whilst we tun
round, he descended into his nest ; but he will r,
early to-morrow to sing again i so should we ; j
when we rise, our first duty is to praise that G
who has given us, as it were, a new life, when
have risen fronk,sleiep ; for sleep is jiist like dea
The birds have retired to rest. It is almost ti
that we should do so too.
We jnust never go to rest without thinking
the sins we have committed durmg the day, 4
beg^g God's pardon for them, with a firm p|
pose of ne /er again committing them. We sk
then resign ourselves into God's hands, and,
that ho may protect us durina the darkness of
night. Would you like to di^ without confessj
your sins, imploring GodV pardon, and c(
mending your soul into his hands! I am st^
you would not. When you close your eyes
night, you know liot whether you shall open
the mn moming. Be always"readylo^^i^
you know not the moment God will call you
Btrictacooontfor 1^11 your actions. ° -
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I in heaven. G
^us ; let us then
the birds are;
prajr to him, i
Whilst we tun
it; but he will r
so should we ; 9
» praise that G ,
new life, when
is just like dea
It is almost ti
sr
LKM^V XIT.— THE HERRING.
9i^amea.
een
sdge
►ar'-rels
isb'-er-men
itom'-ach .
loats
lad '
ti-cle
ler'-ring -
I'-trails
oals
la'-vour
(luaHtiea.
iiorth'-ern
im-mense'
cheap
arc'-tic
vast
np'-per
an-ot^-er'
Aetioru.
ajj-pear*
mi'-grate
caught. X
J swim
throw
"haul
salts
sup-port'
un-der-stand'
pre-vent'-ed
de-rive'
ex-press'-es
great
high'-est
cer'-tain
ex'-cel-lent
pier9'-ing
here are many sorts of fish which swim ia
It troops together, called shoals, and are
id only at <5ertain times of the year. Her-
~ swim m this way. In the summer montha
•appear m immense numbers, and being
ly caught^ and filling whole boats, are sold
cheap, and become an excellent article of
lernngs are caught in large nets, placed so
Ito form a screen, through which they cannot
k' By spreading the net, and supporting thft
per edge oflt with floats of rork, and smking
i lower edge with lumps of lead, you may
^rstand they woul(f be prevented from passing
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on. The n6* is always lail for them in the nigl^
for that time is found tie best. The fishennf
throw into their boats the herrings which thf
find, when they haul the nets; and soon aft /*3
they begm the work of saUing, One person cu
open the $ak, and takes out the entrails or stoi
ach; another salts them; and another packs the
into barrels mixed with salt^
Those which are pickled for red herrings, a
pl^jced in salt and water, or brine : they are tli.
strung in rows together over a wood fire, whi(
is made to smoke- n\uch and blaze little. The
is scarcely anything more piercmg than tl
wood smoke, and it gives a flavour ^hich I
never lost. When they have been well smokf«
and dried, they^ like the others, are put
birrels. -
The name herring js derived from the Gei
word Acer, an army, which expresses their nu|
ber, when they migrate into our seas. Herrb^
aro found in great plenty from the highest nort.
era latitudes, as/ low/ as the northern ooast |
France. They ix^also met with in vast shoa
on the coast of/ America; but in the wint
Be a s on theyre^ within the ai'ctic circle, wl
they are prdtTcIed with plenty of insect food.
r them in the nigl*
t. . The fisheniif
rrmgs which thf
i; and soon aft/ *s
V
One person cu
e entrails or stoi
mother packs the
red herringSf a
ae: they are tlr
* wood fire, whi(
laze little. The
iercing than tl
flavour which *^
been well smokp
LESSON XV.- — ^LOVE OP GOD.
-age
irorld
^raj'-er
deans
)w'-er
-apect'
^*4ect
Dmfinis'-sion
ibe'-dience
reir*ihg
-vours
3Vter-ence
ramea Qualities. Aettom.
hav'-en ' per'-fect re-deem'
sure sup-plies^
hap'-py pre-fer'
faith'.ful : fails
short de-tests'
flpe9?-i-al weak'-en
Nar'-dent servo
fer'-vent at-tain'
eajr'-li-est in-duce'
e-ter'-nal pre-pare'
raor'-tal de-serve'
ve'-ni-al\ dis-o-bey'
choi^'-est be-^w'-ed
Ihildren should love God from their earliest
s. God has placed them in iliis world for do
r end; and to induce them to loVe him, he
BS them every day new marks of his mercy
goodness. He has created them to hi*^ own
^ge and likeness; he haa sent his only Son Ip
|eem them; he hto prepared heaven for their
Sal dwelling, and he supplies. -fhem with all
gleans by which they can attain it. , {■ >
^od deserves our most ardent love, because h«
[goo^l and perfect in himself; he deserves it
on account of his' goodness to us. We
Nd prefer him. before all things, and be ready
■y..-
'0Mi&''.
m.
^hin£
80
r this world rather tin
dCsobey "what he coinmands. - .0
Love God from yotir earliest ye^. It will
tiic sure means qC making you .^appy in tl
irorld and in the next. God neiiieraltils to be%>t(
great graces and blessings on the %mld who real
loves him. Would you wish to knpw whetli
you really love God 1 I will teach yon. T
marks' of his love are easily seen.
■ A .child that loves.|^d will have a horror
mortal sin, because IrefJknows well that G
detests" it. He wifl have a dread of venial sir
because he knows they weaken God^s love,
lead to the commission of mortal ones. H
endeavour, by his love of prayer," his ob
to his parents, and his faithful dischargi
duty, *to draw down upon himself God'^ choice
jpraces. /
A child that loves God will desire that God m*
be loved by the whole world, and will do
ii|^ his power to make others love and serve hii
H^ wi^l love to speak of him with respect
rev^nce. He will frequently in the day \^
his blessing by some short but fervent prayt
He w ill thus become the object of G od^a spec
care, and will be tiie joy and the delight of
ifiniiid; hiJEa*
world rather tin
ye^. It will
SU^liappy in tl
3v*er*fails to Des,t(
bie tiluld who real
to knpw whetl
I teach you. T
^» ■ . , ■
1 have a horror
^8 well that G
)ad of venial sii,
1 God^s love,
tal ones. He/\r
yer," his ohedien
1 discharge: of l|
lelf God'^ choice
^sire that God mil
> and will do tl
ve and serve hii
with respect ai|
f in the day M
it fervent pray« I
of G od^ a fl pc cii
the delight of »l
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LESSON XVI.-4THE BIRD.
The bird let loose |in eastern skies^
When liasteningi fondly home,
Ne'er stoops to earth h^r wing, nor flicB
Where idle war]|>lers ^oam.
But high-she shoots, thr^gh ajr and lights
/Above all low delay,
\Vhere niotliing earthly oounds her flight,
Norfshadows dim her ^ay.
So grant me. Lord, f)rom every car^
And stain of passion free,
Aloft, through Virtue's purer air,
To hold my-course to thee !
No sin to cloud — ^no lure to stay ~^
My soul, as home she springs $■—
Thy sunshine on her joyful way,
Thy freedom in her wings.
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THE PHENIX.
My wings are bright with the rambow's dyei|
My birth is amid perfume ;
My death-song is music's sweetest sighs,
And th' Sun hmoiself lights my t(aab.
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A'ttmM
Strength
size
Eng'-land
girfli
flics
.for '-est
in'-sects
LESSON XVII.^— THE OAK.
Aetiom*
Jiualitie$..
high
much '
bet'-ter
lar'-ger
na'-ked
safe
long
prop'-er
du'-ra-ble
sev'-e-ral
use'-ful
cu'-ri-ous
oth'-er
im-mense'
six'-tj
keow
bears
were
dc-fies'
do-f/
ex-tract'
breaks
con-tin'-ue
mea'-sure
serve
re-sem'-ble Wf ii
groWs nikrn^
use n^hi
call'-ed -^..
be-comes'^ ^^
cen'-ttt-ries
cav'-i-tj
a' -corns ■
3ub'-stance
eaFtli
. ship'-build-ing
p^r'-poso ,
The oak, when cut at a prbper age, that ;
fro«j fifty to seventy years, is the best timber tl
is known/ It is very durable in- air, 'earth,
water. No insects, it is said, will eat mto
heart of' the oak, as they do, sooner or later, i
m(^ other kinds cf timber. It is very useful «
eliip-buildmg, and hds been used for that purpo^
during many centuries. It is also used for a
purposes where great strength is required. T
age to which the 'oak can continue toi^grow is w
[ actly kno w n, v Some t hink it grows to tB g^
tlireo or four hundrect years. Several oak-tret J ^
Ji: r
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J:
E OAK.
hite grown to an immense size, and "taVe atooir
di^ several centuries. ^ We are told of one in
E%Iand which measured sixty-cight feet 'in tho
^hj^and in which a cavity, sixteen feot long and
hi«pty» feet high, was made, which served as an
U^-house.
fTiis tree bears a fruit called moms^ whitjh
W^ much resenible nuts. They were long ago.
.fcfc said, used as bread; but it is likely thosi
W» a larger and'better kind ' than what we have
re-sem'-ble Wt in these countries. Tho gall-nuts used. in
grows wiing ink are got from the oak. The manner
caU'-ed ^f^^^^^ *^®y *^ produced is very curious. A
be-comes" "•^^ ^^^^ is made in ihp, limf nf *hn. r.^^, x
know
bears
were
de-fies'
de-f/
ex-tract'
breaks
con-tin'-ue
mea'-sure
serve
rbper age, that ^
le best timber tl]
in- air, 'earth,
) will eat into
K)ner or later, ir
t is very useful
d for that purj
also used for al
is required. Tli
lue to i^grow is wl
grows to thea^?
Several oak-tret
.11 hole is made in the leaf of the oak by a
11 fly, in which it lays an egg. ^ Round thir
a little baU grows, which is called the oak
r: the egg in the ball becomes a worm, and
a fly, like that which laid the egg. This fly
^ks a hole through the ball, and flies away,
substance left behind is what we pall galU
I, from which we extract a black dye, which »
r Ui^ful in making ink.
("he oak has long been known as S^lfc^^ ^
'^orcs^, which •
Safe in Jiia strength, and seated on Jie rock, ^
la naked majesty defies the shock.
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XESSON XVIII.— THE SEASONS.^
Vames
itoims
"^ tcjthea
fiic'-kles - .
weath'-er
fields
au'-tumn'^
ship'-wreck
shep'-lujrd
4e-grees' .
farm'-er
blos'-soms
as'-pect
thun'-der
light'-ning
. There are four
B immer, autumn,
Qualities.
glgom'-y
in-tensie'
cheer'-fttl
heav'-y
green
Whit'-ish '
rich'-est
stead'-y
chief
sul'-try
pleas'-ant
chil'-ly
dread'-ful
Action*.
with'«cr
shoots
ploughs
sows
build*
hatch
re-new'
be-gin
a-bound
as-sumes'
cov'-er-ed
at-tain'
ri'-pen
eat'-en
se-vere'
seasons in the year; spnnji
and winter. - In spring, th
lurmer ploughs and sows his fields; the' birdl
\aild their nests, lay eggs, and hatch them; thet
liW been silent in winter, but now they renew the'
dieerful songs ; the fruit-trees are in blossom ; ani
all nature assumes' a gay aspect. ^' >
In summer J -the weather gets Iferjr hot
•ultry , the days are long, and for a week or
tficro is scarcely any darkness. There are usualljj
tfmnder and lightning and heavy showers; tiij
trees are all covered with leaves, and while sont
kinds of fruit begin to ripen, othior kinds are
S5
£ASON8»4
Aetiotu.
with'«cr
shoots
ploughs
' sows
build*
hatch
re-neV
be-gin
a-bound
as-sumes'
cov'-er-ed
at-tain'
ri'-pen
, eat'-en
lie year; sprinj
In spring, t\
fields; the' bird
latch them ; the
T they renew the'
9 in blossom ; an
■.».■*■■-
ts Iferjr Ibot
>r a week or
There are usuall
■ t
vy showers; tlj
I, and while soinf
;ber kinds are
be eaten. Flowers abound in lihe gitfd^s iad
Ids; the com that was sown in spring, grows
>en and strong, shoots into th^ air, and appears
turn whitish. Plants attain their full growth «
I the country assumes its richest garb.
|In autumn^ all the crops become ripe, and ar«
down with scytfus and sickles. The applei
taken down from the trees, as fully ready for
; pulled. The. floors fade by diegrees, and,
after day, there are fewer of them in the open
^; the leaves wither and fall off. The days aro
•-^-►mmg short; and though the weather is, for
most part, dry and steady, the air becomes
lly at night. It is neither so safe nor bo pleas-
as it was in summer to walk at a late hour.
winter, the chief comforts of life ve to be
id within doors, ^t this season there is in-
le dold, with hoar frost, ice, snow, and sleet,
le days are short, and the nights are not only
ig, but dark and gloomy, except when the moon
lies. Sometimes there are dreadful storms, in
ich there are many shipwrecks at sea, aud in
[ich many shepherds and other people perish co
) land. '_ .
In all the seasons, we behold the effects of
i^s providence. We behold him in the beauty
' deUghts of spring-time. We behold him io
.iifafef
ii ;r
the light and heat, the richness and glory of t^;
summer months. We behold him in the stores^
(bod, which he provides for us in autumn, that*
may have enough to support us in the cold
•cvere season that succeeds. And we behold If
in the tempest of winter, when all nature
prostrate before him. In all these, we behold
most striking, proofs of the power, and wisd(
and goodness of Him, who is the Lord of "
seasons.
LESSON XIX. — LOVE OF PARENTS.^*
JVatnes.
wel'-fare
sick'-ness
du'-ty
sor'-row
pow'-er
world
sac'-ra-ments
chil'-dren
pa'-rents
auth'-ors '
pun'-ish-ment
iriend'^ship
Qualities.
ed'-i-fy-ing
law'-ful
sleep'-less
firm
en-tire'
hap'-py
ever-last'-ing
dis-pleas'-ing
anx'-i-ous
for-get'-ful
ex-pres'-sive
in'-fin-it(?
AetiotiB.
re-ward'
dis-please'
threat'-ens
re-spect'
o-beys
as-sert'
ne-glect'
re-mem'-
pro-vid'-ed
pro-cure'
re-scrv'-ed
sug-gest'
Qiildi ' ct i, you ohould love your parents,
Mver do anything to displease them. Remei
tiuit ihey are, under Gi)d, the authors of
ss and glory of t
him in the stores'
9 in autumn, that^
us in the cold
And we behold if
hen all nature
these, "we behold
power, and wisd(
is the Lord of
IF PARENTS.^
Aetion$.
-ward'
ig, and that they took care of you, and pro-
id foi you, when you could do nothing for
•self. Think oflOT'^iie anxious cares of your
r, and the sleepless nights of your mother*
you ever be forgetful of all they have done
ou?
lie child that loves God, will also love his
its. €rod threatens with severe punishment
who neglect this duty. He promises to re-
even m this world with a long and happy
he child that honours his* parents. "Chil-
" says the Apostle St. Paul, "obey your
its in the Lord, for this is just. Children,
your parents in all things, for this is well
re
dis-please' 'Ǥing to the Lord."
threat'-ens
«g
?
re-spect'
o-beys
as-sert'
ne-glect'
re-mem'-1t
pro-vid'-ed(
pro-cure'
re-scrv'-ed .
sug-gest'
your par e nts,
3 them. Remei
be authors of
good childj^ then, will respect his parents.
ill love them, and do them all the good he
He will pray for them, and procure, as
as in his power, thfe welfare of their souls.
ill obey them, imowing that when he obeyB
in everything lawful, he obeys God himself f
that when he disobeys them, it is God him-.-
be disobeys. . ;;
|ji;ood child will aariit aimi ^ ttmfr r t
pr sickness and old age. When their last
la-pproaches, he will see that they are pro-
in time with the last sacraments, in order
T 7 if'" '-■';"
d8
le.
fliftt they may have a happy dealih, and« sbr
>f tiiose everlasting joys which are reserved
iiiose who depart this World in friejidship^ ii
jPod. He will assist them in their dying momct \
ind suggest to them 8om6 of those prayers wk
are expressive of sorrow for sin, entire submisi
to the will of God, and firm confidence in
infinite mercy. What an edifiyi^ig thilig to se
good child at the bed-side of i:ts dying pare
pouring into his ear those words of c^Hnfi
ttms to smootii his passage from this world i
better! . ; - '• jwHtcd
ry
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to
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LESSON XZ.-<— THE EEDB|USA8T.
AVimet.
crumbs
worms
throat
length .
fe'-malo
rob'-in '
eaf'-er-pil-lar
Eu'-ropc
A-mer-i-c»
Qttn/tft'e*
ash'-y
Bweet'-est
prefrty
ten'-der
sha'-di-est
thick'-est
deV-i-cate
for'-ta-pate
feath'-er-ed
k«N]gi}'-iowr
hun-ffer
«-bo^
Aetion$.
draw
haunts
fr6-quenti!< ;
c«!n-8istB'
picks
weighs
boiMs
im-pell'-edi
val'-ue
n uleii'-der
^oom'-pli-3a4ed
IVNrtanftto beyond almost any -of
leB'
en-jo y-
re-^es'
«4igh^.ii
iho feat
ts <
IS.
dealih, and « ik
oh are reserved
i in friejidship^ V
bheir dying'momci
those prayers #
m, entire submiBS
n confidence in
ifiyilkg thing to se
f ^ts dying pare
words of cwnfi
rom this world i
EDBIUSAST.
AeHon$.
draw
hanntB
fr^-quenti/
c«!n-8istB'
picks
weighs
buiMs
im-jpell'-ed
val^-oe
rted re-tires'
^;^-ligh^-ii
^-of iho feat
', tho lledbreafet or Rohm is •» pet bifd in
fry country of Euiope or America where he is
it^. ^ . :< ' ■
, . ■ - ' ■ ■■■. -'"'■'■'- \ -
e 18 a pretty bird, and has a sweet song: Ida
is slender and delicate ;*his eys larke, dark, and
ressive; and his aspect mild* Hete of an ashy
wn colour above, white beneath, with 'a red
ast and throat.- He is six faJbhes in.fengtli,
weighs about half an ounce.
his bjfd, in our climate, has the sweeteSt song
iny; his voice i^ soft, tender, and well sup-
J»^d, and the more to be Tallied as we enjoy it
iljiwinter.
^hiring spring and summer the robm haunts
^^ woods, the grove, and the garden, and builds
nest in the thickest and shadiest hedge-rows,
nest is made of dried leaves, hairs, and mos-
and lined with feathers. It is placed among the
:s of trees or bhshes, in some concealed spot
r the ground. ' #J . .
[n winter, impelled by hunger, he draws nearer
abodes of man. He frequents our bams and
lens, and often suddenly alighting on tho rustic
y, pickj* up ihft cr umb H that fnll fr om tl^e tabler—
principal food consists of caterpillars and
8. The female lays from five to s,even
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UESSON^Zltl^—THE CHILd's FIKST 6BIBF.
** Oh ! call my brdth'er back to me '
. I camiot play alone ;| '
The summer comes with flow'r and bee— .
T Where is my brother gone ?
The flow'rs run wild^ the flow'rs we sowed
'Around our garden tree ;
Our vine is drooping with Its load — V
01^^ call him back to me !"
. * He would not hear thy voice, fair child*
He may not come io thee ; i
That face that on6e like summer smiled^
On earth no more thou'lt see.
A rose's brie^, bright life of joy^
Such unto him was given ; ^^
So — ^thou must play alone,^^ boy !
Thy broth^iff in heaven.
las he left his birds and flow'rs,
And must I call in vain ?
And thrpugh the long, long summer hours
Will he not come again T
And by the brook and in the glade '
^ftre^iinju^r WandlringS o^&rl
f
the
Oh! while my brother with me played
Would I had loved him more ! "
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SECTION II.
(LESSON. I. — BUTTER ^ND CHEESE.
iN'isTRUMENt, that hj wJiicK' anything IS doMb
P«::as'antry, c<»iritry pe^le, or peasants.
Gloucester {ghs'-), a county in the west of
England, v]
M em' BhANE, ti^ upmost thin skin of anything^
IWa'tery, thinj— like water. , '
|In'ner, interioti, or mbre inward. -• ,
White, having the colour of snow.
Sol'^ compadt ; not fluid. S
Skim, to take iff the scum. : **
Sha'ken, agitjftifed, or moved to and fro.
CoNVERT'ED,c|anged into another form or Statal
I^ep'arated, disunited or divided* '
iter is prepafed from the milk of the cow.
n milk, has be(|n allowed to stand a few honra^ '
ick, rich subfctknce, called cream, rises to tha
ce. This is skimmed off, and by being brisUj
:en, is converted into butter. The instrinent*
hich this operation is peiforined; is called a '
■ There is Janother ^nbstance found in th
besides thepntter; it iFcalled butter-milk^
T?hen fresh, i^ drunk by the peasantry. Tha
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tends the cattle is called a cov^-herd ; and tk
place where the milk I is kept, a dairy*
Cheese is prepared from miUc, which is cnrdid
by mixing it with a liquor called rennet : the curd
thus formed are a white, solid substance ; they ar;
separated from the whey or watery particles, aiH
then pressed and dried. Rennet is made l)|
steeping the inner membrane of a young calfi
stomach in water.
A colour is usually given to cheese by safiroi^-i
or by a substance called annatto, i^hich is the seed^
vessel of a shriib growing in the West Indies.
Cheese differs in quality, according as ^t
made from new or skimmed milk, or from creaml
that made from cream is always very fat, ^d doef
not keep long. —
Chester and Gloucester, in England, are not
ioT excellent cheese ; but Hone is more highly &|
teemed than the StUtm^ which (except faulty)
nevw sold for less than one shillii^ per poun^
The- making of this cheese, however, is not cotj
fined to the Stilton farmers, as many others I
England make a similar sort, sell it for the saii|
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Oir!ioN, a plant with a bnlbpns, or roubcd, root. «
Wheat, bread-corn,— the finest of gra^s.
This'tle, a field-weed, full of sharp poin^.
Sprout, a young branch or a.shoot of kplknr.
Creep'ing, {in this plaie mean») growing alo%
Remark'able, Worthy sf notice, [i^e grouniE
Dif'ferent, various ; distinct.
Lit'tlej diminutive, or small. *
Flour'ish, to thrive as a healthy plant.
Drop, to let fall. ' fly.
Scat'tered, thrown loosely about; spread thin-
^ Sprout, to shoot up as a plant.
The seeds of plants are given them for the pur- '
se of producing new plants of the same kind,
^ery plant requires room to grow; and, there-
^, to( flourish well, the seeds must be dropped
the earth, not altogether, but as much scat-
l as can be. God has, then, .in his wisdom,
ided that pknts shall all be able to scatter
se^. ,
>me plants he has made tall, so that, as the
id waves them about and shakes them, they
I drop their seeds in different places around.
ah arc w h e at a nd o the r ( am, onions'^tbbagii, —
«ses, and thousands more.- Some seeds have
le feathers, like wings which catch the wind
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plants, \ihich drop their seeds several feet frc
the old root, as peas do. Some are furAished witj.
hooks, by which they cling close to. any anilm'
that goes by, and are dropped wherever he nikj
them off; such are the common burrs.
The growth of seeds is remarkable also. Thoufi
; they may be foijnd shut up as a kernel in a ha?
shell, yet, as they gather moisture, they burst
shell and free themselves. Every seed has a ger
or bud, which throws out a sprout, to grow u^J
wards into the stalk, and another, which gro^
downwards, and forms the root. In whatever wa.
the seed lies in the ground, still the stem wiJ
grow up, and the root will grow down. Sec
have been found to grow which had been hidde
for hundreds of years ; for a seed, if out of re
„ of the sun's warmth, will not sprout. The coveil
ings of the seeds are worth your notice ; as huski
of com, pods of peas and beans, juicy pulps
apples and oranges, shells in nuts, shells
husks in walnuts and cocoa-nuts.
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Ide'a, a notion or conception. •
Thick'et, a wood very thicklv planted,
Ech'o, a rebounding or repeating sound.
Poute'ness, civility; good breeding.
Mvste'rious, very strange.
[Haush, rough; cross.
WrcK'ED, very naughty ; bad.
Rude, unci»l ; ungenteel.
[Scold'ed, reproached in nide, angry words.
Treat, to use ill or well.
I Revenge', to retaliate, or return an affitmt.
Accu'siNG, laying a charge against.
ittle George had' no idea of an echo; wheii|
I day running through the meadows, he be^n
ry, "Ho! ho!" -and he heard the words, ro-
«d from a neighbouring thicket. The astpn-
child cried out, " Who are you I "and the
erious voice repeated, "Who are youV—
\\x. must be a fbolish fellow," shouted George,
JYou must be a foolish fellow," said the voice
the thicket. Then George got very angiy,
I scolded and called' names, all wluch the ech6
fully repeated. He then rushed into the wood,
^yenge himself by beating the mimic ; but he
no nnft. Ht? then ran book mto the houscT^
complained bitterly to his mother of the wicked
^J^JkP wooi, -Hl^to had' been abusing hiin.
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mother, " and you are only, accusing yourself,
was your own words you heard repeated; it*
your own face you see in the glass, and it is f.\
own voice you heard in the wood. If^ you i\
called out kind and obliging words, you wo;J
have received the same. Learn a lesson from
In thiV'World, the conduct of others towards iu#|
generally regulated by our conduct towards tht^
If we. -treat others with politeness and kindnH
they will treat us well in >retum ; but if we
harsh and rude in ouf manners, we must expect!^
meet rough treatment. Do unto others as ;»
vould they should do unto you.
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LESSON IV. — ON CLEANLINESS.
Anal'ogy, likeness. [saving or keepii
Preser'vatite, that Which has. tne power
Prev'alence, force or influence;
Man'ifest, plain ; evident.
El'£64nt, graceful; excellent.
yAMii/iAR, common ; frequent. .
£n0om'pass, to surround.
Cank'ered, corroded or eaten away.
Suooest'ed, placed before the mind.
Cleanliness may be recommended ui^er
iibroo following heads : as it is a mai-k of polj
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ANLtNESS.
as it produces affection J aud as it beait
lalogy to purity of mind. • ^^.;< ,
First, it IS a mark of politeness; for it is iim>
Brsally sjgreed ap<m, that no one unadorned mth
^is virtue can gQ into company without giving
manifest offence. The different nations of the
rorld arje as much distinguished by their cleanli-
sss, asi by theii'-arts ahd Sciences. The more
icy are advanced in ci>4Iization, the more thej
)nsult jthis part of politeness.
Secondly, 'cleanliness may be said to be tbt
»ter-iifiother of affection. Age itself is not un-
liable, while it is pr^eserved ctean and unsullied:
ike a ipiece of metal constantly kept smooth and
right J we look on it with more pleasure than on a
sw vessel that is cankered with rust.
I inight further observe, that as . deanlinen
endcrs us agreeable to others, it makes us easy
ourselves ; that it is an excell^it preservative <^
palth, and that several vices, destructive both t»
ly and mind, are inconsistent with the habit of it.
In the third plaoe^ it bears a grcaiit,, analogy wiA
burity of mind, and naturally inspires'i^fined sen-
^ments and passions'. We find from experience,
aat through the pi^valence^ of custom, the most
theiETieffor by being ma^
iar to OS. On the contrary, ^ose who life
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the first appearance of what is shocking. Thu&i
pure and unsullied thoughts are naturally suggest
to the mmd by those objects that perpetually eiJj
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Mount' AiN, raised ground. '
Weath'er, the state of the air or atmosphere-^
whether windy or calm, wet or dry, hot
Hur'ricanes, violent storms. [^^
West In'dies, a chain of islands betwc^
South America and the United States.
Vi'DLEin*, acting with force or strength.
LiGin-.^^, Ught in a greater degree.
SuRltouNo'^NG, extending all around. — 9~
Strong'est,^ having greatest strength.
Uncom'mon^ unusual. '
J Contains', holds as a vessel. ^
Ascends', mounts' or moves higher.
Expands', dilates or spreads out every way^
Overthrow', to throw down ; to destroy.
[ Collect', to gather together.
The earth on which we liye is surrounded on
sides by air. The air, with the vapmirs which
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we ascend into this atmosphere, the thimier doet^
the air become. On high mountains, it ia
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icp than ic the plains. The height tc whick
atmosphere extends, is between ^tj and sixty
|es. Above tliis there are neither clouds nor
The vapours, which rise continually from the
kh, and from everything upon it, collect in tha
biosphere. They unite together, and produce
1, snow, fogy imd all other changes of the
ither. .
Vinds are air put in motion chiefly by means *
tieat. When anypart of the air is heated by the
|s of the sun, or by any other cause, it expands
becomes lighter. It then ascends, and tha
rounding air rushes in to supply its place.
kn the wind is violent, it is called a storm;
bn very violent it is called a hurricane. Storms
I hurricanes sometimes uproot the strongest
k overthrow houses, and lay waste la^e tracts-
country. These effects are not often seen in
country, but they are not uncommon in others.,
[the West Indies they sometimes destroy Vfapb
Stations. What is called a high wind, liioves
le rate of more than thirty miles in an houi.
I* ^"^"<^^^> ^e wind is said to move ona
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b/ the Gold of night, fall down again, and thu
called dew. When the night is so cold that U
dew is frozen, it is called hoar frosty anii the tw^
and grass appear as white as if they were powderes
'The reason of this is, that when trees and ot
bodies are extremely cold, the vapours Which
upon them are changed into particles of i^e.
very^ cold weather the vapours arising from i
mouths are frozen, and, in that statei, fasten the:|
selves to our hair, in the same mann^. as the
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Pod, the case which contains the seed.\
Mus'lin, a fine manufacture of cotton.
East In' dies, the name of a vast tract
country in Aula, and of a number of
lands in the Indian Ocean.
^ Por'ters, persons who carry burdens for
{Down'y, covered with nap or down.
Bush'y, full of small branches.
Whole'some, healthy ; salutary.
Dis'tant, remote or far oflF.
Prepare', to make ready.
Clear'ed, reipoved or freed ftom.
Enga'ged, occupied ; employed.
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and t w isted into threadBt
^ Weave, to unite threads so as to form clotl
GUtpn ia a downy stuff in the pod of ft |»1
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^erbaps you have seen a pod
^nist, a pod ^f a pea. The be$.ns and the peas, I
lay tell you, inside the pod, aife the seeds. Bat,
you look to the bean-pod, y^u will see a little
rooUy substance. The cotton-]ilant has a pod of
le same sort. - The pod, when it is ripe, is black
b the outside, «|d inside it is filled with a soft
[own, in ^'^Mjj^^o seeds lie. This down is the
^tuff of wjjjjPPlHtckings are made.
There are three sorts of cotton-plants : one
groups on the earth, one is a bushy, short tree,
iiid the third is a tall tree, like an oak or an elm.
'he creeper is the best. These plants grow in
forth America and in the East Indies. To pre-
)are the cotton, you must have it cleared from the
)od ; the «ceds must then be shaken out of it ;
len it must be spun into threads or yam ; and
f\}eu it is in threads, the weaver will take it and
r^ve it into cloth. The cloth may be of different
lickness, and it may be dyed of diflbrent colours.
["bus, there is the thick and rich cotton-yelvot^
id the thin fine muslin*^ — ^-— \'...-,-r ■;■_., '- --^
The "English nation has almost all the cotton-
laking in the world, because it has brought it»
lachines for ihat purpcMse to great perfec^n. In
^he north of England, there are, perhaps, nearly
ro millions of persons employed in the making
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doling is, perhaps, vom by more persoiiis thanl
, any other kind. It is wkrm:and ligh^, and it keeps
the skin dry ; and it is,' for that reason, as whole-l
Bome as anything which -yt)u can wear : it is ab
;cheap. Consider how many persons are engaged!
in handling" the cotto^ before it covers you. Be-i
«des the growers, ani^ gatherers, and.diressers, and?
spinners and weaveb, and needle-workersi the
•re the creWs of the ships, who bring it froriiSis.!
h tant countries, and the porters, salesmen, and!
^^ers^ who are employed about it when it arrivea !
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LESSON VII. — A WASP AND A BEE.
A wasp met a bee that was just buzzing by, '
And he said, " Little cousin, can you tell me whj^
You are loved -so much better by people than Tl
" My back shines as bright and as yellow as gold,
And my sliape is most elegant, too, to behold ;
Vet nobody likes mo for that, I am told."
■ ^ Ah i friend^" said the btc, " it is all veiy "Tfwp
^ut if I were half as much mischief to do,
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roQ can boast a fine shape, and a delicate 'wkur
are perfectly handsome, but yet there's am
[thing , *
kt can't be put up°wi||i,— and that is your stim^
fy cpat is quite hdniely and plain, as Jsou see^
nobody ever is angry with me, — •.
luse I'm a useful ahdinnocent be6." ^ .
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bause, like the wasp, if ill-natured they ure, : ,;
By Will never be loved, though they're evef m
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Little bird, with bosom -r^ '-^M-
Welcome to my humble shed. ;
Daily to my table steal, y •
While I take my scanty meal. [-
Doubt not, little though there be,"
But PU cipt a crumt) to ik6e;
Well repaid if I can spy ~ — - •
Plej^ure in thy glandng eye/ ,
Come, my feather'd friend, agaiti ;
-Well thou knowesTlKenBroken fiuiojl
Ask of me thy daily store, •
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/ HosTOALs, pliicesTtof"titeri««eptiwi^ the mcl^
5 Efflu'via, those small particles which exb**^
I ' ^rommost bodies.
^ I CHOL'ERAyira violent discharge of bile. .
(^ Vic'tim, something destroyed. . •
j r Pqp'i?Lou8, full of people.
I I StAG'NANT, still or motionless*
I I Pu'trid, rotten ; corruptl *
5* [ Malig'nantj pernicious ; destmctiye.
. I Ogca'sioned, caijsed or produced.
I I Supplies', affords or furnishes.
I j Result', to proceed from as an effect.
['Erect'ed, set up or built.
A dty is ^ large populous town, capital
some country, "province, or district; or the
of a bishop. Town and city are often used
the same sense. Custom, however, seems to hi
given the term city to such towns as are, or
merly were, the sees of bishops.
' Narrow and dirty streets, crowded jails
nospitals, burials within the city, and like cans
render large cities more unhealty, than ot
places. A multitude of malighant disorders
oc(^asioned by the stagnant air and putrid nffl iij
of cjties and large tovna. It is worthy' of notij
ih»t the cholera, which was so fatal in cities.
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jled ,wff such numbers, made very few victinui
Be' countoy, where the air was more pure,
native, or inhabitant ,of a city, vested wi^k,
jfreedom and liberties of it, is called a citizen,
canal suppUae to^ a colintry almost all the
intages of a river and a road. In them the
Brs of the sea, or 6f a river, can le collected
raised by means of lockis^ or flood-gates,
ted at proper distances. 'They are deep channels,
Dsed by two high banks or walli^j parallel to
other. ■',.>'■.,:■ ';-;■'>■. , --ftx -^ '-'^'- ;''■■:
a canal-boat one horse will draft as much as
horses on a commofk road, and no danger is
be feared, unless at locks, where ignorance or
of caution may be attended with sad effects,
le of the canals in China are works of vai^t
ir ; those also in France and Russia are very
rkable.' f he niimerou^ canals' of Holland
Belgiuni show the great advantitges whic^ re-
j^to a tr^di»g people from their use. "
It the greatest imd most useful work tt this
perhaps, in Europe, is the canal of Lao-
loe, in France. This canal is 180 miles in
th,' and is furnished with 104 locks, of a^ut
fftftt ri s fl t i o e aQh. In some-plaooa it passw
bridges of vaSt hdght ; and in others it cuti
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""^"^~^ taSSOlC lif*— PEAT OR TUlK ^
I Peat, a species of turfJ -
Til'lage, the cultivation of land.
Fu'el, tie matter or food of fire. '
Abun'dance, gi:eat Ijjenty^
Drain'age, a araini|ig or flowing off.
5 r FeN'NY, marshy ; boggjA; wet. ;
1 I L;g'neous, woody ; consisting of wood.
2 J Decay'ed, unsound; rotten.
* I. Rks'inous, containing resin or gup.
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Consume, to burn.
Consid'sred, thought ; believed.
Divide', to spver ; to separate.
Mould'ed, formed or shaped.
Pen'etrate, to pierce; to enter.
Peatxor turf is found in large beds, call
jpeatrmosses or bogs. It is the fuel principaj
used in the c6untry parts of Ireland. The
are more or leks Wet and soft, sometimes half flu
studded with tuS^f rushes. It is found in abii
dance among the mountains, which are not >wo^
tillige or draining.^ Thj5 thickness of the
vwies from a foot or two to twelve yards,
tarf-cutters, with a kind of sharp
thnes, divide it into pieces like bricks, which
dried in the air, and am for use. Th e r e is an et
.^ kind, called hand-turf, sj named because ^ I
I;: mouldodwith thejpji^. from the soft mate <tf
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ben dry, tlic turf is piled near heme, Inlb
I stacks, as big as hajstacksj wd a large quan-
, 18 consumed every winter. The smoke is
jething like wood-smoke in toelL It bums
^cheerfully, as hay rolled closely might bum,
a bright flame, and is soon gone/ It is used
aany parts of England, mostly in the fenny
ities m LincoInshii:e^Norfolk, &c. . Larg«
atities of li^bei^e sometimes found buried
^m the -bpsrof Ireland; and this has been
bidered ^proof that the country was once
fcly wooded in those j^stricts, where now
Icely a single tree is tolie'ieen. • ,
piemamier in which the people, in some placM,^
»ch for this timber, is curious. They take a
speai^ and drive^ it to a great depth into the
I bog, until they feel it penetrate the ligneous
tace beneath. If it ^ms easilfln, the timber,
judge It to be decayed, and not 4rth seek-
I but ,f It meets distance, and sticks fast in
Itmiber, they mai^k the spot, and return at
^ to dig for the hidden treasure. The bog-
rfKfllameyis 66 hlack ind hard^ that itb
in forming beads for rosaries, crosses, and
articlffl. The pin o ^ w hich is 8ometin^ =
at an equal depth, ia so highly resinous.
lite splmters, in many instances, eerve the
instead of rush or candle liglit.
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f Lieu, in. the place or stead, [jdined togetb
(!?lus'teR) » number of things of the same '
' Diges'tion, the dissolving of food in
I stomach.
[ Infu'sion, the act of pourmg in or stecpii
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Product'ive, fruitful or ferti]
O'vAL, shaped like an egg.
Or'dinarv, usual.
Attach', to seize or lay hold on.
Cling, to twine round.
Direct', to guide ; to drive.
Increase', to become giyeater.
Preserve', to retain or keep.
The pepper -fplant is a creeping shrub, Ki
requires propping. It is usually set at the fool
a tree, to the trunk of which it may attach itsT
The Siamese use for that purpose a Small tho
shrub, or in lieu of this, rods in the miiimeij
vine-props, such as are used for the kidney-l
in Europe. '-—^^ - i^^^ -^-
"^^The stem is knorted like that of the vine,
wood, itself, when dry, exactly resembles tha
chc inTieH^ronc^T^eMept in the taste, whiclj
the pepper-plant is extremely sharp. This
throws out a quantity of branches on all
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3t them.
le leaf of the jiiing plant is of a uniform and
tish green, which deepens in hue as the tree
kases in age^bnt always preserves its whitish
iarance on the upper side. Its shape is nearly-
The largest are about six inches in length,
'have a pungent taste. The clusters do not
sed four inches. To these are attached the
|lns of'^-p^per, which take several months to
m^ and ha^e no stem. They are of the form
size of large gnuns of shot. ° Eiven while
D, they have already much strength. The
)per-plant is not remarkably productive, five or
ounces being the prdiiiary produce of a single
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*epper is chiefly used by us in food, to assist
^estion; but the people in the East Jndies drink
strong infusion of it in water, to give them an
stite. Tl^ey tflso make a kind <^ spirit c^
lented fresh pepper with water, which they
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Neigh' BouR, " Mankind of every descriplaa
CoMPAs'sioN, pity ; commiseration. i"
Destitu'tioxV, want ; poverty*
^ Zeal, ardour in some pursuit. -
A n'M I RABLE, excellent; exlaraordinary. 1/
Vib'xvous, morally good.
Gen'erous, noble ; magnanimous.'
^ Sin'gular, particular or special^ ~
\, I A B an' DON ED, neglected ; fbrdaken. "
I I Cgntr'ib'ute, to give 1^ a common stock.
^ I Represent'ed, stated; placed before.
\ [ Sustain'ed, sitSered or endured.
We have a most striking example of the lo^
die neighbour in the person of St. John of
founder of the Order of Charity* This admir
man, seeing that the sick poor were often totj
abandoned, resolved to devote himself to
BCfrvice. He began by selling wood in the marj
place, and employing his gains in the siipporj
the infirm. He then took a house) in whicll
placed the sick poor, and provided for their ^\
frith as much zeal and activity as if they werej
»wn children. He spent his days in attending 1
.omforting them, tod at night went in search
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c example of the goM man exciteil di6
I'lty of many virtuous persons. They contri-
!(1 generously to the good jork, so that in a
hospital
ad the af
is tender
awakened,
ley i»ere, he re-
rt/time he was enabled to
m the midsfc of his la
^j/i^jn of seeing it suddenly oi
for the poor inmates was
trmed at the d^^nger in wluclji
k'd to expose his own life to say^, them. Some
pond who were present represented to him, that
[could pot possibly get to the apartments in
ch they were, and that in attempting to do so,
rould himself be the first Tictim.. "If I hive
the happiness of delivering -ihem," said the
brous Christian, " I will, at least, have the
^t of having attempted- it. Can one desire a
er death than that of a martyr of charity?"
fing said these words, he rushed towards
of the hospital in which the sick were lyin^
brought them one after another on his own
llders through the midst of the flames. God
bly rewarded his charity; neither he, nor my
I of the sick sustained the least injury.
gratitude to Grod for this singular favour, ha
abled his tenderness for the poor^ iind njumk
^emamder of his life in their service. He be-
^'ihe founder of a teligious order, the mem-
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to the service of the sick poor. After his deat
he was enrolled among the saints, and his conJut
held up to the- faithful as a model for their itoiu
on.
All cannot, indeed devote themselves etclusm
to the care of the poor. God does noiijircfjuire
of them. But" all can contribute atcording
their means ^ in relieving thp destitution of tk|
suffering brethren. To excite ourselves to fervd
in this^work of mercy » we may often call to
what St. John used to repeat to his disciple
"Labour without ceasing to do all the good
your power, while ; time is allowed you: for
mght win come^jvhen mt man can work»^^
^SSON XII. DAISIES*
Simple flowers although you be,
Ye are dearly loved by me;
^Simple children — ^ye no less ^
Touch me with your lowliness.
Both my native fields adorn, ,
Joyous as the breath of ftiom;
Seek repose in slumKers light,
And, when shines thQ mommg xk$^
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He was lowly, *3o,— the PoW^ii
Who created child and ^ower!
Flowers and children— emblems meet
Of all things innocent and sweet ; .
Gifts of tenderness and love,
Sent to bless us from above,
Smile, oh! smile on me, and pour
Vour fragrance X round me evermore.
,^ TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN.-.
Ufy! my mother, most lovely, most mild,
ttk ddWn upon me, your poor, weak, lowly child,
)m the land of my exile I call upon thee ;
len, Mary, my mother, look kindly on me.
|hoa shouldst forsake me, ah » where shall I got
} comfort and hope in this valley of wo ;
|ien the world and its dangers with terror I view,
--et hope comes to cheer me in pointing to you. '
arrow, in darkness, be still at my side,
light and' my refuge, my guard and my guide j
^ugh snares should surround me, yet why shouU
flfear? ■ %
how I am weak, but my mother is near jm
^n, Mary, in pity look down upon me, *, '^ ,
the voict of thy child that is calling on th^fc
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LESSON XIII. — ^THE BEE.
JAn'imals, bodies endued with life.
In-sects, small creeping or flying animals,^
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Honey, a thick, sweet substance, produced 1
Go v'ernment, management ; conduct. [b<
Avvk' WARD, clumsy; inelegant. \
Pru' DENT, practically wise; discreet,
Instuuc'-^ive, conveying knowledge.
Aw.'ful, fearful ; tremendous.
Possess', to have as an ovhier^
Appoint', to fix or establish. ;
Respect', to pay regard or honour to.
.Fur'nish, to supply.^.
There are some insecraKlina some animals
live in copimon lil^e men, each one doing his p|
for the good of all. - ^: . • ■ \ /'■
Bees, are a curious example of this,
have a qt^cen, whom they all respect, and
does none of the work like the others ; and v!|
she is lost or dead, they appoint another be
they can settle themselves into quiet.
They show many other signs of theij
dom and government. They all join together
build cells for their honey, and they make
tens of Wftx. Each bee^takeH his own pf^
plac«, and does his own work. Some go out
gather honey and wax from the flowws \ otl
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at home, and work inside the hire; others #|
ird the loor of it. f .
'he t:d& which they build, are all of one
^pe and ^Qf one size ;; and tSlis is sO ma,nag^,
Lt no room is left between the qells. "rThere are
mny shapes which will do this. If thejRwere
rouhd, there would be room- wasted. But as
id cells are good, beca]|s^i there are no corners,
bees make their cells of six sides, which is
shape nearest to rou^^ leaving no \oom .
Lsted. They might have themjaf three sides, or
Ight have made them square, and thus have
^sted no room ; but then the shape would have
m awkward ; and so they make them of six
les, which is pretty nearly round. # '
[Bees, in all their habits, seem wise and prudent,
ley have among them some idle ^ones, called
eSf and these drones they kill, and drive
^ay, that they may not eat the honey, fo^ which
By have not worked. # *
1 1 cannot tell you all th&t is to be learned of
3S. Remember that they furnish an instructive
imple, both as regards this world and the §^xt.
^t us, who possess thinking souls, not be found,
the great day of^ccouiit, to have showm less
?dora than the little bee, by neglecting to lay
for ourselves stores of good deeds dgainsl that
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' Coun'try, a great tract of land. [orAamen,
Fur'niture, goods put into a house for use?
Em'blem, a representation ; an allusive picturl
Kp' DOUR, scentr^good or bad. [or breathed on I
[ bxjiVGs, the organs hj whicli the air is drawn i: j
Preci
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W«aak, infinft ; feeble.
=g < Gra V'elly, abounding with gravel.
^ Du'rable, lasting.
[ Elas'tic, springing back ; TpecoVering.'»
Plant'ed, set in the ground in order to gro%
Impart', to give ; to communicate^
IIecommend', to commend to another.;
Deem'ed, judged ; thpught to be.
An'swer, {in tJih vlace), to suit. .
The p}ergreen cypress is ^ native of the soulj
eastern' countries of Europ^, of the - Levant,
China, and of several other \parts of Asia,
thrives best in a warm, sandy, or gravelly
and though it has not been much cultivated
England as a timber tree, yet it seems well adaptj
for certain spots in the southern parts, of the
dom. In the early stages of its growth, it ils vfl
table to be destroyed by the keen frosta of
c ountry.
• The cypress-tree is safd to improve the air
its balsamic odours; on which account, it
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il in,f^e east to recommend persons troubled
Jh weak lungs to go to the Island of .Candi»;
ere this tree grew in abundance, and whert
|m the pure air alone, veiy few failed of a per i
cure. ,
)f all the fitober, that of the cypressxis, in
terat deemed the most durable. Though hard,
^fir .elastic, and wbifld therefore answer well 'for
Isical instruments. For funiiture it would be
1^ even to inaliogany. It is not, indeed, of m
*ant a colour, but it is stronger; and keeps off
jects from whatever maybe p^rt into a pbinet
chest made of it. • ^^ ^
Jypress-wood. lasts almost as long as stone, and
tliis account it is used Very much in buildiig^
[the countries where it is plentiful. The doors
JSt. Peter's Church at Rome were at first made
Ithis wood, and after the lapse of 600 yearo,
^n rephwjed by gates of bra^s, they had not tbi
p appearance of*Jdfecay. ^^il^ cypress is said
ilive to a great age, but thfe prwise period of
lexistence is not known. It is pia^ed oyw the
Ives of the dead, as an emblem of^ existence
la future world.. W« Should never foriret tlw
|<iuuliuirit impajTB. Ihis world wiU soi^^f
wrrld to which we are hastening, will last isr
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[0e i^ii;^ outside.
HKAy'iNBssj ithe ^
feKwybiTu'NiTY, convenience ; faQility,
r^>IJi^''*^''QU''-^» often oc^||^^.
fojj Eb'EViATEDy high. M; "^
' ; '' Vis'iBLE, pcrceivabletj^thdeye.
Flke'cy, resembling ^j^^ece of wool. "^
Faiis'-Ty, excessively coP *^
. Di;?'soLVE, to melt ; to ^&Kiinite
.Condense', to make den!» or thick.
Soar, to mount ; to rise along or uponTthe
'Assusip', to take up. ' %
." CoMPd'sfiD, made-up of.
' 'Fp^s 6r rnistsy ar6 watery . particles which
raised into the air. Not being completely dissoh
thifre, -tliey form a vapour, which extends it
in the lower part of the atmosphere. This vaj
^is 86 thickj tliat objects cannot be seen throu
it. Fogs are more frequent in low, wet, or ms
places near rivers 9.nd poUds, than in those
i9f a country that are dry ai^jtelevated; „Tli©j
in those that are wi
atery particles are
vcm countries,
almost lets sooni
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, pjfoceed from the stof&ce (£^ermg&t. _^
means they axe prevented from rising high ^ in
[atmosphere.
^he HgM ndiis which are ohserved in the siUft>
cveningS) are composed of the same kind of
sry partiiiep. They are rendered visible by the
iing of the air. <^ In frosty wea^ther, rivers that
not yet frozen, ftppear to sinoke. The upper
of the water, on account of its great heiorir.
Bs, sinks to the bottom, and causes the warmer
below to rise to the top. The particles rising^
the warmer wskter assume the appearance of
^hen vapours rise to a height in. the*^ atmos-
and collect together, they form' douds,
3S0 cldud^oat^at a greater or less height in*
[portion to their weight. Dense and thick clouds '
It near the sur^ce^ th^ earth; the atm^
We Beihg heaviei theV^ than in higher regiobB.
thip fleeey clouds soar far above them, and
3nds sometimes to the height of fifteen miles.
general height of the clouds is not above^m
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.Imda bejj«s fwmca %t •afat^i.ithev are pro-
Bt opp^tunity off^alting ui>on W8|^." We^°
south ^est win4^^ings more *! clouds tct^ihiir
\'w.
^ eottntry fli^ those which blow f5pom the ea
The reasotfof this is, that the /west and soul
west winds i^low over the Atlantic Ocean ; <|
those from t^e east blow over] a wide extent f
land, and over only a narrow channel of the s|
The wonderful variety of colours displayed bj"
clouds, arises from the different ways in wli
the sun's light is reflected among them.
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( Ber ry, any small fruit containing seed^. *
I Mis'tletoe, a plant that grows on trees,
-' on the oak.
SHRUB'riERY, a plantation ojf shrubs or bushd
Lich'en^ certain kinds of i^s.
With'ered, faded ; dried up. /
^pot'ted, marked, with specks or Sf^^s.
Fi'NgR, clearer ; more agreeable.
^ Severe', liarsh; very inclement.
.Allure', to entice ; to deooV.
For'tify, to strengthen. \ ;
Frequents', visits often; resorts to.
^Ter'rify, to fright; to make\ afraid.
The miml-thrush, so flamed fi-om feedmg
Ae berries of the mistletoe, is the ^rgest of
•«mg-birds. Its back is brown,', the neck whii
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Spotted, /and the bill yellow* It commeneet
bng in spring, and sitting on the top of sope
tree, ^akes the woods resound with its fide
notes. In summer, it retires to wilds ancl
tmons. It breeds twice in the year, and, makes
[nest in thickets and shrubberies, of mosses,
sns, and dry leaves* It lines them with witlv>
grass, and fortifies them on the outside with
|ill sticks. It lays four or five eggs, of a vflesb
|>ur, marked with deep and light rust-coloured
lie song-lhrush very much resembles the ^^m-
l-thrush. It is of a smaller size, and has a
^r voice. It sings about nine months in we
It begins in the first week of .February, if
weatlier be mild; i&d after the twentieth of
month, continues alpiost constantly until
member, even when the weather is very severe.
[the s^ng^thrush be trained with the nightingale
rood-lark, it will i^tate their mudsic : but this
\y gives so much peasure as its own native
This thrush frequents wpods and gardens,
builds its nest m hedges or low shrubs. Tlis
compossd of e s rth,— BM
ide with cli^. It lays fron
ich are bltee, with blackiih
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The "^ikms^^rush is a native of Amc
• and, is^^lwSO^ Tlio* si^aiict- shape of oui"
tiinish. • It 4S of *a white prejr colour, with a,
dish bill. This bird is not only the finest song^
«f tlie Araericarf grove, b«lt it ca^n also assii
tlic tone of almost every other animal of the for
h seems even to take delight in lea4iiig ot
astray. At one time it I will atlore the sna
birds by its call, and tfien terrify tl^em, v!j
near, witl^'the scream of ^n ea&le. It buildsl
nest in fruit-trees, and feeds oi^erries and oj
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LESSON XVII. — THE GLOW-WORM.
_^'lJRE, shan« ;> external fonrif
PH6s'pH0jius?a' substance ve|y easily sci
PROi^RTYf a peculiar quality.
Mat%:r, a body or substance.
Gras'sy, covered vjith ^ss. .
^ Ob'lo||^ lonkerij^an bipad.
11 Lu'B|iwmis„^ning; bjjjght. A , >
rLlBML'i||^,p^^ ^€ : ;
W^i to^yield ; to cause to be.
FtiiED,'limitedr
"" to change; to diversity.
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i^^^j^^'^i.^ *.The common glow-worm is fond rf g
'^T • places JRiid woods. Its figure is oblong; its
LOW-WORM.
leinely soft. The glow-worm is about an iiMh
Tngth^and divided into twelve riugs, of a dark
ur, except the last two or three, which an
illy yellowish or wliitish. These rings oon-
thc luminous matter, that gives this insect its
liaut glow, in some cases ||ommon to both
and in others, said to be confined to the
alone. „ ,,.
rhe light which they diffuse is more or, lew
11, and greenish or whitish, like that of plio8-
bis. It seems ,ithey can vary it at pleasure,
^ be- observed when they are seized in the
^he gipw depends on the softness of th-»
^^Vte*^^'' than on the life of the animal.
'nsepirated from the body, the rings preserve
lumincppproperty, and when it appears to
kxtinct, it may again be produced with wann
h ; but cold water will extinguish it. The male
Worm is ^less than .the female, and the light
brilliant ; but he has wings— the female noue.
Exercise ri
kt kind of insect is a glow-wOrm?
t is mearii; ly the word g-foto ?
hat d oe s -dfe^ow o f this Worm depeng T
\i is an insect 1 (See page 64).
tie female glow-worm fly 1 — ~ , r;:.-,'.'
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fts figure is --— -^: tell me sometking else th«tj
oblong; — something that is squareVs
Right; then a square is a - — --sided figure ;
is a fiflfure of three sides called 1
A tliroe-sided figure is ; mention
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LBSSON XVIH. — ^THOU ART, 6 €lOD
Thou art, God! the Ufe and liglrt
Of all this wondrous world we se^;
Its glow by day, its smile by night,
Are but reflections caught from thee.
Where'er we turn, thy glories sliine^
And all things fair and bright are thine.
When day, with farewell bc»am, delays
Among the opening clotids, of even^
An4 we can almost think we gaze
Through golden vistas into heaveii;
iu Those hues that make the sim's decline
: So. soft, so radiant. Lord! are thine.
When nig^, with wings of Starry gloom,
Overshadows all the earth and skies,
Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose pit
Th sparkling with nnmiThber'd ey es
That sacred gloom, those fires divine,
$0 grand, m conntless, Lof^! are tfaine.
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BCtkino; else that!
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icii yomht^i spring amund ua breatlies,
Thy spirit warms lior fragrant sigh ? il
Lnd every flow'r tlie sumraor wreaths,
Is born beneath thy kindling eye»
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine,
Vud all things fair and bright are thine;
L^SpJl X1X»— LOVE QP PHAYEI^ ^
PiiAV'ER, " An'elevation of the soulfto God,«'
In tervals, times between acts or eVkts. f&c»
JljXERcwE, employment; practice/ ffirm.
I)u TV, whatever, one owes or is bJund tS per
Friend'ship, mtima^y in the highest de^ee
Prim'itive, first. ' '
%w'erful, efficacious ; forceful. • " '
Prin'cipal, chief; capital.
PuB'uc, common ; gei^eral ; not private.
Care'ful, heedful; diligent;. ,
goN'sECRATE, to make sacred • to dedicate.
hXHORT ED, mcitcd to any good act.
Consent', to agtce^,
^Attends to giv^tt^daiice to ; to be present
; Reside', to live tn/pl^ce^, M^^
ive Christians
love of prayer
Lmong the virtues of thj
was more striking thk;
«i tliey regarled^ as lEeir firSf and princip*
, and therefore, took care to interrupt it aa
' as POBsibk. They prayed together as muck
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that prayer said in common is. very ppwerful witl:
God. " If two of you," said our "Loid, ^* sliallj
• consent upon earth concerning anything, whatso
ever they shall ask,.' it shall be'done to them by mj
Father who is in hclaven.l' . ' *
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The piblic prayers vrhii^h . they were most care
ful to s^ttend, were, those of , the -j morning aril
evening'. They were exhorted to consecrate J\m
\tlie beginning and end of tKe dajr, and not^b
alk)w their worldly concerns to interfere with oi
''prevent it. ► Those who could not, attend the pub
lie assemblies of the faithful, were always cafeful|
* to pray at home at the appointed times. *»*
Besides, the morning and evening, they he
otlior stated times alSo at which they assembled
, . pray'. Many even rose an the night, to occupi
tlicmselves in this holy exercise'. They were taugli!
"to profit of the intervals of sleep, by reciting tb
^ Lord's Prayer, or soiiie verges of tlie|*Psal
Every morning they repeated the Apostle's Cre
which they werQ careful lib. use also on tU op<
' Bibns of danger.. ■" ' . • / -*
To rciiew their sense of t!Te pres|nce of G
they had recourse to short prayers suited ta eai
,» -^^n. ^11 their labours, the sowing time,
waping, and the-hwr^st, weig'beguii and. end
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re most care
with player. They pivayed when they began, to
[build a houso, or w'Ont.tO reside in it; when "they
|made a new ganncnt, or began to wear it; Their
ual modes of saluting were not only expressiorvi
fricndsliipV but forms of prayer. ,
it)r their lesser afctions, they made use of the
ign'of the cross, as a kind of short blessing.
Phe^ marked thqir foreheads with it on almost
vgiy occasion. When, they entered their houses,
T werfe g^^ing outy— walking, sitting, rising, going
[tdf rest, eating or drinking; whatever they did,
y. never failed to make usf^of this hp\y sign.
Wkit a f^riki|g example does this conductor
he first Christians present .to us ! Were ii more
fqllqwed, there would %ot be so much sin'
orld.' Prayer and the rememberance c^
•d'^TPpsenqe are two most powerful means qf
nabling us to persevere in virtue.
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LESSOn XX. — GRAMMAR
It is no^^iime that you should know something
' grafkm'af, -Thclt use.of^ grammav is to teadi
to speak and write correctly. All the words
jrou can possibly use, are divided into nine claSses :
Ithese classes are sometimes called parts of speech.
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Ill is not hard to distinguish them, and to tell (o
whaf class eaqh word, belongs ; but it requires f
some attention.
The names of persons, places, and things, are]
. ailed Nouns ; as — John ; London ; hook.
Words which express the qualities of nouns are)
called Adjectives ; as — a good boy ; ^ sweet applo; |
There is another class oC words called Verbs ;
these express what a person does ; a«— John reads ; |
J^mes writes, " -
IM tell the manner in which John reads ; a3,j
John reads well; the wbrd y)ell is called an Ad-
vrrB, bersuso it jVA^lrjiet the verb vradb. Ad-
verbs qualify adjectives also ; as, a -very good boy ; |
hence, very is oxi. adverb, because it quJEilifies thej
^Ijt'cti ve g-ood. '^^
. When the same nouns require to be repeated}
other words are sometimes used in their stead]
*and are, therefore, called Tronouns, because aj
pronoun IS a word used instead of a noun, Thus,!
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whfin I say, John reads well ; he is the bestl
scholar in the class ; the word /ie is a /)ronoun,j
because it staids in place of the noun John.
There are other . words called I Prepositions'
these are placed before nouns and pronouns, tij
show the relation between them j ^ I sailed froml
Dublin to C^rk in a steamer. ^ . '
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Such words as join words arid sentences together,
lare called eoNJUNcxioNs; as, You and I will go
■to tiie country ; but Peter must stay at home.-
Interjections are words which express sudden
motions of the Inind ; as, 0^, what a fine flower !
The Articles are easily known; there are but
ro of them, a or an and the.
Now you know how to distmguish the different
classes of words ; let me hear what each clas»
aeans. .;, ;. ■' v: ■ . . .:-•': ■'
1. An article k a word placed before a noun, to
khow the extent of its meaning. (
-. A ncun is tke aamt of a person, piaiBQy o»
3. A pronoun is a word used instead' of a flOmii
4. An adjective is a word which qualifies a noM
0. A verb is a word which expressep what,#
rson doc^ or the, state in which a persoi^s^i^r
ngis. •■' ^ ■ „ ' I J.
6. An adverb is a word which qual^es a tc^b,
adjective, or another adverb. '^ t£-
7. A preposition i? a word placed before nooni
id pronouns, to show the relation between ihrna,
8. A conjunction joins words and sentenced lo*
ether. ,^ ' ...
^. An ifUetjectton ,ia a w:ord yhich exprosqee •
idden emotion of the mind. * ^
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LESSON XXI.-r-AN OBJECT. LfiAD.
Wliat do I hold in my hand ? Lead. ?
Is lead part)bf an animal — is it a plant ? W^ewl
does it come from ? Out of the earth.
Now look at the lead — it appears dull ; but if l|
mit it, the part newly cut ia bright, but when long!
exposed to the air it becomes dull.
Look again> and see what is the colour of thel
lead. It is blueish grey. *
, Now take it in your bind, and what do^ou per-
eeive? It is heavy, / "^
If I put it into the firjB what happens 1 It meltd
Then, lead is fitsible, for fusible means capable of
beingmelte(|i^': V , / i_^ ^
Now, if I put it before my eyes what happens '^
« I cannot se^ Jiirough it. Then, lead is opaque.
. Mention other objects which are opaque. Ircmi
timber, st&ne^ ■:/ '■^.- ' ■''^''■r{r..^-->'i'"- - '
Meniori some that you can 8ee through! Oktssl
water. ^
What word expresses the quality of - being seen]
through? Transparent. Then, glass and watejj
a^ transparent, but lead is not.--^-^-- ■ ^. ^ • -~-~,
Do you observe aiiything else ©n handling thil
lead? It bends. Then, it is p/iaWe.
When you bend the lead, does it fly back to ittl
former position,? No. ^ ■
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Mention .something, that does. Sted, indian-
fihber, wh^bone. Then, they vltq elastiC) butkad
lis n*;t. / • ,
Now tell what the men are called, who work in
ead. They are called p/M7n6€r*. . ^ /
What do they make of the lead? They make
|pip(^6 to convey water, and cisterns to hold it^
|L( 0(1 is also used to make casements £^nd cottage
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Yes"; in fislwsrmen's nets, to make them
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seeing it used in anything
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I sink. ' » /'
Mention no^ all yoi l(;nbw aboiit lead.
Lead isametd; it domes out of the earth; H:,
L bright wTien newly <nii,; but when exposed to the
I air, it becomes dtUl. / . r X
Lead is also very heavy ; its colour is Uvdsh
W*^ ; it- is easily rnJelted ; and when bent; it will
not fly back to its former position. v
It is, then,yM«*64 but not dastic : it is alao
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The men who woifk lead are called plumberty^
fand it is used to ma^e pipes, cisterns, and cottage'
window;s ; it is also lised in fishermen's nets.
Now I perceive that you khow some of the
quaUties and uses (if lead: wljen you grow older,
you -shall learn a, great deri more.'
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CAT'ERPiLtAR, an insect ; a grub.
au't«aii{, the third of iie seasons, — thafii
which the fruits of tii:<B eartK have reacW^l
theii' full growth. {' ..^ * '
Home, a place of constant resic^wpjje. '
Fur'rovv, any long trench or Jiolfow.
l>usH?Y', darksome ; d^-coloured.
Tim'id, fearful ; wanting courage. "* '
So'ciAt, familiar ; fiti for society.
Ge'nial, natural ; enlivening, ' *
'PROCLAiMsVannounces ; publishes, [another.
_ J 1m 'it ATE, to copy } to follow the manner of
> n Nes'tles, settles or builds in. [plaster.
\ PLAs'TEkED, overlaid with a thick paste oii
The blacky Mrd is in length about eleven inches,
and wdghs f(»ur ounces. It is of a fine deep black
. colour; JLn4ihe bill of a bright yellow, lb are t
edges of Ve eyelids. The female is of abtoWnlsh
colour above; beneath, .of a dirty white, with
d-»sky spots. . It frequents woods and thickets
but in breeding time approaches gardens, and
comes nearer our homes. At other times,, it ii
: lolitary, timid, and restless.
:^ This beautiful and well-kn^wn songster is obs
. of the first vrhich proclaims the genial r^^m of
apring. Though delightful in the woods, 6r at a
distance, the blackbbd's notes arS rather too strong
#-t
sa
jjRD. ■ ^>F a room. When it sin^ from its wooden ca^
>. ,^ mtside the peasant's cottage, its song is as cbarni-
jons, — thafitl «gas that of any featherd chorister .we have. In
have reaches! leaptivit J it easily learns to imitate tl^^ human voice.
The blackbird feeds on insects and caterpillart,
ao'l nestles .in hawthorn hedge? or small shrubs.'
It forms its nests. of iposses and dry grass, plas-"
tired inside with clay strewed with windle straw.
It breeds tAvice in tE^-^ason, and the eggs, five-
.in number, are light blue, with brownish spots. '
Tha blackbird of America is a more social bird;
it frcfjuents tlie orchard, and is often seen follow-
ing the plough, looking for worms in the furrows.
In autumn, they gather ^/va^ flocks, and some-
times produce a roar., by their flight, like di»
le deep black .^^ ^f a waterfall. '; . ... -•
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LEfSON XXIII. THE BUTtlil^T. , ' i
On the rose "what beauteous thing ' '
Rests its glossy^ golden wing? — -
Brother, brother, come and see !
*Tis not a "bird, 'tis not a bee : , • >
Pn each wing a purple eye,— __->'_ _^ i L
'Tig a lovely butterfly ! if
Stand, and see it open wi(
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le manner of
[plaster.
lick paste oi
eleven inches,
)f a btoWnlsh
white, with
.nd thickets
gardens, and
r times,, it ii
igster is one
ial r(jj||im of
K)ds, 6t at a
i^r too strung
Its shining wings, from side t» il^ \
All its tender velved down _
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Shall I take it up, and bring
Home with me so fair a thing 7—
Brother let it soar away :
To enjoy this sunny day ;
In your hand 'twould fade and die :
Fly on thou bhthesome Butterfly!
THE SKY-LARK. •
The sky-lark, when the dews of mom
Ha,ng tremulous on flow'r and thorn,
, And violets round his nest exhalo
Their fragrance on the early gal^, / '
T^ thefir?s sunbeam, spreads his wingsj
Buoyant^th joy, and soars and sings.
He rests not on the leafy spray, •
To warble his exulting Jay ; ;'
But hi|jh above the morning cloijd
Mounts, in triumphant freedom proud.
And swells, when nearest to the sW, •
His noi/cs of sweetest ecstacy.
T lus, my Creator ! thus the more
A y spirit's wirig-li^hee can sow-, ^
The more- she triumphs tp b«told
Thy love in 93^ thy works unfold,
And bid her hymns of rapture be
Moit glad, wh^ rising most to thee !
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LESSON I — BrXERCISE ON WORDS* <
" The seeds of plants are given them for thfl /
lose of producing. o$her i[)lants of #e ^bu^ ,
' for what purpose are seeds given * to plants^
B'or the productioQ of ©therplants of tt© fanw
^md. _,. .v.; ' - •' ■: : i- :,-,,..v ^.:■^^
What isVa plant 1 Any vegetable pr0ucH6nj
lat is, anything that grows. ' *
Name some plants, ^ees, jfmoef^^^aM^i^
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What dtf yoii call jL place plairtedyiith yomji^
rees 1 A plantatwm j/ • A^ -
A place planted with fruit tr^es? /Anor^hartL'
A wild, uncultivated tract of land, trith'lar^^
KMBS? A forest, :, ^ '--'-J':- ' /■■' -■^^('y^''^ ''(
What word signifies land placed with vineit
Thf» fruit of the vine t Gn^P '/ -^-^ r
le juice of the grape | tVi^.
The time of making wine 7 Vintage, s L
A person wAo sells Wine 1 A tnntner^
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A Word which signifies soij,r wine-?^ Vineger,
What part of speech is pant ? A noiin. ^-
Is it ever use<l as a verb ? Yes ; as to phnt i
iree. ) .
Whkt ik the^crson called who plants anythmg!
A plant€f,\ ^ '
The word which signifies to remove a plant
from one spot to another'? Transplant 1
To plant anew ? Replant. '
,To displace by craft I Supplant, ^^
What is the meaning of flower? The blossmM Mentic
\of aplant. ^ * : :\ Jfc, sr/^iw,
What is tlie place called in which flowfers grow!* Oive e
Anoth
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What
Name
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A Jloiver-gqrden-^-ia, Jlower-bed.
A word which signifies a small flour 1 Floret.
To b{^ adorned with flowers 1 Flowery. ,
Flushed with red like some flowery 1 FhriiL
To be without -flowers ? Flowerless, * '
The stem which supports the flower? ^iSnoer
Halki, ■ Sy '■ •■' ■ " ■';/;■" . - '. .-
A cultivat6r of flower^ ? FToristi
Now mention the names of all the fldwers yoil
know.
, ^ What is the n|€aning of the wor3 give? Hi
htitow.
\Vhat is tlie person, who gives oalled ? A gival
: The thing given 1 A gift.
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Another name for gift? Dmatim
The person who gives the donation 1
A word wliich signifies to pardon I For
What part of .speech is forgive! A verbl
Name the corresponding noun. Forgitmes».
Tiie adjective. Forgiving.
The opposite. Unforgtmng. ■■ ■ -
Wiiat part of this word means not ? Un,
MeDtion other words in which un has the sanM>
signification. Unable, unlike, unjust, &c.
The 6/o«o«jI Mention some otlier negative particles, /n, ini,
Give examines, /y^sane, iwjperfect, UicgeLAr^
bgular, j(/wlojral, uaekss, &c.
lowfers grow!^
rl Floret.
}ery.
1 FloriiL
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i^ESSON, ir.— EXERCISE ON WORDS (cONTINUED),
What does the word purpose signify I IrUen-
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9 fldwere joil .The act of composing? Composition. \ lI
The person wha composes?^ Co7n/}o«fer. : Vfc
Wlere are compositors usually employed?' ft
yrinting-offices, « >,/..;
What word, having a near relation to those just
lentioned, signifies to put h: oirder ? Dispose, ^
3 give? %
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If this word used in any other sense! Yesj
» dispose of a thing would mean ^o give it dlway.
What word expresses to put off 1 Postlme.
To put down or degrade ? Depose.
The place where anything is lodgeiV^ Deposit
A word which signifies to lay oppn ? Expose.
To lay on as a burden? Impose.
To place between 1 Interpose. "
To act against or resist? Oppose.
To offer for consideration ? Propose, *
To change places? Transpose.
What part of speechis transpose ? A verb.
What is the noun r Transposition.
Metxtioji other words of which trans forms the
first syUahU. Transfict, transfer, transGx, trans-
form^ transgveasj translate, &c.
What is meant by producing 1 Bringing forth.
How is the word producing formed ? By adding
the termination trig to the verb produce.
. When a Verb terminates with ing, what is it
called? The present participk.
What form is the verbj^ then said ^o have ? Th«
progressive form. / ™- \.
What does that meart? The form of the verb
which expresses that t|4 action
being done. ;
IS in progress of
Nam^
f ord pro<
The ad
The at
The 01
Mcntic
terminate
'dduce, in
tr&duce, I
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rerbs.— ':
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What
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What
What
Its opj
The n
Kindness,
Its 0^1
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incr]pose
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tisef Yes J
e it away,
*ostpone.
Deposit
Expose,
A. verb, ,
forms the
i^fix, trana-
fingforth.
By adding
what is it
.ve ? The
f the verb
rogress of
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Nam# the noun which corresponds with ibt
ford produce. Production.
The adjective. Produrfiw. .
The adverb. Productively.
The opposite- of productive. Unproductive,
Mention all the verbsi you can think of, which
terminate with duce. Adduce^ conduce, dedufx,
educe, induce, introduce, produce, Teduce, Boduci^
tr&duce, Sic. , ,. ^ \,^
Name the jcorresponding adjectives.~The ad-
rerbs. — Their meaning.
What does kind mean? Species — of the libt
nature.
What part of speech is kind 1 A noun.
Is it ever used as an adjective 1 Yesi^^ ,,. -
What does it then medn i Tender — off^tiondtB*
What is the adverb ? Kindly. ^ -
Its opposite 1 Unkindly.
The noun from kmd expressive of affection 1
Kindness,
Its opposite? Unkindness,
Repeat now tlie whole sentence.
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p0]pose of proiucing other plants of the
futX"*
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Lesson III.— ON RfiApiKG.
*" Stress, forde; pressure.
Syl'lablr a f^ound represented by a sinela
hotter or hj a union of letters. ^ ^
Vow EL, a simple sound that can be uttered
^ w.tl.0ut the aid of any other sound.
Ju.xjMENT, the quality of distinguishing pro-
prkty from impropriety. -> r ^
Partic'ular, one distinct from others^
l^v I DENT, plain ; apparent. v ^'
P^EciSEi', exact. -f
Care'less, negligent; heedless.
. Uisagree'able, unpleasing.
Rrn'dlr, to m.'>ke or cause to be.
iNTRooypE', to^ bring in
Pronounce', to uttbr or articulate.
Overcome', subdued.
. Prescri'hed, set down'; direqjed.
aiiHren are sometimes very careless^ in their
manner of reading.. They do not;* reflect, that it
18 a very pleasing thing to know iiow to read a
lesson well. Some children >ea.d so as not to be
heard; others so as not, to he/mderstood hy
tl.eir hearers. These are faults which they should
labour to corrret. In order to become a eodd
reader, the first thing to be attended to is/^fo
prommnce each word correctly. Jhis wiU be
learr,e<l from the in.structioi.s of you? teacher. ' It
aiav also be acquirecUy observing the manner in
which ei
A child
while he
easily p
tlie ijouiii
each woi
Accent ii
syllable i
Beside
pay due
fria iked
rnlon (j),
ruie soic.
is, to pa
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two ; at
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always a
are natui
tlid subjc
short pan
fohne^i.
on the ns
tence, '
/aithfully
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hy a single
be uttered
nd.
lishing pro-:
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JS in their
ct, that it
to read a
not to be
?rsiood by
ley should
e a godd
to iaf to
I will be
Lcher. ' It
aanner in
which educated persons pronounce their wordi
A child sliould endeavour to pronounce correctl}
while he is young. ^ A bad habit is not afterwards
easily overcome. He ought to attend chiefly to
tlie ijouiids of the vowels, and to the syllables of
eaeli word on which the accent should be placed.
Accent is a stress of the voice given to some one
syllable in particular. --^ ^
Besides • pronouncing correctly, ySu must also
pay due attention to the pauses. Those usually
friiuked in books are, the comma (,), the semi-
rnlon (j), t\iQ colon (:), and the period {.). The
ruie somctmics giveii with rega/d ta these pauses
is, to pause at the comma while you could say
'me ; , at the "riemicolon, while you could rcickon
two ; at the colon, while you could reckon three ;
vul at the period, while you could reckotf /our
This may sei-ve as a general rule. There are, how-
ever, other pauses, to which a good rekder wiQ
always attend. He will observe the words whicb
are naturally connected, or convey the sen&e of
tlid subject, and will unite them together, with a
short pause after each little group, of words thug
fohn^i. The length of this pause must depend
on the nature of the subject. Thus, in the sen
tence, * God loves the child, that serves hiw
/aithfully ; '» a good reader will pause not only M
.\ d-
H» '
"child;" W he will introtluce other pauses to
render the sense cleurer, and itoro evident to his
bearers. He will road it thus: "God-love*-
the child, that serves him— faithfullj." 'These
pauses, however, are not of equal length. That
at child, for example, is the longest. The length
<rf Uiis kmd of pauses depends- on the nature of
the subject, and must be determined bj the read-
er's judgment.
' Another requisite of good reading is, due at-
tention to the proper accentuation of words. You
have read of the accent which should be placed
. on certain syllables of each word. Attention to
tiie proper use of it, 4^ one of the means of
enabkng you to pronounce correctly. There is
aJao an accent on.^some particular words in every
sentence ; and good reading very much depends
cm knowmg the precise words on which that accent
Bhould be placed. Nomis, adjectives, principal
rerbs, adverbs, and some pronouns, require an
.iwcent ; but it would not be proper to give to aU
an equal stress of voice. ^'I^o do so would render
your readmg very disagreeable. One general rule
irhich should be fixed in the memory, is, that afl
qualifying words receive the primary accent. By
primary is meant, chief or principal. ^ Adjectives
Mid adverbs are qualifying wards, and, therefore,
N
ofieive t
would be
can DC le
Emphi
good rea(
attend w
lesson ; n
tlie pause
quires; a
qualifying
tences,-— ^
the art of
f Ho'si
I ^ ViCIN
I I Fi'br
[(Juan
w TStaV
I I Fine,
I j Ne9'i
* [Raw,
^ TPrevi
I j Sort,
I I Adap'
Tho cic
•oldoount]
T pauses to
ident to his
x\ — loves—
'/' 'These
gth. That
The length
! nature of
'J the read-
is, due at-
ords. You
be placed
ttention to
means of
There is
s in everj
h depends
)hat accent
principal
•equire an
jive to aU
lid render
neral rule
9, that aQ
3ent. By
Adjectives
therefore,
■ •' /■/•■-■ " ■ . "
^ ^ V'- 98 ;-:■■ "■
•ive to primarj accent. The ether rules
wouM be too difficult for you at prosont. They
can be learned hereafter.
EfMasis, too, which is another rcciuisite of,
good reWing,. cannot now be taught you. If you
attend \^ell to the three things prescribed in this
lesson ; namely, to pronounce correctly; to makie
Hie pauses which the sense of what you read ro-
quires; and to give a stress of the voice to tlw
qualifyuig words Ox" each member of your sen^
tences,— you cannot fail to make great progress in.
the art of reading.
LESSON IV. WOOL.
f Ho'siERar; stockmgs, socks, &c.
I I Vicin'ity, neighbourhood.
^ I Fi'bre, a small thread or string.
I^Quan'titys portion ; bulk.
5 r St a'i-le, (fstiblished in commerce. - '
I I Fine, not rough; not uneven or coarse.
I I Ne9'essary, needful ; indispensable.
^ (^ Raw, not prepared.
^ j Prevents', hinders or obstructs.
I J Sort, to separate into kinds ; to cull or select
« I Adapt', to make suitable or fit.
* t Smooth, to make anything even on the surfaca.
Tho clothing made from -wool is adapted to
•old countries. It does not ianpart warmth itself
,f^
m
■w-l
m
■I,
in:'
ptovents the warmtii
r, . \. , „ V covering: ^. ^ ,
It isVtaken from the living animal in the summer
8€as(^, and in that state is called the^ece. The
v^vool of the Spanish sheep is extremely fine: io
' Spain, a flock often contains a thotisand sheep.
The first thing done with the raw trool, is to
pick and sort it; this is very necessary, as the
same sheep produces wool of various qualities. It
is cleansed, and put into the hands of the wool^
comber, who, by means of iron-spiked combs, of
; different degrees of fineness, draws out the fibres,
smooths and straightens them. It is^ then ready
for the spinmr, ^ho forms it into threads, the
more twisted of which are called w(n'stedy and the
leQs twisted are called yam. It is then employ
in tlie making of every description of hosieif^
stuffs, carpets, flannels, blankets, and cloths, a
very large quantity oK,woollen clothing, is nfa^e ii^
EnglanU^JtjvasJwmferly regards as the staple
trade of tlie kingdom,^d to mark nts import-'
ance, the Lord Chancellor sits upon a vml^ack.
The wool most esteemed is the English, chiefly
that about Leominister, Cptswold, and the Isle of
'Spanish
cularly
Segovia;
and the French, in the vicinity of Berry. Saxony,
ale^, is much celebrated for the fineness of its wool.
Vk'oL
Fla'i
Stri'i
' Desc:
Free
Unit]
Floa
{
V
" A porti
into stean
seen, asc(
cold cond
to float in
■These dr(
cpld of tl
sometimes
which for
frog^n bef
in the aha
of these J
called
When
body from
g| of sheep,
the sararaer
fee. The
'Ij fiue : io
Jshcep.
TYool, is to
iry, as the
lalities. It
f the wool.^
combs, of
the fibres,
then ready
treads, the
^dy and the
I emplo;?^
»f . hosie™
cloths. ^^
is nik^e ii^
the staple
33 import-
sh, chiefly
the Isle of
t Segovia;
S^jcony,
r its wool.
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U8S0N y.-T^AINv SNOW, AXD^E^^H^
3
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Cl^^iD, a flt^c^r flowing Enibstsmce, afli-water*
Ray> a beam ^t light* " ^ \\
l'our, hue 0^ tint. , \ ^^
pear'ance, th(9 thing perceived or seenL
od'e'rate, temberate ; mild. i
V|['pLET, the name of a sweet flower,
Ii^lA'ky, lying in payers or strata,
Stri'kino, sujirpriding and remarkable.
' Descend' tq come down.
Freeze, tft^arden into ice.
Unite', to join into one.
Float, to ipove lightly upon the surface/
fluid— as on the air.
' A portion of all liquids is C09sta.ntly concerted
into steam or vapour. This vapour, as y<^ liav«
seen, ascends ind forms the clouds. ^Vken the
cold condenses the clouds, they become toq heavj^
to float in the air, and fall in drops pn the eartlii
*These drops of falling water we call min. The!
cpld of the higher portion of the atmosphere is^
sometimes so great as to freeze the watery particles
which form the cloilds. If these particles become
fro^n before they unite into drops, Mey deseed
in the shape of small stars with six points. Several
q( these joined together, form flaky masses, which
called snow, — ^
When the cold is so moderate/ as to allow th|
fji
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l^articlcs^of water to unito into drops, before freei.
mg takes place,* the j form pieces of ico, called
hail. If, when the suii is shining, a shower of
rain falls citjier around, or at some distance bef(M«
us, Ave may see in thel air opposite to the sun,
large bow, of bright alnd beautiful colours, whi^h
is called a rainbow. This striking appearance in
caused by the sun's fays befng refracted or broker
III the falling drops. Thd uppermost colour of
the. rainbow is red; and the lowest violet.
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LESSON VI,^-ST. VIWCENT OF PAULr— ^
Sy.i'pathy, compassion ; fellow-feeling. ,
Be 4efac'tor, he who confers a benefit.
Ill man'itv, benevolence'; charity.
Su 'sTiTUTE, one acting for another.
Cy >j:er', course of life or action.-— — ~-
' Ej< jEs'sivE, beyond dtfc bounds.
WRETCH'ED^^niserable ; forlorn.
^ rHERO^iGflioble ; magnanimous.
^ J-JfrX'k'iTABLE, bountiful ; kind.
"[TEh'RiBLE, dreadful ; frightful.
ONiZED, declared woriliy of veneration asi
'» follow or succei d. [saint in heaven
sliow by testimony.
TioN^ placed in a certain post. <
^PRdc5^',w>, obtain; to acquire.
history of mankind scarcely fomishw m
-■ / ' ■ ..'■-^^ ■. ;-: i'.
St. Vitti
farmer, ti
Iirinoiier i
as 'A slat
«am(; a ]
oF the p(
L^alkys.
by oarsy .
Tlic refo
fortunate
fn* tliem,
ihem was
A young
/ears. I
"»)f.his mi
it had re
Vincent ]
Bubstitute
months, t
fact was
set at libe
ness whicl
St. Vin
&t Paris ;
for it in ]
, before freei.
)f ico, called
a shower of
stance hcfon
to the sun,
olours, wliii'h
ippearance in
ted or broljci
ist colour of
tkt.
PAUL.
jeling,
enefit.
r.
er.
meration asi
nt in heaven
fomishw M
\ ; ^
!ii»u*»)t« of 80 great^a benefactor t6 humanity ad
St. Vit.t?rit of Paul. He was the son of a poor,
farmer, uul ;it about thirty /ears of age was taken
lin>(mer iwd carried to Tunis, where he was soM
as a A/rtiY. Having escaped into France, he be-
«am(! a pricat, und devoted himself to the service
oF the poor pi 'soners condemned to work in the
i:a}kys. The gaM-ys were large vessels, worked
by ocr*, .the labour 'jf which tras very excessive.
Tlie reform which ho 'effected amongst these un-
fortunate pqople, and the comforts he procured
fn- tliem, were truly surf rifein^. His career amongst
ihem was marked by an acfc of heroic benevolence.
A young man who had becu oonvicted of smug-
fTlii^g, was condemned to tht galleys for three
/ears. He complained in the most moving terms
H)f.his misfortunes, and of the distress to which-.
It had reduced his wife and infaat fan^jRl^'St.
Vincent procured .his release by becoming %is "
Bubstitute, arid worked in the galieys for eight
months, with his leg chained to the oar. The
fact was then discovered, and, of course, he was
set at liberty ; but he retained all his life the spre-
ness which the chain had caused.
St. Vmcent established the Foundling Hospittu
*t Paris ; and by a jmgle speech which he made-
for it in a moment of distress, he instantly raised
J 11
. t ' ••
■f
/:'»
iJ
war they
^ess. St.
sympadvf
K
a subscription of forty ' thousand French livres.
[n a war,, which took place in his iime, • several
German soldiers, who had entered the army of,
. t'rance, were 43tationed in I'aris anc^ it^ neigh
h mrhood. At , the conclusion of thi
were reduced to the most frightful d
Vinq6nt excited so general a. spirit o . _
ill tiieir behalf, tWt he was soon enabled to pro-
vide ;for their subsistcncej and to send them back
clothed and fed to their /own country. ''iThe cala
mitijis of the same war /were terrible in\ som'e of
the provinces. of France; A year of great scarcity
coming on, faniine and pestilence ensued! Great
uuiiibers perished of hunger, and even their dead
bodies lay unburied. Information Of thia^ seen*
(JF wo being carried to St. Vincent, he*rii,ised a
, subscription of twelve, mijilions of French money,
and applied it to tliC rclil'f of the wretched objects
These, and a multitude of other charitable acts,
. were proved when he 'was caiionized Lhy^^JPoY
' Clement the Twelfth, in the year one thousaoi
seven liundred and thir^-seven.
"t
1
««#i««^«>.
4
A-
•enoh livres.
;ime, 'several
Ibe army of,
d it^ neigh-
e , war they
iWess. St.
)fl 8ympa%
bled, to pro--
d pern back
. "iTUe cala
inlsom'e of
je&i scarcity
luedJ, Great
Q their dead
f thia^ seen*
he* Tiiised a
ench money
ched objects,
iritable aets,
^d ^bj^.,Pop(
ne thousani
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lASSOif VII. — THE brother's PARTI RO.
When shall we three meet a^inl i
When shall We three -meet agami
Oft shair glowing hope expire,
Oft shall wearied love retire,^
fit shall death and sorrow reign,
re we three shall meet again.
Though in distant l^i^ds we sigh,
Parched ^beneath a ferv|d sky,
Though the de^ between us rolls.
Friendship shall unite ouf souls;
« Still in fancy's rich domain,
Oft shall wo three meet a^lin.
When around this youthful jp^^ne .
Moss shall creep and ivy^ine;
When our buniish'd locks are grey,
Thinnfd bj&^^^many a toil-spent day,
' May this long-loved bow'r remain,
Here may we three meet again h
When the dreams of life are fled;
When its wasted lamp in dead ;
- When in cold oblivion's shade ;,
Beauty, ^outh, ^d pow'r are laid|
Where immortal spirits reign,
*^^:irhere niay we three m^t again!
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LESSON VIII. THE ORANGE AND LEMOS.
Ra'rity, a thing valued for its scarceness.
Por'tugal, tlio most westerly country of tlit
„ continent of Europe.
** I PROFu'sion, alJundance ; exuberant plenty.
' Ag'iD, tartness; sourness.
[ Pro^'ess, course or onjer of tilings.
Golu'en, bright and shining like gold.
Refresh'ing, cooling; reanimating.
Fe'verish, troubled with or tending to a fever
Nour'ishing, nutritious , having the qualities
i Del'icate, weak. [of food,
f IvEvivEs', gives new life or vigour.
I I VVrap'ped, rolled or folded.
I <: Can'died, 'preserved and encrusted with sugar
"^j Disagrees', agrees not or is unfit for.
^ Yields, emits or gives out.
The finest of the foreign fniits brou^t into
tliis country is the orange. It is, at present, sold
very cheap. The first orange brought into Europe,
was so great a rarity, that it was sent as a present
to a Portuguese nobleman. Oranges are mostly
received into this country from SL MichaeTs,-'
one of the Azores,— .Mo/^a, Portugal, and Spain,
The orange grows upon a beautiful tree, which
bears a profusion of flowei/s and golden fruit at
■3*
thu ^ame time ihis ti^Ge hasMen knownTto
.flourish upwards of four hundred years. It is so
productive,, tha^ a single tree will yield upwaidf
fh'" f ■ ■'■'''■ . •. — ■,■„
of twent
ji6t riper
the trees
usually g
and Dec
fruit, if 1
country,
dry leaf,
chests CO
oranges,
The r
freshing,
for child
and its
most de
single rij
with its ,
The li
the sout
aCid jtfi<
diciuc ai
preserve
kingdom
green- he
the coun
■^•\^
LEMOS.
Tceness.
iitry of tlif
t plenty.
)1(1. '
»to a fever
he qualities
[of food.
with sugar
aught into
esi^nt, sold
ito Europe,
3 a present
.re mostly
OdkaeTsy—
md Spain,
ree, Trhicb
1 fruit at
^
m
of twenty-five thousand oranges ! Oranges d©
^()t ripen until sfring. The finest remain upon
the trees until another crop appears. They ar« ,
usually gathered for this country between OctobflP
and December, while they are green; for the
fruit, if ripe, would be spoiled on- its way to ^
country. The oranges are wrapt separately in a
dry leaf, and packed in chests. Each of these^
chests contains from eight hundred to ajhousand
oranges, ♦ "
The rich juicy -;>w/;) of the orange is very re^
freshing. It is wholesome, and even nourishing
for childreli. It revives a feverish sick person,
and its pleasant"" acid seldom disagrees with the
most delicate stomach. In its native country, a
Bmgle ripe orange, when cut, will fill a deep plate
with its juice.
The lerrum is likewise brought in chests from
the southern parts of Europe. It yields a fine
aCid JsCice, which is useful m cookery, in me-
dicine and in some processes of the arts. The
"pedy a8??vcll as that of the orange, is candiedy or
preserved with sugar, as a sweetmeat. In this
kingdom orange and lemon trees are cultivated in
known to
It is so
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LESSON IX. THE SECRET OF BEING ALWAYt^
SATISFIED. ,
•9
2
r Disposi'tion, temper of mind.
I Condi'tion, state; lot. . * .
I Symp'tom, sign or indication.
(. Pacil'ity, ease ; readiness.
True, real ; genuine.
Chief, first or principal.
fN'TiMATE^ familiar.
Content'ed, satisfied ; not repining.
r Reflect,' to consider attentively.
I Explain', to make plain or clear.
I Oc'oypY, to tak? up ; tn have possession of.
1^ Admi red, regarded with wonder and love. . '
A certain Italian bishop was remarkable for Lis
happy and contented disposition. He met with
many afflictions ; bat it was observed, that he ne^er
repined at his condition, nor betrayed the haat
symptom of impatience. An intimate friend of
his, who highly admired the virtue which he
thoughliit was impossible to imitate, one day
asked the good prelate, if he could communicate
the secret of his being always satisfied. « Yes,"
leplied the good a|d man ; " I can teach you my
eccrj
■elf. « ]
whatever
Ifee^ven,
is to g,et
and call
occupy b
on the w
are, who
than mys
is placed
very little
Invok
Taugi
Desei
thing more than in making a right use of my
eyes." His friend begged of him to explaim him-
iNNOl
A poor I
Ibj two of
ALWATt
V
\,
sion cf, ,
i love. >
)le for Ills
met with
t he ne^er
the letust
friend of
nrhich he
one day
imunicato
" Yes,"
1 you my
lu in no-
9 of my
um him-
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■elf. "Most willingly," tetumed the bishop. "In
whatever state I am, I firs, - all look up to
fee^ven, and reflect, that my chiex nsiness her*.
18 to g^t <berc ; I then look down upon uhe earth,
and call to mind that when'I am dead, I shall
occupy but B. small space of It ; I then look abroad
on the world, and observe what multitujies there
are, who, m every respect, are much worse off
than myself. Thus, I iearn where true happiness
18 placed, where all my cstr^s must end, and how
very little reason I have to repine or to complain.''
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SON X, — THE HArt^ MARY.\
^ ^ SION? entreaty for another; mediation.
^ON FiDENCE, trust in the goodness of another.
Church, ' The congregation of aU the faithfuL»»v
A NGEL,"Apurespirit withoutabody,^'&c.[&«. ^
AR'nENT, warm ; affectionate. /
Try'ing, putting to severe trial.
Ho^LY, religious ; sacred. /
, Ex'cELLENT, bemg of great woM ; eaunenl
Invoke', to call upon ; to pray
Taught, instructed.
Desert^ to abandon ; -to^forHal
. Announce', to make known; to proclaim.
A poor girl, lying on her death^bed, was visited
by two of the Sisters of Charfy, They found
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her instructed in the duties of religion, and irell
disposed for her awful passage to eternity.
On Visiting her a second time, tfiey perceired
that J^er last hour was fast approaching ;' and one
'of tliom having reminded her of it, exhorted her
to invoke the Blessed Virgin, whose intercession
is most powerful at that trying moment. The poor
girl raise<l her dying eyes, looked at the lady for
a moment, and replied, that she had gone to the
■ convent school, where she had been taught to say
the *Hnil JVfflry whenever she ' heard the clock
strike, and that she had continued to do so even
when she was selling roots in the market.
She then burst forth into the most ardent ex-
pressions of the consolations which it afforded her,
and of the confidence she had that the Blessed
Virgin would not now desert her. She died sood
after. ^
This was, indeed, a holy practice, and one that
s^ yaunot be too strongly reoonimended to young
persons. It tends to remind them of death, and
to excite their confidence in the protection of the
Mother of God.
Tiie Hail Mary is one of thfl mfwt fxcellpnt
*lieM^h(
Elizabeth
Blessed 'V
wjis made
How" b
coraposed-
" Hail
thee; bles
is the .fri
Mother of
It the houi
A child
Itiraes in
thousand i
this poor g
reflect that
number of
afford him
the Blesse
frequently
that awful
Deed of hei
Rememb
prayers we can use. Part of it was brought froa
heaven by the angel Gabriel, when he came to an
Dounce to the Blessed Virgin that she was to bi
raying to
^ul. It It
play frequ(
n, and irell
f perceiyed
g ;' and one
shorted her
intercession
The poor
the ladj for
gone to the
bught to say
the clock
do so eyen
(t.
ardent ex*
kfiforded her,
the Blessed
e died sood
ad one that
1 to young
death, and
iction of the
a t-jBxcelleiA
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*lie Mother of God ; part of it was spoken by St
Elizabeth, inspired by the Holy Ghost, when thv
Blessed Virgin went to ^risit her; and part of U
KJis made by the Church.
How beautiful are the words of which it is
composed-!—, , r "^ .
" Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
thee ; blessed art thou among women, and blessed
is the .fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Hqly Mary,
Mother of God, pray for us, sinners, now, and
It the hour oY our death. Amen." )
A child who says this little prayer tea or twelre
times in the day, will have said it about four
thousand times at the end of the year. If, like
this pobrgirl, he were on his death-bed, and could
reflect jliat he had said this prayer piously such a
Dumbei^ of times, what consolation would it not
afford him ! May he not confidently hope, that ■
the Blessed Virgin, on whom he had called so
frequently during life, would not forsake him at
that awful moment, when he wiU most stand in
Deed of her assistance ? ■ '
Remember, however, that it is nhf hy ^ nw e^
7"^
rought froa
came to an
e was to bi
raying to the Blessed Virgin you can save yoii
^ul. It is by leading a good life. But if you
piay frequently to her, she will obtain for you
■hi
pi
til f
'■c
m
from God, tte graces nfhich will enaW^ou/to do
so. She will obtain for you, also, tbe greaies^' of
all graces, a happy death.
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LESSON XI — MONKS OF ST. BERNAkD.
Hov'el, a shed ; a shelter for cattle.
Sibe'ria, an immense tract west of Russia id
Europe, and North of Tartary.
It'aly, a peninsula south of the Alps, anj
^ the most celebrated country of Europe.
FRAG'MENT,apiece; a detached portion, [scent
^ Pre9'ipice, a headlong stcop ; an abrupt de
► Forlorn', helpless; lost. / r.
Desert'ed, abandoned. /
Robust', strong ; vigorous.
Mel'ancholy, sad ; dismal.
Mild, clement ; genial. '
Ex'tr^cate, to disengage ; to free from any im.
LA<j'ERAqrED, rent or torn ; wounded, [pediment.
WARN'ED,N;aused to look or notice.
Reach, to airn^e at. ^
Requi'red, needed or demanded.
A poor soldier, traveBi|ig from Siberia to tiie
I^ace of his nativity in iSfcljr, set out from the
nllage of St'. Pierre, in the afWoon^jn the hop I
•5 <
«r reachin^the mwiastery of St.^Bmiard before
; ilkidnight. Jie missed his way, andSn climbing
up. a precipice, laid hold of the fragment of a
V
rock, wli
liim intc
and his 1
to extri
iiaving (
ditioD ui
naonly u
ished.
He sj
in crawl
anything
nard, on
were wai
tiie poor
(lis succc
the hove
from hu]
taised hi
the villa^
snow. 1
so that i
well as
their dee
At th<
received
Kituation
continue
\,^
^oiL'to do
greates^'of
//
BVAHD.
[e. '■■
f Russia 10
Alps, anJ
Snrope.
tipn. [scent
abrupt de
om any im-
[pediment.
eria to tiiej
t from the I
in the hot
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rock, which, separating from tn^ mass, rolM with
liim into the valley below. His clothes were torn,
and his body sadly bruised and lacerated^ Unabl«
to extricate himself from the snow, and night
iiaring come onj he reniaihed in that forlornxjon-
dition until morning. The weather was uncom^
monly mild for the season, or he must have per-
ished.
He spent the whole of the two following days
in crawling to a deserted hovel, without having
anything to eat. Two of the monks of St. Ber-
nard, on their way to the village about sunset,
were warned by the barking of then: dog, and saw
tlie poor man 9,t a distance, They hastened to
(lis succour. They found him\ at the entrance of
tiie hovel, unable to move^ an^ apparently dying
from hung6r, fatigue, and los$ of blood. They
laised him on their shoulders, ind carried him to
the village, a distance of five miles, through the
snow. He was about the middle size, and robust ;
so that it required a great effort of strength, m
well as management, in the bripthren, to reaob
their destmation. ' ^ 1
At the village of St. Pierre the poor travelleg-
received all the attention which his melancholy
Kituation required, ai^ thus became enabled t»
continue his jonmey.
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LESS0I7 XII.^— FRIENDSHIP.
Sure not to life's sliort span confined
Shall sacred friendship glow;
Beyond the grave the ardent mind
, Its best delights shall know,
. . ■<•
Blest scenes, where ills no* more annoj,
Where Heaven the flame approves ;
Where beats the heart to 'nought but joy,
And ever lives and loves. ' .
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There frieridship's matchless .worth shall shine ^
To hearts like ours so dear;
There angels owii\its pow'r divine —
Its native home Is there.
For here below, though friendship's charm
Its soft delights display, \^
Yet souls like ours, so touchM, so warm.
Still pant for brighter day!
HYMN OP EVB.
< ■
Hew cheerful along the gay mead
The daisy and cowslip appear;
The flocks, as they carefully feed,
-Rejoice in the spring of the year.
lod
nnoy,
res ;
but joy,
ihall shine "
3 chana
wanoy
The niyrtles fat shade Jhefgay bow'tt, \
^ The herbage that springs from the^sod, •
Trees, phntl cooling fruits, .and sweet flawH
All rise tof the praise of my God.
Shall man, fie great master of all,.
The only/insensible prove 7
Forbid it, fiir Gratitude's call,
Forbid it, Devotion and Love.
The Lord, who such wonders couM niise^ "
And still can destroy with a nod, '
Wy lips shall ir cessantly praise.
My soul shall be wrapt in my God. . ^
'Mi
MAY.
May, thoti month of rosy beauty, '
Month when pleasure is a duty ; ^
Month of bees, and month of floVere,
Month of blossom-ladei^/ bowers ;
thou merry month (implete, '
May, thy very name i^ sweet!
1 no sooner write the word -
Than it seems as though it heard,
^d looks up, and kn ■
aigt^g-at
me.
r/ — — >- «VFM glM
Like a sweet face,^sily;
Jiike an actual coloih' bright,
Pushing from the p^r's white.
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LESSON XIII. — SACRED HISTOBY.
rROM THE CRIATiON OP THR WORLD TO TIIB aENSkAft
DELUOE, A.H., 1656.
Fir'mamenT) the sky ; the heavens.
Mem'ory, remembrance ; the power of reocA
J. lecting things past.
J Understand'ing, the intellect ; — that facnltji
which conceives ideas, and which know»
Eter'nity, durationiri^liout Qjad. [and juc(gcs.
Fi'erV, flaming — aflame-like.
Immor'taL, never to die ; perpetual. - ),
Mis'erable, unliappv ; wretched.-
Pure, unmixed ; simple or uncomj^ounded. ,
Ten'der, kind ; compassionate. . *
Cease, to leave oflF.
Adore', to worship ; to honour highly. •
Revolt'ed, rebelled. . ^ _.
Crush," to bruise. ' v
Inspire', to breathe or infuse into.
God existed frpm all eternity. Heywas infiiiitelj|
happy in himself and could derive/ no advan
from the existence of creatures. He was infinitel
powerful, and could do whatevey he pleased. Il
was he who created ''all things ^at we see or heai
of ;^fthe siin!^ moo|^ stars, ^hes, birds, bei&tf
iMig[els, and ben. The ho)y Scripture teaches
that be la^ade this world, 4nd all it contaJns, i»
e
Oni
On t;
On tl
iVaters ;
On t
stjirs
On tl
iJie fishc
On i
animals
To mi
cvi!^.. imi
undcrsta
eternal
and friei
to God,
after a c
alive int
God I
spirits, t
precise ti
Soine of
demned ^
wi(;ked e
•IX days ; and tiiat on the seventh day he restei
from his labours, that is, ho ceased to make aiq
new creatore.
now hapj
ever. S<
and prot(
■J , -^
'■ : ■. V
RY.
S aENBkAft
IS.
8ver of reocA
-that facnltji
yhich knowt
[and judges.
lal. - ,
pounded.
gWy.
ivas mJBnitcljl
10 advant
nras infinitely
pleased, id
B see or heai
irds, bei&s^
ore teaches
contain9t ii
ay he restei
to make aiq
On tlie first djij Clod made the light.
On the second day he inade the firmament.
On the tliird, ho separated the -dry land from th«
*rater« ; after which he created the plants a;^(l trees.
On the fourth day he made the sun, mootr,"and
stiirs ■ f ' ■' r, :
On the fifth, he made the birds of the air, and
ihe fishes that swim in the waters.
On the sixth, lie naade the difierent kinds of
animals ; and, last of all, he m»de maiw^^___}
To man he gave an immortal soul; made to his~
c'ft'rj. image and likeness ; gifted with memory,
understanding, and will; and destined to enjoy
eternal hapjpiness. He created him in his grace
and friendship ; and if man had continued faithful
to God, believer would have died, but would,
after a certain time of trial, have been carried up
alive into heaven.
Go(J also created the angels, who were pure
spirits, to adore and enjoy him for ever. The
precise time of their, creation is not exactly known.
Some of them revolted against God, were con*
demned to hell, and are now called devils or
wicked spirits . Such' as remained faithful, ar —
now happy with JSod, and will continue so for
ever. Some of them are given to us as guardians
•nd protectors, and arc thenrfbre ,callcd \nardinv
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mngels. They inspire" lis with good and Jioly
thoughts, and assist us to overcome the tempta-
tions of the wicked spirits, who continually seek
our ruin. -
The first mjin wasi named Adaniy from whose
Hide God took one of his ribs, ;and formed it into
' a woman, whp was Called Eve, From them we
I)ave all descended. They are therefore called our
. fwH parents. God placed , them in the garden of
paradise : and to remind him that he was their
Lord and Creator^ he c9|mPinded them not to eat
tlie fruit of a tree, calliefthe tree'of the knowledge
cif good and evil. He also warned them, tjiat in,
whatever day they eat of it, they should die. ^ One
of the wicked spirits appeared., to Eve under the
form of a serpent, and J)ersuaded.her to eat the
.-.forbidden fruit, telling her that" by doing so, «he
would become .like God, having the knowledge of
good and evil. 'Eve suffered herself to be
by him ; she eat of the« fl|Kit, and then
Adafii, who al^ cat it. God immedi:
koonced sentence of death upon thefo, an'd drove
i!&fti from the garden of paradise, placing an angef
^fi«gry sword at' the entrance, to prevent their
cnniie
world}
j^dam, sin and death entered
his descendants were' staioed
with his
.Hr Gor
d<Jo'm
jfcmiijjr
. punisJMr
that till
serpent'
that ' on
would (]
power oi
,3
s.
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=fN1
and ]io1y
le tcraptai-
I'ally seek
•om Whose
icd it into
1 tlicin we
called our
garden of
was their
not to eat
knowledge
11, tjiat in,
die. ^ One
under the
to cat the
ng so, «he
an'd drove
g an angef
event their
^ with his ^jg|; ^ ll|Fiould he- for ever liiserable.
•^if GoH^ff Ij^jf i||<^er ' mercy did not proville a Re-
d<fcmj|MJ|^Thi8 he promised to do, foflie io sooner
;^:retn7iP?(roui;^r8t p^^^ of their guiltl and its
punishment, than he comforted them by diclarii
tliat the seed of the woman should ^ crl
9erp«jnt?8 head. The meaning of these W(^U3 whs,
that' cue sliould descend from^ the wpiii|^/ who
would deliver . nlankind from sin, death,4^nd d»
power of the de>jil. . ' i
LESSON XIV. — SACRED HISTORV (cONTINUEd).
Inclina'tion, a leaning or tendency towardi
Pk'riod, time or.epoch. sr [anything.
Pas'sioNj any violent emotion of the mind.
Spk'cie^, a kind ; a sort. >
Cu'bit, a measure of eighteen inches.
Jeal'ous, angry at rivalship. .
Gen'eral, relating to the entire.
ANVv,^pvoked; :;
Mmf^LEfm, entire. ' #
WIck'ed, vicious ; morally badi
Decline', to go off or from. "
En'vied, hated another for any excellenoCi
REroRD'ED, registered or enrolled. .
Inher'it, to possess as an heir. [the oSier
e
5.
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Intermar'ry, to marry some 6f each family with
, By th6 fall of our first parents, all mankind
are l»om in sin and ignorance, accompanied witb
a 8tr6ng inclination to evil.
th entered
)re' stained
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f
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Hi
The two fis*st sons of AtJanC were Cuin and
Abel. Abel was a good man, and a friend of
Opd. Cain was of a verjr jeulous disposition. He
envied his brother qn account of his virtue, and
uffered his passion to become so strong, iliat hi
the end he shed his brother's blood. His chihh'en
inh^itcd their father's vices, and became a very
wicked ratte.
Atkra had- a third son, named Seth. He was
a go6t\ man, and the father of a very virtuous
-race ; jbut they intermarried with the descendants
of Caip, and then became as wicked as the rest.
The coVruption became so general, that the name
and woiyiip of God was scarcely known upon
eartl*^ C(od was angry," j^^ resolved to destroy
aril mankind by a deluge, reservmg only Noah and
his family to repeople the earth. He commanded
Noah to bu\ld an ark, and to take with^ him into
it a couple of birds and beasts of eveiy species.
The ark was a large vessel, and took a hundred
years in building.
When Noah and his family, that is, himself
his wife, their three sons, with their wives, were
■afe in the ark^ God poured down rain on the
earth for forty days and^giits together. The
water ^vered the whole earth, and rose fifteen
cubits mgher than the highest mountains. I|
Cuin aiid
a friend of
iition. He
rirtue, and
g, that ill
Is children
me a very
He was
Y virtuous
escendants
the rest.
the name
own upon
to destroy
Noah and
}mmanded
" him into
y species.
I hundred
, himself,
veSf were
tt on the
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cofitcmued at its greatest heipt about six monflis,
and destroyed every living ^ing, except what was
in the ark. The water then began to decline, and
at the end of six months more, the earth was
again fit for therreception of man.
Noah now came out of the ark, and the first
tiling he did was to build an altar, ;in.d oficr sacri
fice.to God, to thank him for his preservation.
The flood happened in tho year of the world
1656. From the creation of the world to tliis
period, the knowledge and worship of God were
preserved in the families olM;he Patri^ohs. Pa-
triarch is a name given to the head of a tribe, or
tiuraber of families. The names and ages of these
Patriarchs are recorded in the holy Scriptures.
1 hey were ten m number : —
/
Adam, created
Setli,
Enos,
Cainan, /
Malaleel,
Jared,; :^ 7
Enoch,*
Mathusalem,
Lam ecl u
bom,
j»
130
235
325
395
460,
622
687
died,
930
1042
1140
1235"
1290
1422
1656
1056
930.
m
905
910
895
96?
969
2006
rrr
950
f» f
i
1M
)r. The
se fifteen
bins. It
Noah,
• Enoch " walked with God and was seea no more : b«cauw
Ovd took him "—when he was 365 yean eld.
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LESSON XV#-THE EVIL OytAW,
I Pretence', a pretext or fals§ reason.
I I Just'ice, equity ; fairnes^ •
I yOp'FirE, public emplojEDfent.
? Boo^TY, plunder ; spoflT \ \
. Cheese, food made^ milk curds. \
Cun'ning, artfulY crafty. \
Up'right, hone/t ; not declining from the riirbt.
Content,' satisfied. ^ ^^
Le'gal, pertaining to law.
^ Arch, waggish ; sly.
' Decide', to determine a dispute.
Beseech', to beg ; to implore.
Squan'der, to spend profusely.
Outweighs', exceeds in heaviness or weight,
t Set tle, to decide ; to fix by legal sanctiW
Two hungry cats having stolen some cheese
they could not agree between themselves iow to
divide their booty ; they, therefore, went to law ;
and a cunr«L>^: monkey was to decide the case. -
" Let uo see,'* said Pug, with as arch a look as
could be. " Ay., aye ; this slice, to be sure, out-
weighs the other , »' and with that he bit oflF a
large piece, in ordi'* . as he told them, to make a
\fiiir balance. ■
\ Tliu vOkt scale was now become too heavy,
which gave this upnght judge a pretence to make'
fre« with a second mouthful.
I
i^mit*!
•/^...^
..„._;,._..
kW,
Ml.
nthe
rigbt.
r weight,
auctions.
le cheese
es now to
it to law ;
case,
a look as
sure, oat-
bit off a
make a
-- m
** Hold, hold," cried the two cats—*' give eadi
of us her share of what is left, and we will lo
content."
"If you are content," said the monkey, " Jos-
ice is not — the law^ my frier is, must have it«'
course.'^jl --.
^B^^^is, he nibbled first one piece, and tlien
the^t!ft^,^till the poor cats, seeing their cheese in
a fai J way to be all eaten up, most humbly begged
liim not to put himself to any further trouble, but.
to give them what still remamed.
" lla, ha, ha ! not so fast, I beseech you, good
ladies," said Pug. " We owe justice to ourselves
as well as to you ; and what remains is due to me
in right of my office."
Upon this, he crammed the whole into his
mouth at once, and very gravely broke up the
court. *i^
Thus it often hajupens with persons who go to
law; they squander, their property in legal ex-
p«isc8, whilst it gcies into the pockets of tlu
winctt they employ to settle their rlisputcs. ,
y'l
< )^ ww ^
m
K) heavy,
9 to make
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nh
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LESSON Xyi — ST. FELICITAS AND HER SKVW
• " SONS.
M^r'tyk, one who by his death bears 'mtooss
to the truth he maintams.
Cen'tury, a hundred years. •
Tribit'nal, a judge's^seat.
I^m'peror, a monarch in ti tle and dignity su-
' perior to a king.
Nu'merous, containing many.
Glo'rious, honourable ; illustrious.
^ < PERNi'cious, very hurtful ; destructive.
Faith'ful, firm to the truth.
Gen'erous, liberal ; munificent.
' Com 'bat, to resist*; to oppose.
j^ En a'ble, to empower ; to make able.
m!i I ■< Reward', to requite or recompense.
'^ Trace, to mark out. „^
Compel', to force ; to constrain.
Among the martyrs of the second century wm
St{ Felicitas, who with her sevwi sons, was put
to death in the year 166. She was a Roman lady
of distinction, who, on the death of her husband,
had devoted herself to the care of her own salva>
tion and that. of her numerous family. Her viv-
tuous conduct gave much delight to the Christians,
but great offence to the pagan priests. They per
Buaded Ihe empeyor, that the gods were justly
offended at the decay of their worship, and that
the only means of appeasing them was, to com
crown.
a SEYEM
Eirs ^vitDoss
dignity su-
ave.
e.
entury wm
s, y,'a& put
loman lady
r husband,
own salva-
Her vii-
ChristianSy
They per
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pal such Christians as Felicitas, to join in nffenng
sacrifice to them.
The affair was referred to Publius, prefect of
die city, who sent for the holy woman. He first
used kindness, then threats^ to? induce her to join
in the pagan worship. All his efforts were of no
avail : Felicitas refused to yield. " The spirit nf
God," said she, " renders me superior to the de^
ct'it? of his enemy : to my latest breath, t will
persevere in his holy service ; you may take away
niy life, but the victory I shall gain in dymg, wiH
bo but the more glorious ti) me." ^ ^
The following day, the prefect ascended his
tribunal, and caused Felicitas and her children
to be brought before him. He told her in their
pVesence, that though the loss of her own life
might give her little concern, yet she ought, at
least, to have compassion on them. She at once
replied, "Such compassion would be the most
pernicious cruelty ;" and turning to her children,
with her hands raised up to heaven, she said^
"Look up on high, my children, where Jesus
Christ and his saints expect you; they hare
traced out the path which you are to follow ; show
"TOurselwrTaithfur to this generous Master, and
combat with a courage worthy of the immortal
crown, which is now prepared for you."
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Pi
-'in
mm
-E
rere justly
u and thbt
Ls, to com
tt;
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~ The prefsct caused the heroic woman to b*
beaten, -and reproached her with Tier boldness.
He then called « her seven sons, one after another,
and all havin^g confessed the faithj he condemiwd
them to different kinds of death.
The eldest was cruelly scourged, until hp ex-
pired under the strokes* c .
'n;e second and third were beaten to death with
dubs. . m- - ■ " ■" ' '"
The fourth was SroWn headlong from a high
precipice. ' . -
The three youngest were beheaded, as Was also
their mother, who was reservedNfpr the last, that
shtt might, by her compassion, be a sharer in the
punishment of all her children.
Remember, my child, that you also have a
martyrdoih to endure. Arfd what is thati To
Gght as you ought, against the temptations you
will meet with in this lifle. There is no station
in life- free from, temptation : but how great^so-
ever your temptation may be, the grace of God
will enable you to overcome it. God is with you
M well as with the • martyrs. His .holy angels aro
witnesses of your constancy ; and as he rewarded
igs of the martyr¥~with etemarhappiT
ness, so will hi r«ward yours also, 2f you bo
ftttthful to Him. ^^ . ^
Behold t]
How 6
DeckMji
Theq
Whatde
Vcrmi
The rub
Amid'
To the g
And V
Then fol
Its gl(
Ev'n so,
Torei
And sus]
Or th(
But soon
Short,
It was tl
They
And thu
Norb
Whentl
We si
Dan to b*
' boIdnosB.
»r another,
Goud(»niM(l
itil hp ex.
death wiili
>m a high
s was also
last, that
rer in the
have a
hat 1 To
itions you
no station
great^so-
50 of God
with you
a>ngels are
rewarded
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LESSON XVI. THE TULIP.
Behold the gay tulip — here pause and admire
How awtely it rears its p»:oud head !
Deck'd 6ut in the richest of nature's attire.
The queen of the whole flower-bed.
What delicate tints on its white robe appear!
Vermilion is mingled with blue ;
The ruby and emerald harmonise there,
Aniid streaks of a yellowish hu^
To the genial sunshine its bosom it spreads,
And wantonly sports in the gale,
Then folds itself up when the eventide sheda
Its gloom o'er the thickening vale.
Ev'n so, in the glittering sunshiiie of wealth.
To revel vain mortals delight.
And suspend their career in the absence of healtl^
Or the gloom of adversity's night.
But sooQ, gaudy tulip, thy beauty must fade ;
Short, short id thy season of pride
It was thus with the crocuses down in, the shade, ^
They flourished, then^icken'd, then died.
And thus must it be with all living at last ;
1
n
tal happi-
t you be
Nor beauty nor strength can avail ;
When the season allotted to mortals is past,
We sink into death's silent vale. ;^
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i5att1ie tulip's gay flower; \\rhen w^
^ And its root to appearance is dead,
Shall flourish once morff in its gaudy array,
The queen of the whole flower-bed.
And' to short-sighted man shall less favour be girci*,
When the grave's gloomy winter is o'eti
Ah ! no,— .for securely transplanted t(rheaven,
In bliss we shall bloom evermore.
9V A WATCH.
While this giy toy attracts thy sight^"
Thy reason let it warn;
And seize; my dear, that rapid time
That never must return.
If idly lost, no art or care /'
The blessing can restore} / ,. ^
And Heav'n exacts a strict account,
For every misspent hour.
Short is our longest day of life, V
And soon its prospects end:
Yet on that day's uncertain dai
Eternal years depend.
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AW^7>
Tay,
!ur be giireit,
'eri
beaven,
light,"
ime
It,
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SECTION IV.
^; -^ I.-^MAP OF IRELAND.
Mil'li^n^ ten hundred thousand, (1,000,000).
Map, a \ representation of the earth, or of a
part of it, on a flat surface.
Lake, wiatcr surrounded by land. [land.
Bay, a portion of the sea running into the
Com'merce, trade ; traflSc; intercourse. - '
Hu'mid, damp ; moist. -
'I'EM'PKaATE, moderate in degree of any qua-
L Ev' EL, flat ; even. [^^7 -
Kos'piTABLE, kind to strangers ; friendly.
[ CoMMo''^ious, convenient ; serviceable.
J Export', to send out of a country.
Sprea d, diffused itself. *
CoMMis'sioNED, empowered ; appointed. "
-^ I" Subdivide', to divide again, [ligious subjects.
[ Preach, to pronounce a public discourse on re-
Ireland 3 bounded on the north, west, and
t&uth, by the Atlantic Ocean; and east by St.
George's Channel and the Irish Sea, by which it
is separated from Great Britain. It is more than
three hundred miles long, and about two hundred
broad, and contains about eight millions of in-
bfibitants. It is divided into four pr/mnces;
.If
Tt
'VI
Dftmely, Ulster, Lemster, Munster, and Uon-
naught.. Each* of these provinces is subdivided
mto caunlies, of ^hichi^ Ulster contains ^iue.
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Lemster twelve, Munster si*, and Ooiyiaught
five; 80 that thje whole countr}^ contains thirty.
two counties^ BjT looking at a map ^f'lrel^d,
you, will see th^ names and situations\ of these
counties.- The c^Ual is.Dublin, a veiykutifhl^ ^Z
city, much celebrated for thn Alpcrnn„. ^f u„ _„uv:. "o^^^^ »J
city, much celebra^d for the elegance of its pu
bufldings. 1 ^
The climate of Ireland is mild and temperate,
but more humid than that of England. It is, in
general, a level country, well watered with lakes
w^ rivers, and remarkable for its beautiful and
-^antic scenefy. It produces corf^iw>tatoe8,
lemp, and flax, in gre^t abundance-; aiiS immense
numbers of its cattle^e exported to England It
also producs hides, beef, butter, pork, wool, tallow,
salt, honey, and wax; it has quarries of marble
and slate, and mines of 1 coal, iron, copper, lead,
and silver. 'rr ? ,
This country is well situated for commerce, on
account of its ma*iy secure and commodious bays
Mid harbours. The lakes and rivers of Ireland
are numerous : the principal lakes are. Loughs
Erne, Corrib, Neagh, Killarney, and Allen. That
f Killarney is mu^rdplebrated for its beauty.
and hosp
tttachme]
Christ!
the year
jbat cou^
came th<^
since- beei
which hsi\
Of the/ir
lions are
LEs^ds
Ct)Nl
Man
ik'Di
$ARJ
PROB
8 rop'u]
5 } IRe'c:
I I Mou]
* ^In'te
Abou
Defe
S
Trae
EXCE
^ . 7 jy joyne,
&uir, Barrow, Nore, Blackwater, and L*^-
_The people of Ireland are ir> . ^„^„ generou-,
CE
EnMand
Dy Scotia
Ooi^naught
iains thirtjr-
^f Ireland,
>fls\ of these
ry feeautifal-j
)f its pui
temperate,
!• It is, in
with lakes
9-iitiful and
|^|)otatoe8,
id immense
tigland. It
ool, tallow,
of marble
>per, lead,
imerce, on
iious bajg
of Ireland
e, Loughs
en. That
8 beauty.
generouflj
•iid hospiljable, and remarkable for their afdeai
Ittachment to their religion and country.
Christiflinity was introduced amongst them h
the year |(432, by St. Patrick, who was commit
Bioned bj^\popeX?elestine to preach the faith in
Jhat coujitry. It spread rapidly, and soon be-
came thji religion of the entire people. It has
since- be^n preserved witfr^-a-fidelity and constancy
which h jive no example in the history of^ms^Wnd.
Of the /inhabitants of Ireland, nearly seven miU
lions iaire Catholics.
LESION II.l-MAP OF ENGLAND AJStn WALES.
Convey'ance, the &ci of removing anythin|t
Man'ufacture, anything made by art.
Ik'DusTRY, assiduity ; habitual diligence. --
Jiard'ware, ware made of iron, steel, &c,
Prob'ity, uprightness ; veracity.
[ pp'uLENx, rich ; wealthy,
J /Re'cent, late ; new.
I |Moun'tainous, hilly ; full of mountains.
yiN'TERESTiNG, cifcitiug interest.
Abound', to be in great plenty.
Defeat'ed, overthrown.
Trade, to buy and sell ; to traflSc.
ExcEEDsV ffl)es beyond.
rAscERTAiN'ED, made certain. ~
England and Wales are bounded on the north j
Dy Scotland; west Ij ike Irish Sea and St.
!
7.
I',
.!-!
"HI
J
^.'t,
"^Gcor^'s Channel -JU/A b> the Englith Channel;
and e<w/ by the German Ocean. . \
Epglandia three hundred and. sixty miles Icng,
and, in some places, three hiindrcd broad, al'
•tliough in other parts^ it does not exceed sixtj
miles. It is divided into -forty countijs, and con-
tains fifteen millions of inhabitants. The capital
is London, one' of the largest and most opulent
cities in the world. *. >
' Tlie climate of England .is variable, and ita
soil fertile and highly cultivated. This country
presents a beautiful and interesting appearance.
Its rivers are numerous, and the ^janals whicV
have been made, afford great facility for the con-
veyance of goods from one part of it to another.
The recent inventibn of 8tekm-co«iches renders
this facility still greater. *
The mines of tMs coiintry are extensive and
valuable. The most productive are those of iron,
lead, tin, and coal. -
Great attention is paid to the breedmg of iattle.
The horses, hornQ^cattle, sheep, and deer, ara
muclv- valued.
T he manufacture of cotton jgoods, woollens,^ and
ountry in
•ade.
The En
ess, mlv^
lear a lih
' The
it a very /?
t' was/iir,st
miQJi. It
as/ebnvei
Saints Fuj
'ope Eleu
)aMit)ns an
ilie faith t
ho Prote
'igii of H
;reat body
rarious sc<
their doctri
lias increas
die numb
hundred./-
Wales is
■h »rd\
most extensive in" ^e world.
iwar u , i s t h e
Several other braMche.s of manufacture' are carrVd
<m i« • very great extent; and there is scarcely a
ftms
about
TEScou
excellent p
•nd goata.
127
th Chaonel;
miles long,
broad, al-
xceed sixtj
«, and con-
The capital
ost opulent
>le, and its
his country
ippearance.
mals whicV
•r the cwi-
to another,
es renders
oontrjr in the world \Vith wlilch England does nM
ade.
"The EngMsh are femarkablo for their cleanli-
fcess, iiulimry, and household oflpiforts, and they
ensive and
)ser of iron,
I of cattle,
deer, aro
pllens/and
3ie world,
re carried
■scarcely »
lear a liij^ character for probity in their dealings.
' The Christian rdigion was preached in, England-
it a very /?arly period. The precise time at \viiicli
t'was/iir,st introduced, has not been exactly ascer-
mieji. Its fir»t Christian king was Lucius, who
as/ebnverted and baptized in thq year 183, by
Ijnnts Fugatius and P^mi^us, sent thither by
ope Eleuthcrius. St. Augustin and his com-
)anit)ns arrived in the yeai* 696, and soon spread
[lie faith through various parts of the kingdom.
ho Protestant religion was introduced in the
igti of Henry VIII, and is still professed by the
;reat body of the people; but it is i^vided into
rarious sectst, which diflfer front each other in^^
their doctrine and practices. Thej Ca^tholic religion
lias increased much during the last few years; and
die number of Catholic churches exceeds five
liundred.^~--~^:tt-^;-- - ■.., :-^^,^-----::.--.--J-- .-,^-,.^^.-
Wales is divided intojjwelve counties, and con*
tins al^out nine hundrm thousand inhabitants.
rif"lB^^la"S^tSinSu8T"W"E^rS^^^^
excellent pastui'age and abounds in cattle, sheep^
•nd goat
1*1
.t.-i
K>)
V
to
§
:.L
V , V
r
H "
"ti
ill,' w r >■
"'Vj'" \
»
■»
A*
V ■
5^
**
128
;The. mine^ produce great quantities of coDBii "^c hundrei
and lead, with abundance of coal.
- Walesywas united to England under EiiWard I.,
wh<^, in 1285, deftjatctl and killed Llcwellj^,. th!
last\ prince i)f-thair-country.
I ! , ■ '■■■ ^^^%^^
^ESSON III. MAP OF SCOTLAND^^
fPopi^LA'TioN, the whole people of a countif,
I J Mijf'ERALs, matter dug out of mines.
J j Econ'omy, .thrifty management of Irousehold
•^ affairs; frugality.
^ Cli'mate, .temperature of the atmosphere or air.
' Bar'ren, unfruitful.
Distinct', separate ; different.
Estabhsh'ed, settled by statute or law.
^Supe'rior,. better; preferable.
. ( Dissent', to differ in opinion.
I I Es'timate, to calculate; to rate.
^ I Rear'ed, raised; cultivated. ' » ■/
[Became', entered into some state.
Scotland is bounded on the north hj the At-
lantic Ocean; west by the Atlantic Ocean and
North Channel ; south by the Solway Frith and
England ; and east by the German Ocean. It a
■ 1. 1 1 I 1 1 — T—. .'V — r - — — — — — — —
'two hundred and eighty "Siiles long, and one
hundred and fifty broad. It is divided into thirty,
three counties, an i has a fopulation of two millioM
I large anc
if Forth.
The clii
England,
nilarly tow
md plains
f!hcr€ the
jf the pec
niltivation,
other grain
to England
There a
of cattle,
superior qi
It also
the princip
The chic
and iron w<
on with se\
The peo]
intelligence
itrong atta
other. /
The esl
Imt great
ioetrmes.T
129
p Edward I
icwelljn,. the
ND.
■^i.
cs of copiKjJ''* ^^"^^^*^ thousand. The capital is Edinburgh,
I large and interesting city, situated near the Frith
if Forth.
The climate of Scotland is colder than thfct of
England. The country is mountainous, parl^
nilarly towards the north. There are many valleya
md plains of great fertiUty ; and in several parts,
vhcri the soil was naturally barren, the industry
jf the people has brought it to a high state of
niltivjltion. It produces wheat, r^, oats, and
other grain ; and, in the south, the ^uits common
to England*are reared in great abundance.
There' are numerous flocks of sheep and herds
of cattle, the flesh of which is considered of very
superior quality. - -
It also contains a great quantity of minerals,
the principal of which are lea<l, iron, an«l "coal.
The chief manufactures are linen, cotton goods,
md iron work ; and an extensive trade is carried
on with several parts of the world.
The people of Scotland are remarkable for their
btelligence, economy, and industry, and for their
itrong attachment to their country and to each,
other. /
a country,
les.
'f Irousehold
iphere or air.
)r law.
by the At-
Ocean and
Frith and
It ig
can.
, and one
into thirty,
wo millions
The established religion is Preshyterianisvi^
imt great numbers of the people dissent from its
ioctnnes. The Catholics we becoming ?cry nu
-^^-
180
fficroTis. Their number at present is estimated
half a million. •
^ England and Scotlani were formerly two di*
tinct kingdoms, l)ut were united under one eo.
/oreign in 1603, when James VI of Scotland be
•ame king of England.
LESSON IV. SACRED HISTORIC
* CONTINITBD FROM PAGE 115.
FROM THK GENERAL DELUGE, A.M., 1637, TO JACOB AN1>
KSAU, 2168.
' BiRTn'RiGiiT, the rights, and privileges
which a person is born.
Cov'enant, an agreement ; a contract.
Propii'ecy, a prediction.
Pot'tage, anything boiled for food.
L A'draham, " Father of Multitudes."
Fa'mous, renowned ; celebrated.
Sov'ereign, supreme in power.
Im per'fect,. not complete ; defective.
Divine', proceeding from God.
[ NA'tiVE, pertaining to the place of birth.
Destroy', to make desolate ; to kill.
Sac'rifice, to immolate ; to offer to God.
Sought, strove or endeavoured.
Kin e vv 'fd, repeated.
J^
i
;»ijsnR.M'ED. ra
itifie«l or renewedgi
- After t!ic general deluge, God promised Notth
llir'- he would never again destroy the world by
wat^r. I
covenant.
Soon a:
numerous
thus peop
doing so,
by buildi]
God o
to speak
obliged t(
In the
to Abrah
leave Ift
that Go(
Uiat in J
SHOULD
our bless
thiB line (
Abrali
Canaan,
told him
ingly b(
Isaac, i
Whei
make a
tnandin<|
(aazi whi
estimated
>rljr two di*
ider one eo.
Scotland be
x-i.
JACOB AND
trivilegos n
Tact.
s.
re*
»
birth.
1.
>God.
\
181
wat^r. He set the rainbow^s^a sign of\thit
covenant.
Soon after, the descendants of Noah becam^^
numerous that they were obliged to sepurate, and'
thus people the various pjirts of the earth. Kefore
doing so, they sought to make themselves famous
by building a tower which should- re^h to heaven.,
God confounded their pride, by ijausing them
to speak different languages, so that they were
obliged to leave their work unfinished.
In the year of the world, 2083, God appeared
to Abraham in Ur, a city of Chaldea, and bid him
leave A native country, and pass into the land
that God would show him; and God promised
tliat in Abraham all the nations of the earth
SHOULD BE BLESSED. This was a prophecy of
our blessed Redeemer, wl^o was%fterwards bom of
the line of Abraham. ^ ' j
Abraham did as God commanded, arid went into
Canaan. Here God renewed ^his promises, and
told him he should have la ison, who was accord-
ingly bom of his wife, para, and was named
Isaao.v-r '" ■:■•?■, ■ > ■ ■ ; - \ '
When Isaac was grown 'up, God was pleased! to
'^akrT^^"^^^'"5hraHmVlwthp^^l^
toanding him to sacrifice hip only son on a mooln-
(hd. which he would show
•;i
lised Noah
world by
I
y.
•i
Li
(
., ,■■^• .- .. ■ * -* . . - ■ - r ■•'
Abraham obeyed God^ \vhom Up knew to be tbe
Boyereigii Lord of life and death and of all crea-
■ -tures. ■ ■=/:••
But God wiis satisfied with his obedience, and
instcjid of his son, commanded him to saqrifice a
ram which was nesy him. Then God renclved his
promise of a Redeemer, the only-begottcn^Son of
Goil, of whose death on Calvary, Abraham's sa-
crifice was a lively though imperfect figure. ^
Isaac had two sons, Jacob and Esau. Esau
was the first-bom, but sold his birth-right to
Jacob for a mess of pottage, . '
Tims Jacob became entitled to all the promises
mtfde to Abraham, and afterwards obtained- hia
father's bleSsmg,
Fearing the anger of Esau, Jacob then fled to
the native country of his mother, Rebecca. Aa
he parsed the night at Bethel, ho had a vision in
his sleep. He /saw a ladder, on which angels as-
cended and decended between heaven and earth,
and God leaning thereon, spoke to him, and
confirmed to him the promises already made to
Abraham.
LESSO
'nUM THB
f E'gv
Z
Vice
Post
^ Res]
Pi'vi
I En'v
a; < WiLi
I SUFF
T I CRU'
Oppb
Pers
I \ DiMI
CONI
Assi
^ Jacob
there liac
Josepli'.
pejired tc
Israel, th
and rene
Jacob ha(
Bunjumiii
father, w
^m seci
« - c-i- "
w\to be the
of all crea-
dience, and
> sacrifice a
rencWd hie
>ttcn Son of
raham's s-jl-
ure. ^
lau. ^Esau
;h-riglit to
le promises
btained' hia
hen fled to
»ecca. Aa
I vision in
angels as-
and earth,
him, and
Y made to
183
s
=i^=£=
LESSON v.- -SA(C»ED HISTORY (CONTINUED),'*'
'VftOM THE UAHRTAQB OF JACOB, A. St. ^332, TO THE RETHtlN «r
* , " MOSES INTO KSYPT, 2513.
; E'gyi^t, a cbuntrj of Africa,lertilized by thp
river'Nile. [power.
Vicege'rent, one holding deputed pr delegated
Poster'ity, succeeding generations
Resfnt'ment, an angry feeling.
Di'vERS, several ; niore than one. ^
En'vious, full of envy ; malicious. '
Wild, savage ; uniame. V
Suffiq'ient, equal to what is requiitMl. -
^ Cru'el, inhuman ; hardhearted.
Oppress', to crush by severity. •
Persua'ded, influenced by facts or arguments.
Dimin'ish, to lessen, . [thing by proofs.
Convince'^ to make a person sensible o^ any-
•Assu'red, assorted positively,
Jacob married in his mctha 's country, and
there had eleven sons, of whom the youngest was
Josepli'. Returning to liis own country, God ap-
pejired to him, and told him he should be cailed
Israel, that is to say,' one who prOvailj with Grod,
and renewed to him his blessings and promises.
Jacob had another son in his own country, named
^^Bkrjamin.* Joseph being a favourite with his
father, was envied by his elder brothwri, and. by
Tr-*it^ them secretly sold as a slave into Egypt, white
12
>.
1
they Wickedly persuaded his' father, that he had
been slain by a wild beast.
By the providence of God, Joseph was raised
in Egypt to the dignity of vicegerent of king
Phara9, and in a seven /years' famine') had the
satisfaction of relieving his envious brethren, who,
without knowing him, were obliged to come to
him for relief in their distress. At lengthy Joseph
himself known to *them, and ^mbraced and
wept over^em with as much love, a^ if they had
ncyiMrMlone him any injury. He< said it -was all
directed by God, who brought good outl\)f their
evil, and comforted them with the assurance of
his forgiveness^ King Phjirao made" him bring
them and his father into Egypt, where he gave
them land to d^ell in called Gessen» Here Jacob
died, after prophesying to his sons what should
befall them and their posterity, and foretelling,
that the sceptre, or sovereign power, should not,
depart from the tribe of Juda, until the coming
of our Redeemer, whom he called the Expectation
of J^TtUionsM, > , . . ~" '■
After the death of Joseph, the children of
Israel became so^ numerous in Egypl?^ as to excite
the envy of Pharao, the^new monarch, who sought
divers cruel means to oppress them, |^d to di-
nunish t^eir numbers. God was moved by the
*
afflictions
liverer.
of Hebrew
Avoid the
to kill hin
Horeb, in
to return
Israelites \
Mose^ at
acles by ]
that God
and roturi]
LESSON
raOM THE R1
{Ob'st
■MuR'i
Plagi
HuT,a
Prodi
Pal'p
Unlej
Infer
Wroc
PuRsi;
Slew,
Shons
After all^
»t he had
was raised
it of king
6) had the
hren, who,
come to
gthj Joseph
braced and
if they had
it -was all
tt^?bf their
isur^nce of
«him bring
re he gave
Here Jacob
^hat should
foretelling,
should not,
the coming
Expectation
children of
IS to excite
afflictions of the Israelites, and .sent them a de-
liverer. This was Mo^s, who was born in Egypt
of Hebrew parents,, but had fled to Madmn, to
Avoid the resentment of kingPharao, who sought
to kill him. Here God appeared to him on Jilouiit
Horeb, in a burning bush,^ and commanded liim^
to return into Egfpt, and tell Pharao to fet the
Israelites depart out of that country. God assured
Mose& at the same time, that he would work mir-
acles by his hand, sufficient ^o convince Pharao
that God had real^ sent him. Moses, obeyed J-
ind returned into Egypt'. .
LESSON VI.— SACRED HISTORY (cONT{NUEd).
raOM THE RETURN OF MOSKS INTO fiOYPT, A. M.,* 2513, Tp Th3
PA8SA08 OF THE RED SEA, 2513. ' '
Ob'stinacy, stubbornness. • >
-Mur'rain, a plague amongst cattle. ,.
Plague, a malignant disease; anything very
HuT,a poor 'cottage, [troublesome or destructive
PRODi'oiaus, amazing ; astonishing, f
Pal'pable, that may b^felt.
Unleav'ened, not' leavened, or fermented. I^L
Infer'nal, hellish ; pertaining to hell. ^
Wrought formed by work or Ii^our. .
Pursu^ed, chased or followfid. '
''ii
m
who sought
l^d to di-
ved by the
Slew, put to death.
Shone, glistened or glittered. *
After all the miracles which ^oses
t'
wrought in
T " '' ■ ■ ' , ' ■ ■ •■.
the presence of king Pharao, he refused to let tht
people go, and even increased their burden^.
;God then commanded Moses to strike Egypt
with several great plagues, in pudishn^ent of the
bstinacy of the king.
At first, all the waters of Egypt were turned
into blood.
Tho second plague was a prodigious number of
frogs, wliich filled the country.
The third, a swarm bf insects, called sdniphs.
The fourth, a swarni of flies.
The fifth, a murrain amongst, the cattle.
The sixth, boils and blains on men and
beasts.
The seventh, a storm of hail, thunder, and
bghtning. -
, The eighth, a flight of locusts, which devoured
everything green. ^
And the iiinth, a palpable darkness,^ which for
three days covered every part of Egypt, Except
Gcssen, where the Israelites dwelt. - ;
All these plagues having failed to overcome thd
obstmacy of Phara6, God sent a tenth, mor«
terrible than all the rest. He pommanded tht
Isr aeli te s to tak e a lamb in each family ou tin
fourteenth day of the month, to kill and eat it
with unleavened bread and wild lettuces, aftor
having '{
door-ptst
of the gr
over, wh
mighty (
and duri
Lamb of
of the ha
On tht
done as
Lord pa:
the king'
first-bori
door-posi
lamb.
Terrif
sentcd t
penting
^eat an
The I
them th]
Which w
like fire.
When
terrified
but God
«ery mid
I
'\
187
1 toletiht
rike Egypt
|eot of the
v^ere turned
1 number of
sdniphs,
tie.
men and
lunder, and
sh devoured
J- V-.
> *
1^ which for
ypt, Except
(T^rcome the
enth, mor«
manded tht
all y on fe >
and eat it
^uces, aftor
^
having put the hlood upon the upper and' sid^v^
door-pcsts of' their .hpu8es. This was the oripn
of the great festival oT the pasch, or Jewish Pass-
over, which was ever after, by a command ^f Al-
mighty God, anmially observed by .that people,
and during which, our divine Redeemer, the true
Lamb of Ggdj was sluin, to deliver m|b[ikind out
of the hands of the infernal Pharao. \ .
On the appointed night, after t^je Israelites had
.done as they were commanded, the Angel of the
Lord passed through every house in Egypt, from
the king's palace to the meanest hut, and slew, the
first-born son of every house, that had not its
door-posts marked with the blood of the paschal
lamb. ^ .
Terrified by J;his prodigy, Pharao at last con-
sented to "Ifii the people go; but afterwards , re-
penting that he> had done so, pursued them with a
^eat army. '
The Lord himself protected his people, guiding
them through the desert by a ^pillar of a cloud,
Which was di^rk by day., but iii the night shone
like fire. '
When they came to the Red Sea, they were
territied on seeing themselves pursued by Pharao,
but God opened to them a passage thtough the
«ery midst of the wa*.ers. The Egyptians sc<lh)g
•» I
I
1
tiiem pass over, attempj^d to follow them, but
God caused the waters to return to their place,
and the \^ole host of Pharao was drowned in the
depth of thdx^ea\ Not one escaped.
LESSON yiL—SACRED HISTORY (cONTINUED).
rROM THE ^SSAOB OF TfaB RED SEA, A. M., 2313, TO TBB
MAKINO OF THE Al^K AND TABERNACLE, 2514.
' Iii'cENSE, a perfume exhaled by fire.
FuNc'xnN, ofiBce ; power.
Tap'estry, cloth wbven with figures.
Quails, birds of ganie. [Seraph.
Cher'ub, a celestial spirit first in rank after a
; r Stu'pid, dull ; hard toi receive impressions.
? Spa'cious, wide ; extensive.
I < Priest'ly, sacerdotal ; relating to a priest.
I Sol'emn, religiously grave\ I
[ Pre<?'ious, rare ; costly. V j
'In'timate, to suggest or point out indirectly.
Depos'it, to lay down or place in.
8
5 <
9
Mur'mured, grumbled ; muttered.
Befriend'ed, favoured ; was Idnd to.
Corrupt', to become putrid.
\
The Israelites continued their journey \throu^
th« flps o rt , i n t h ft fiourae of which AJmighW God
befriended them by many striking miracles.
When they ungratefully murmured at theWant
«if food m the desert, God sent -them a flight of
qaalls\ a
holy Euc
them dur
thc'Wilde
, A sinj
was, that
day, the
but as n
double J
corrupt I
God a
rock to
miracles
When
mandcd
lie gave
two tabl
gratitud)
was on
made a
crime, t
the resl
Mosc!
caused
wood, I
having i
"Hk whic
139
;hein. but
eir place,
Led in the
inued).
Il3, TO TBB
14.
[Seraph,
ink after a
issions.
i priest.
ndircctljr.
eyVthrou^
lighW God
quails', and manna froin licavW «^ fesJire. of^^l^^^
holy Eucharist in the new law, which never, failed
them during the forty years of their pilgrimage in
thc'Wilderness. ,
, A singular circumstance attending the manna
Was, that if mpre was gathered than suflSced for the
day, the surplus was cctrupted the next morning ;
but as none fell on the) sabbath, they gathered a
double portion on the/sixA day, which did not
corrupt until the second day following. ■
.God afterwards twiie gave them water . from a
rock to quench their thirSt, and aided them by
miracles against their enemies. . *
When they came t> Mount Sinai, God com-
manded Moses to go up into the mountain, where
lie gave him the ten Commandments engraved ob
two tables of stone. Yet sucH was the 'stupid in-
gratitude of the Israelites, that even> while Moses
was on the mountain, they fell into idolatry, and
made a golden calf, which they adored. For this
crime, three and twenty thousand suflfered death }
the rest returned to their duty. , — .-
Moses, by the command of Ahnighty €rod,
caused an ark or chest to be made of precious
wood, plateTwith gold withm and wiihouii, afl*-
having a cover of solid gold, called the propitiatory,
-Hk which stood the images cf two cherubs, with
I
"i'M
'i.m
lies.
it theWant
a flight of
..■«»•
gfffrf>vn,"rf^
-y
inu^ exteudvd m as to ccvex !i hfc- alr k . In tins
were (U?posited the twc tablca of che lay.
'Besides tliis, R^osea catised a tabernacle, or
tent, to be made of setim wood, "with c^tly liaii;^-
mgs of tapestry, and highly adorned with gold ami
silver. The interior was divided into two parts,
separated from each other by a veil of costly
needlework.^ The space i)ehind the veil was ca^od
the Holy of Holies, and \^tc tne ark was kept.
• In the other space, called the sanctuary, stotxl
a table and a little altar, both covered with goM.
On the former were placed the twelve loaves of
proposition^ corresponding to the twelve^ tribes of
Israel, by whom they were offertd every week.
The altar served for the offering of incense.
A spacious court surrounded the tab^naclo,
furnished with pillars and costly hangings. .Aaroj
and his sons were made priests, and the rest of the
tribe of Levi were also' appointed to assist in tiie
priestly functions. The high priest only was
allowed to enter the sanctuary, and he but once a
year, after many solemn observances, to intimat<^
to us the reverence with libich we ought to ap-
proftcb the house of Crod. p
i f umkiui A fait im^
'^.
^W^F^S&JTtW*,.
i^:_in tJus
rnaclc, or
Stlj liaii;^-
i gold ainl
two parts,
of cost:/
was calV'd
kept.
ary^ stotxl
mXh goM.
loaves of
^ tribes of
3ry week,
se. .^
ab^naclo,
\, Aaroj
est of the
ist in tiie
only was
)ut once a
> intimatf^
ht to ap-
w-'^'jm'-'
— ^- iIeSSON Vlil.— the STARi. — *
No cloud obscures the summer sky,
The moon in brightness walks on high,
And, set m azure, every star
Shinef, a^ure gem of heaven, afar!
Child of the earth I oh ! lift thy glanc.
To yon bright firmament's expanse;^";
The glories of^ts realm explore, i .
And gaze, and wonder, and adoriB^l/ :^
Doth it not speak to every sense, .
The marvels of Omnipotence'?
Seest thou not there th' Almighty's nanw,
Inscribed in characters of flame'? *
Count o'er those lamps of quenchless ligl
That sparkle Uirough the shades of night
Behold them ! can a mortal boast,
To number that celestial hosf?
Mark well each little star, whose ra;
In distant splendour meet thy gaae ;
Each is a world by Him sustam'd
Who from eternity hath reign'd.
What then art thou, O child) of aUj
. Amid creation's grandeur sajf !
E'en as an insect on the brfeeae.
E'en as a dew-drop lost in/ seas I
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W /
n
%
^0
oy
.\
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' , •
Yet fear- thou not . the sovcreijgn han^
Which spread the ocean and\the land^ ^
An^ hung the rollmg spheres in air,' j
Hath, e'en for, '^Accj^a Father's care l-V^
Be th9u 4t peace! tjie all-seeing eye.
Pervading earth, air, and sky.
The searching glance which none may floe
Ts still in mercy turn'd on thee.
^ ANGEL OF CHARiTY.
AngQl of Charity, wh^ from aiove,
Comest to dwell a pilgrim here —
Thy voice is music^ thy smile is love,
• And pity's soul is in thy tear!
When oh the shrine of God were laid
Fir|t fnii|a of all most good and faifi
That ever grew in Eden's shade,
*' Thintf was the holiest offering there !
Hope and her sister, Faith, were givea
BuJ|,as our guides to yonder sky;
Sooil) as they reach the verge of heaven,
Lost in that blaze of bliss, they die.
But, long as Love, a>lmighty J^ove,
Shall on his thi'one of thrones abid^
Thou shalt, O Charity! dwell above,
4 Snuling fgr ever by his side !
. fMAci
? JFlin
^'1 Pot'i
• tTou(
£ J Use'
5 I Impo
I \ Suit
S- [Oric
Supi
Con
Shai
Dou
*
\ Who ^
It there
wliother
firgant,
Kmip of
There
cliina is
If some
were tol
to work
would hi
I^we
wl
laam
sons ma
tui good,
ever be«
•J
ly floe
9
e!
en
e.
JMach
Flint
U8
LESSON IX. — THE POTTERIES.^
, ' Use'ful, convenient ; serviceable.
^ J iMPOR'TANTjOf Jfeonsequence or moment.
S \ Suit' ABLE, fitting; proper.
^ j^OaiGi'NAL, first; primitive. « v
.„ ( Suppose', to admit withQUt;prpof...„.„jv_„.^_ _.„„_._.
i'J Contrives to ^an; to invent. \ \^
^ 1 SHAPE/to form or mouldj , ' . J
""•[ Doubt, to hesitate ; to di^rust.
"\ Who will say of anything tW it;fs of no use?
'if there be anything of which Ve should doubt
whother it can ever become usefk important, or
tMrgant, one might suppose it safe V say so of^
Kmip of day. «i \ , u- u
There we many little boys and girl^who think
'china is china, and that is all they know\about it.
If some were shown the original clay, and if th^
were told, that knowledge and skill had (^^ntnved
to work it up into amything so beauf g, they
would hardly believe it. -f
' I^wever, the use of reading and seeing i8j to
laam w hat has been done ; and then jperhaps J<f>_^
eons may become able to do something themselrei
»^ good, or perhapl betteiv than^any thii^ that bM
ever been dontf.
m
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144
A piece of china, however, is not made of clay
flaorcly ; but flint ground to powder, and other
substances, are mingled with the clay, to give it
toughfiES§ to be worked, and hardness when fin-
IbIumI. The clay, when thus mixed, is shaped on
% wheel, which is turned round very fast, by the
potter's hand, or by a suitable machine. It ic
then j&it into a-- v«ry- hot -oveftj -or- furnace, in
which it is baked, l^e manufacture of this, and
of all other kinds of earthen ware, is very extensive-
ly carried on in Staffordshire, a county of England.
*■*,■'■.
Exercise. — What is china, or porcelain, made of?
Why is it called china, or cluna-ware, and sometimes
porceluin ?
You can't tell : well — it Is called china, because the
first brought into Europe came from China ; and the
Chinese still excel in tliis manufacture. It is also
called porcelain, probably from the I'ortuguese word
porcelana, — a cup; because the Portuguese were tlie
first who Jraded to China, and * the chief articles they
brought over were cups.
This cup ha* been brought from the kitchen ; bandit
and examine it. \
-;: Now let each of you tell me what he ha* observed
INnpecting the cup.
You say — it is hollow, and smooth^ and glossy;
J u t it ha j LH " V'PP^ fdge , or rim, a nd a fowfr,.,amL
has A handle ; — but have you perceived nothing else !
Peel it again : you are right ; it is cold :. it is also
Aorrf, a^ d ita colour is ; and if 1 let it firiU,
.^k';'"
LESSON
5"
New:
Pack
Team
Sled(
Pen'i
SUDM
Saga
Prom
CURV
Trai]
Deri'
Drea
The J
island wh
stout ani
long, thic
markably
his tempei
gentle, an
and wilL
the water,
to person!
it would ^
means
Very wo
of a kind
»ade of clay
, and other
, to give it
3 when fin-
I shaped on
fast, by the
line. It ic
furnace, in
)f this, and
y extensivc-
it England.
»
lade of?
d sometimes
because the
la; and the
It is also
iguese word
56 were tlie
articles they
hen; handl«
188 observed
md glossy;
t-A
im
y
9
5"
LESSON X. — THE NEWFOUNDI^AND AND E8QUI>
MAUX DOGS.
Newfound'land, an island oa the east coast of
Pack, a number of dogs. [N. America.
Team, two or more animals yoked together.
Slkdge, a carriage without wheels. \/
Pen' DENT, hanging. , • , v
SuDMis'sivE, obedient J yielding.
Saga'cious, quick of sc^nt msharp-sighted
Prompt, ready ; quid|H||^
CuRVts, assumes a bllPIFwinding form.
Train'ed, educated ; formed by exercise.
Deri'ves, owes its origin to.
Dread, to fear greatly. /-
The Newfoundland dog is a native of the-
island whence it derives its name. It is a large,
stout animal, has pendent ears, loose lips, and
long, thick, rough fur. , There is something re-
markably pleasing in his countenance; nor does
his temper belie his appearance: he is very docile,
gentle, and sagacious. He swims fast, dives easiW,
and will bring up anything from the bottom
the water. So prompt is he in lending assistance
to persons who have, by accident, fallen into /the
it would
- , bwauae it 'is
; and friiik
thing else !
' :. it is also
1 let it M,
means
Very wnll : tell me now — wny what is manufiictared
of a kind )f clay and fipround flint is called chjlna f
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146
8oa or into stream?, that in nttmherless instaticcs
he has been the means of rescuing trom drowning
those who; must have perished but for him; In
their native countfyj these dogs are used .as; beas*t»
uf burden. Three or four yok6d to a sledge will
' draw almost as many hundred weight of wood for
several riiileSj and after beinfun\oadcd, return for an-
other burden — all without the direction of a driver.
The Esquimaux AQg is in size much about that
of ;'the former ;, his iears are short aijd erect, and
his bushy tail curves elegantjy over his back. He
is well furnished with a thick hairy coat, peculiarly
adapted. to the^limate. As a hunter, his scent
can trace the seal or the rein-deer at a coiisidera-
bfe distance, fle does not dread, when in packs,
to attack even the white bear. His chief value,
Jiowever, consists m his qualities as a draught
ammal, for which service, he is carefully trained
from his youth. When regularly trained, he be^
0omes very submissive, comes at his master's call,
and allowe himself quietly to bet harnessed to the
dedge. The teams vary from three to nine dogs.
The last number has been known to drag along
tbe ice a weight of more than .sixteen hundred
'/Sens;
Gras
Fatk
En'tj
COM'i
Desp
Per'i
God ]
Mo^'
Succ]
f Res'c
I DeSIS
' Illus
Haz'.
Suc'c
popudu a' mile iu nine minutes. TEe^haracter ^
tlie Esquimaux dog is, that H is large and /ctw,
and its vtUity to the natives is much the fu*vne as
that of the horso to us.
A youi
two years
brotliers i
cart, with
fell into
cries . of •
Francis i
being an
8ai'eiy on
possible, t
Buccessful
0*1 reachi
ss instaticcs
m drowning
r hira; In
d.aS: beaiti
sledge will
Df wood for
Jturnforaii-
of a driver.
a,boHt that
erect, and
.back. He
, peculiarly
, his scent
i. coi^sidera-
Q in packs,
shief yalne,
a draught
lly trained
led, he be^
tster's call,
ised to the
14T
nine
drag along
n hundred
LCS5CK.XI. — B£NF.V0L£1ICK«
'SENsiBii/ify, acute or delicate feeling.
Grasp, the seizure of the hand. ^
Fatigue {teeg% weariness ; labour. *
Cn'terprise, a hazardous undertaking.
Com'ment, remark. * v ,
Desp'air'ino, hopeless ; despondii\g.
Per'ilous, dangerous. • ' .
Odd like, most good or excellent.
Mor'tal, d'eath-'giving ; deadly.
Success'ful,, fortunat^.
••^
f Res'cued, set free from danger.
I Desist', to cease Irom , an jtUmg.
I -^ Illus'trate, to explain ; to make clear.
Haz'ard, to expose to chance or danger.
Siin'roTTB. tn rplifivfl ! t.o Jiaaist.. . -
r
^ Suc'couRj to Relieve ; to assist.
A young man, named Francis Potel,: twenty-
two years of age, was at work with his fatlier an4
brotliers in a field at St., Cloud, near Paris. ^ A
cart, with six persons, accidentally overset, and
fell into tlie neighbouring river. Moved by thie
cries . of his fellow-creatiupi in their distress,
Francis instantly plunged into th6 water, and\
being an excellent swimmer, brought One of them
iiiely on sHOTe7""He then retumtd to save,, if
possible, the rest. In this attempt he was equallj^
Buocessful, though he experienced more danger.
0*1 reaching two more of tlie party (a man aiMi
aracTer of
and ferct^
le fU*n)e 88
■\
Iroman), the
^/ 148
^^
seized bim by the hair^ the
armi ^nd with both, in their des-
pairing struggles,/ he- thus sunk tc the bottom.
At length, however, lie rescued hipiself from tl^'ir
grasp. Having Reached the shore, and perceiviiji|
the unhappy cifeatures again floating upon the
surface of the water, he boldly plunged back to
tlicir relief, and brought them also safely on shore.
This required a perilous struggle, which lasted
at least, three quarters of an hoiu*. Overcome
with fatigue, he now. found himself obliged to
desist from his god-like enterprise. On this, his
father, though much advanced in years,* resolutplj
plunged in, and had the good fortune to save
another woman and boy. Of the whole number^,
only one > little girl was drowned. She, it was
supposed^ must have got under the horse, which,
together with the carty had sunk to the bottom of
tlie river. An action like this requires no com-
mcmt ; to a breast of sensibility, clearly does it
illustrate its own glory.
^^ If men are to be found who would thus hazard
thleir very lives to succour a fellow-creature in
♦^jstress, what ou^ht we not do to save an im
C
u
'•5
ChRI!
T^EAL
Vil'l
Ma IK
Tri'f
p-AUV
Chin
iMPOi
Like
Inte]
Effe
CONF
Acco
RcPi^
A Chii
life, came
village, ai
a church;
said the
means of
replied tl
him for m
it imposs
proposed.
mortal soul, when in danger of perishing eter-
nally !~ A soul in the state of jmortal sin is alwayB
exposed to this dangpr.
Wf-
him that
. work," ac(
he OQuld ]
le htaij the
I their des-
tlle bottom,
f from tl^-'ir
I perceiviij^
5 upon the
;cd back to
ly on shore,
hich lastcjd^
Overcome
dbliged to
5n this, his
3,* resolutplj
me to savo
)le number^,
the, it was
orse, which,
e bottom of
es no com-
riy does it
thus, hazard
creature in
.ve an im-
AsIa.
^•
LESSON XII — -GENEBOSfTT.
Chris'tian, a follower of Christ: .
5^EAL, ardour in some cause.
Vil'lage, a small collection of houses.
Main'tenance, susteiiance or support.
Tri'fle, 5> thin^ of little or no^valuef.
' 1<aud'able, praiseworthy. ~^~
Chinese', of China,— a large country of Asi
Imposs'ible, not practicable. .-<-■
Like, similar to ; rfesembling. < ,
Intend', to mean ; to design. - ' . '
Effect', to bring to pass. ^
Confound', to be a reproach to ; to shame.
Accom'plish, to execute ; to ful&l. j '
Repair,', to restore after injury br wear. ' •
A Chinese Christian, who was' far adyanced in
life, came one day to the priest who resided in his
village, and told him he had a great desire to see
a church erected. "Ypur. zeal is truly laudable,'*
said the priest, ^*but I have not, at present, the
means of building it." •" I intend doing it mys6lf,"
replied the old man. Tlie jiriest, who had known
him for many years leading a very poor life, thought
it impossible that he could accomplish what Ue
proposed. He praised "his. good intentions, told
s <
c ■
Z <
u
'•5
I
fr:
¥\
shing eter-
n is always
Idm that he might, contribute towards tjie g(wa
. work," according to his ability^ but that of himse^
he OQuld not possibly effect it, as it would require,,
■j
¥
y
'l
I Ik
i
150
at least, two thousand crowns. "Oh,'> said the
poor man, "Jam already possessed of that sum."
The priest was astonished, and asked how lie could
possibly have procured it.- The good old man
rephed, that for the last forty fears he had sav«i
all the money he could, and had lived on what
was barely necessary for his maintenance, in order
to have the consolation. Before his death, of see.
mg, m the village a churdh raised in honour of the
true God. An example like this ought to' confound
those ^ho refuse a trifle to repair the churches in
which God IS adored^) Every one should contribute,
according to his abiUty, to, build and repair the
house of, God.
^ LESSON XliL—NIGHTINGALE.
When -twilight's grey and penbive hoin- ^
Brmgs the low breeze atid shuWihe flow'r
And bids the solitary star '
Shme in pale beauty from afar;
When gafh'ring shades the landscajk veU-
And peasants seek theur village dale, '
And mists from river-wave arise.
And dew in e v'ry blosiwm Ilea;
\
When evening's primrose opes, to shed
Soft fragrance jiiimd her grassy bod }
,^ said the
that sum."
ow Jie could
od old man
3 had savoi
d on what
ce, in order
^th^ of see-
nour of the
to confound
shurches in
contribute,
repair the
•ur
flow'r,
veilj
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When glow-worms in the wood-walk light
Their lamp, to cheer the travellei-'s sight j
At that calm hour, so still, so pale, . '
Awakes the lonely nightingale;.
And from a hermitage of shade "' n
Fills with her voiced the forest-glade.
A^d sweeter far that melting voice >
Than all which through the day rejoice:
And still shall bard and wancUr^r love
The twilight music of t^O'^ove.
Father in Heaven ! 5^ thus when day>
Witb all its ^ares, hath past away,
Ancl sifent hours waft peace on earth
And hush th^ louder Strains of mirth ;
Thus may sweet songs of praise and priiy'l
^0 thee my spirlt'^s ofifring bear!
Yon starj my signet set on high, t
For vesper hymns of piety.
So may thy mercy and thy pow^
Protect me through the midn^ht hour-;
And balmy sleep and visiOns%lest
Smile on thy servant's bed of resV^~^
:m
in
;it
^thetdeek:
An idler is a watch that wantd both hands,
Ab useless when it goes as when it staiuis.
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^^^^PJX XIV.— MEEKNESS. .
• f Mis'sioNER, Qiio sent to^ach the GospeU
I J Emo tion, disturbaace of min^.
» Modera'tion, forbearance J calmness of mind.
(^ Admira'tion, wonder. ^ ^
5 r Et'oQUENT, having the force of oratory.
^ Complete', perfect.
Hero'ic, suitable to a (Christian) hero*
^Heavenly, divine; sypremeljr excellent.
^ r Inspires',, infuses into. ^
I \ Teach'es, inculcates or delivers,
t I Accom'panied, went with.
(^ Declare^, to affirm or tell openly.
, W^iile one of the missioners^ who accompanied
SL Francis Xavier to the Indies, was preaching
m the citj of Amangiiehi, one of those present'
advanced as it were to speak t^ him, and spat in
his face. The missioner without saying a word,
or betraying the least emotion, wiped off the
.spittle with his handkerchief, and then mftdly
continued his sermon as if nothing had happened.
Every one present was surprised at his heroic
moderation : even those who at first laughed at
the insult, were filled with admiratioC One
af the principal men of the oity, r eflect
'wliich he
spires su
which en
over tiimi
conclusioi
virtue of
.begged t
and was
version w
kru^it^ ii
lanibhe
r
ar
Lux
Sau<
Shoi
.; fPRE
I JRap
«y [inju
iPlGl
Mas
Supi
What he had sesn, said to himself, « This stranger
has good reason to assure us, that the doctriw
We ea
tnd thir
.-w
jospeL
sof miud.
•ry.
llent.
Dmpanied
)reachiiig^
I present
1 spat in
a word,
off the
i mltdlj
ippened.
8 heroic
ighed at
C^ One
tiug un
stranger
doctrine
158
wliich he teaches Is helR'cnty; A taw which mt
spirfes such courage and greatness of soul, and
which enabled him to gaui feo coitrplete a victory
over fiimself, can come but from hejiVen;^' At tKej
conclusion of the sermon, he dcsclared that tfia '
virtue of the preacher had converted him ; he
begged to be admitted a member of the church,
and was soon aftey solemnly baptized. This con-
version was foll^ed by a%reat many others • s6 '
>ruir\it^ is, that good example is more ][k)werf9l
lan |bhe most eloquent4i£^^^3^9*
LESSON XV. — FOOD.
ARE, food or eatables,
Lux'uRY, delicious fare. - [the relish.
Sauce, something eaten with food to improve
Shock, impression of violence. ' , ,
iPRE'vious, prior, or going before.
Rap'id, quick.
Health'y, well, or in health.
Injo'rious, hurtful. ^
Digest', to reduce to a state of Hourisliment in
Mas'ticate, to chew. [the stomach.
Supply', to give anything wanted or deficient-
A PPF, A se', to assuage; tiO satisfy.
%A
* \
3
VI
We eat and drink in order to appease our hunger
tnd thirst, and to supp'y the waste that is going
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\
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k
64
T bodies Youpg people generally eat
more t^an old people, /because Uiej are growing,
and th4y digestion is rapid. • "*;
Tbe principal articles of food ar&— bread, vego-
tabWs, milk,^ and j^mal food. Hunger is the
besl sauce and the best c^k* If wejare hungry,
the simplest fare becomes a luxui^. It is a grie-
vous error to suppose that eating a great deal is a
proof pf* a healthy appetite, or that byj eating
mjETcb, vfe get more iiourishiaent. i -
/It is worse than useless to eat more than the
Rt^omacl^ can digest. No stomach can digest when
it is overloaded. We should not, when in health,
take food too often. The stomach is three or four
hours in digesting a meal. To take another before
the previous meal is removed, is very injurious.
We should never eat hastily, but masticate our
food very well, and drink only when we feel a
necessity to do so.
We should make it a rule not" to eat or drink
anything very hot. It spoils the teeth, and in-
jures the stomach.
When much heated by exercise, we ought never
drink cold water. Many accidents have happened
from this impmdencea the stomach not bejng able
to bear the shock.
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155
lerally eat
e growing,
read, vego-
;er is the
re hungry,
I; is a gric-
it deal is a
hji eating
e than the
igest when
in health,
ree or four
ther before
urious.
.sticate our
we feel a
at or drink
h, and in-
ught never
! happened
being able
LESSON .^YI.—rTHE FIVB SENSES 'eII^IPTICAl).
Man holds himself upright on his feet. Hia
head is ei^t (M his shoulders. He has .
•nd . . . legs.' He takes hold of things
. . ,° . The soles of his . . . * rest on
The head mrLa to the right and to
The top of his head is jailed the «kulU
is the hair. Within the ; .... is the bfaii ,
is enclosed there as in a^ box of bone, 1*1^8 box
secures . . against blows. On the face aye seen
tlie eyes, nose, mouth, and chin; and on each
side the . *. . . The eyes are shut by means of the
. A . . which shelter them from the air and too much
light. Above the eyes are the eyelashes ; higher still
are the eyebrows. Man sees with ,his .... what
is near him, and also inhat is not .Iboo far ofL
The nose is between the eyes and the"^. . . . . : its
two holes are called the . . i ; . . . . ; with the nose
«re perceive'd smells, -^he mouth has .\.. lips,
idiich are both moveable. Under the motith^s
die . . . . Within the mouth are the palate, the
tofigue, . and the ... .V The teeth are fixed iii
tlie jawbones, and are ranged m . , . rows, which
are applied^ to one another* With the teeth we
grind our . . . , ; the tongue brings the food under
the teeth, and at the same time the spittle moistens
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f
It; it decends afterwards into the thrdit, and
thence into the stomach. While food is in the
moutb, the tongue and the palate . . . . , the flavour
of it. The mouth serves alsQ'fbr speaking; the
vpice comes from the lungs";- the mouth, the lips,
the tongue, the teeth, and the pajate, form speech.
Man perceives smell by his . . . . ; tastes by his
. . ... . ; with his ears he . . . . . sounds ; with his
eyes he .... the colour, fo^m, and motion of
bodies ; with his skin he .... . them. All these
means of perceiving the qualities of objects aro
called the senses. Thus man has ... . senses;
ing/U, hearing, taste, smell, and touch,
LESSON XVlI.-i-THE PRESENT L^ll^.
Philos'opher, one skilled in human knowledge,
CriM'iiJal, one guilty of crime. '
Pro'jects, designs ; schemes. -
Term, the limit or boundary. '^, *
Ig'norant, unacquainted with. '^
Prqtract'ed, drawfl out ; delayed. -
Sitd'den, happening without notice; coming
Mild, gentle. [unexpectedly „
Reach, to arrive at.
Imag^inkd. fiicied or thmi/rht.
I I Und£rgo', to suffer; to enHurci.
• [ Joke, to bo merry ; to jest* /
A philosopher was one day asked what this JUt
il'dit, and
is in tho
the flavour
iking; the
i, tho lipSy
•m speech.
3tes bj his
3 ; with his
motion of
All these
bjects are
. . senses ;
uiowledg9«
3; coming
Kpectedly
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was, and he ' answere<l, "It is the journey .4
•entenced criminal makes from prison to the place .
of execution." We are all condemned to. death
from our 'mother's womb; and from the time 01
our birth, we 'are continually advancing towards
the place of punishment. Our eyes, to be sure,
are not to be covered with bandages, like ,those of
criminals, but which is the samp thing, the place
of punishment i» liiddcn from us. Wc are contir
ii^ally making towards it, without knowing wheie
it is, or whether Jwe are near it, or at a distance
from it. All thai we know is, that we approach
nearer and neare^to it every day, and that we
shall reach it before\we are aware. It may be, we
are there i^, or ijftly one step from it. One
thing, %eside8,X which we are ignorant, is the
kind of death toN'hich we arc condemned, that
not being specified in the sentence, and known only
to Almighty God, Will it be mildew severe ?
Will iW>o sudden or protracted? Shall we, or
Aall we not,|have tipie to enter into ourselves,
and place ouii affairs in order *? Of all this we
know nothing. \ What is rea^y astonishing is, that
being under tl ve scnte ngg.
J :
this J|^
journey fronTouk priison to the place of our putt-
" iehmont, we shoulcKsin, laugh, joke, and fool away
W time in empty pr)EMects and childish enterprises,
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fi
158
\
>
But^ docs it not often happen, Sat peopIelT^
tcl f • !T P^''^'^''^ ""^ enterprises, reach Z
'"^a^c.
I.KS,0„ XV„,._„. COLVMBA'S AvM» TO „
* BRIDGET.'
Bridget, Virgin ever bright !
O golden torch of love and light, ''
Rich lamp illuming earth's dark dome,
C^uide us to our eternal home!
Defend us, Bridget, mighty Saint > -
*rom every evil touch and taint; ^ :
Defend n, from aH wiles and woes, "
And from our fierce, infernal fbes^ :• :i
Create in us, anew, afresh, ^ :4
A spirit that ^all hate Ae El^; i//:^^
O sacred Vir^n, mother, give -^ ' ^i^^
To all new pow'r to love and llm^ '' /
Thou holiest Saint of theee our days. '
Worthy unutterable ' "^
•■<><» ■
^^-
Protect green Leinster ^om all harm,
" keep her sons from vain aIam^• rvg^J^r^
-/.-
vV
opie in th«
», reach th«
stant; an I
ast punisli
[lowed it •
¥^:
TO BT.
[>mey
pa
I. .
V
■••' y.
:' ■»■»■•
s'.-.t.
^
\
!,. .
^ ■■■■ : '\ . . '■ - ;■ ■^•- ■ ■■ ..
►^._ _ .^ , ^^^, ^_<i^. . ^ ~— ,— , ^ — ^
pillar of our kingdom, grandest !
To Patrick: next, that chief, thou s^ndest —
Thou bldssed maid, thou queen of queens,
On thee each soul devoutly leans ! *'
A.«i after this vain life be past
Oh, let our lot with tl^ine be cast ! ,
And save us ih that last dread day
When Heaven and Earth shall ieei' away !
GOOD EXAMPLE.
■'Ti's wrong to waste an hour ; — for hours
Are like the opening buds of flow'rs,
And if unheeded left, like those
May wither to a wortliless close.
Look forth, and Uam; the bird, the be^
Shall many a lessen teach to thee :
The cricket singing in the dell; ^
The ant that storeb her winter cell ;
The butterfly that Ircsts his wing f'
On ey'ry blossom if the spring;
AU'these, and mork shall to thine ey*
Patterns of diligence supply. •
From flow'r to flowfr, in field or wood,
^
a
.0
. They seek their shelter or their food,
Improve the bright hours of the sun,
\ Nor qiiit their task till day be done.
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tjfctj.
So learn from them to well purane .
Thy task, with like attention too; *"'
Let ev'fy da^ some knowledge l.rin^
Gain wisdom, too,* from' ev'jy thing ;
At home, abroad, with zeal explore.
To find one useful pifecept more.
And jearn in golden ma W thAice,
Truth, prudence, and benevolence.
^ I-ESSON. XIX.— SACRED HISTOHY.
(CAHTINUED PROM PAOK 1-10).
»»MI THB UAKINO OF THE ARK A \t 9«;iJ - '
""• *"*» *• M., ^14, TO THB SCHIia
OP SAMARIA, 3029. ^^
ffcNE, ja. race orVamilj.
S { BEHAiip'/favor ; support.
5 Revolts', gross departures from duty.
1 ER RiTORY, land ; country. "^
:?
<.
n
Descend', to come down.
.DisTiN'GuisHED signalized or made eminenL
Aid ed^ assisted or succoured.
^ Ass ail'ed, attacked. ■ *
vons of
quently'
murmurs
their tw
antcrcd 1
of it. in
he had
•od, whe
After his
af Josue
A accoD
Dy manj
still at tl
a victor
*
were di\
them a
wjlth sto]
mips, n
amongst
time thc^
united, u
The I
Philistini
permitto
ever sec
back the
waa the
i^ing the space of forty years, the Jsraelit6t
continued to wander through the desert. They
'oontmually experienced the miraculous interpftai.
■**■ ■..^.-
e
'ft
56,
IB SCHim
Jgree.
[natnraL
ore thao
QinenL
sraelit^
Thej
Lterp^
M
-X
wons of Almighty God on their behalf, but frft.
quently Irew down the divine vengeance by theii
murmurs and i-evolts. Of aU wlio had attained
their twentieth year, two only, Josne and Caleb,
flotcrcd the LaM of Promise* Moses died in sight
of it, in punishment ' of some weakness of faith
he had shown in striking the rock 'twice with liis
♦od, when c6mmanding the water to flow from it.
After hia death, th# Israelite^, under the command
af Josue, took possession of the Land of PromigoC
A accomplishing this enterprise, they were aided
Dy many, prodigies. >t cne ime, tlie sun stood'
still at the prayer of Josue, until they had obtained
a victory. At another, the waters of tlfe Jordan
were divided, like those of the Red Sea,'to give
them a dry passage. ShoAvers of hail, mingled -
with stones and fire, were sent against their ene-
mies. The newly-conquered country was divided
amongst the twelve tribes of I^ael : fd^s^i^me
time they remained separated', but were dftcmardg
united, under governors, called judges.
The Isriielites were frequently assailed by tha^
Philistinps, a neighbouring nation, Whom God
permitted to take 4ho Ark, lie aftonyai ' da, ho i /*^ =^
ever scourged them so severely, that they sent
back the ark into the Hebrew territories. Samuel I
waa the last of tHe judges. When he grew old,
^uda, from whom thie
^, *lo • dccond. He f<^m
|bu8 sifts, bufe bj his,8i||>re
^ .a'-j i.- Jted fo the favQur oi
• ^f^G,a^-' Ood, nevertheless,, punished
ll|""^^«^ Py'^ ^any temporal afflictions.
. ^^ by his son Solomo^ tm
f^'^^ fi|>dg.<v« greater wisdom than fras eveir
j!S»lptcd to any other 4nftri. He built the templ^-
grf . Jerusalem the most -splendid edifice the wprld
fed ever seen. ;One Mfired and eighty-three .
,tlious^nd three huttdred nien W^re occupied, during
feven years, in its" erection, After the dedth of
Solomon, ten of the tribes of Israel revolted from *
f«on Roboam, while two- onljr, those of Jiida
, I Benjamin, rem^ed faithfulto the. line of
David, The letter were called tho kipedom of
T..4» .i^g former; *
Jeroboam
new king of Js^aeK set
mana.
ilie worslnp of idoW which T^'^cohfenuod'
successors, until «|kingdora was destr^
the Assyrians. ~dpK kings of Juda, soi
fPRO
??
Ch/
?'
Gei
.b
ii fAflt
1 Stu
1 A'n
* ( Mi'i
r ^
' Insi
i
Tnt
n c '
Ap^
Une
Aftir
rkll
edP
*fC
'M
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163
tinghisbed ti
iselycs ^y tlicir piety and goodness ;
lose of Israel, provoked the divine
d?y the worsl^ij of idols,, and by their •
The division of the; ten tribes into
TVfo '.Separate kingdoms, ^s commonly called the
Sbhism of Samaria, for even those Jews and Sa-
maritans #ho retained the law il Moses, no longer
held communion- in religious worship. > j ^
;he temple
the world
ghty-three .
fid, during
dedth of
Ited from
^of Jvda
e, line of
Pgdom of
I, or
?1. set
1
PC
01
LESSON XX. — SACRED HISTORY (CONTINUED). |
i#
•«OM Tijp ICaiSX OF SAMARIA, A. M. 3029, TO^THB DEATH «» .,••
." ■'■:'• .-«CHU8, 3306. .
Proph'et, one^?h€Lforeteils future events.
Char'iot, a carriageoffklcasure or state. "
Gen'tiles, pagans or heathens. .
Di'al, a plate on which tls^ .Ipwi sljows the
L hour of the'djjty by the progrdssi of the son.
,• r Abun'dant, pleijtifiil. ^ *-.
I I Stupen'dous, prodigious ; wonderful. •
f"" I A'NciEKr, by-gojBCj " former. . '
|Mi^nor, lesser. J
Insult'ed, treated with||||y)^eV!
Inta'ded, entered in >^Wile mann
ArbLY^y.to put or. ^^ upon
^v
(^Undertook', took# hand or ai^ed in.\V V
Aftir the rc^It of Israel, God s^ hol^'mai:
wiled Priphetsfinto Samaria and Juia, to reca^^^
#4
■ ;. i
the people to his rfeniice. Of these the principal
were Isaiah, Jerciriy, Ezcehiel, and Daniel, who
are the greater prophets, from their having written
more than the rest. Besides these, there are
twelve minor Prophets, who wrote legs than th^
former. Thej foretold the afflictions that were to
befall the Jews and Israelites, on account of theii
Bins. They also predicted the coming of the
Messiah, so long promised to the unhappy chiL
^dren of Adam. Daniel pointed out even the exact "
time" of his appearance.
These- holy men, besides the gift of prophecy,
had that of working the most stupendous miracles.
Elias raised a dead youth to life; brought down
fire from heaven\ug©n a holocailst ; and obtained
abundant rain after a long drought. He was mi^
raculously fed by ravens in the desert; at another
jme, by an angel ; and after other prodigies, he
was taken up alive into h4vtn, in a fiery chariot
with fiery Borse.s, letting his mantle fdl upon
Eliseus. i\"\- ' r ■-■-■■...*■ -...'■'■ M ■■
With this mantle Eliseus divided the waters of
the Jordan. As he passed t6 the city of Bethel,/
number of wicked boys ^nsulted him and called^
him ill names ; on which tWo bears issuec| out' W
» wood j^ and tore two and forty of them in piectes.
Ho wrought many other miracles, and even ^ter
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165
} principal
aniel, wbo
ng written
there are
than thio'
at were to
It of theii
g of th$
ippy chiL
the exact ''
prophecy,
miracles,
ght down
i obtained
e was .mi^
it another
iigiesy he
•y chariot
Eall upon
. i\ •■ ■
If aters of
f Bethel,/
id called
%
a out' ^r
n pieptes.
ren alitei
his death, a/corpse applied to liis dead bones, was
restored to lifei Jonas was the first of the pro-
phets who/preached to the Gemiles. \
In the rolgn of Osee, king of Israel, thiiit
country was Invaded by the Assyrians, and utterly^,
destroyed; nor was the kingdom of Israel ever
afterwards/ restored. Thus weri they punished
even in /this life, for having forSaken the worship
of the ythie God. The kingdom of Juda lasted
for mor*^ than a century after that of Israel. Un-
der the .good king Ezechias it recovered much of
its ancient splendour.. God aided the pious mon-
arch/both*in war and peace, and blessed all that
he ilndertook. At one time, when he fell sick,
sent the prophet Isaiah to warn him that be
it prepare for death. At the^ words, Eze-
ias turned his face to the wall, and wept, and
played earnestly. Grod, sent Isaiah back to let
him kaow that he should live fifteen years longer,
imd in proof of what he said, i||de the shudaw
go back ten dcgtees on the dial of King Achaz.
When he had recovered, the king of Babylon '
sent him a friendly embassy with letters and gifts.
Ezechias yieldei, on this occasion, so far to v?fc.
'Nil
oity, as to show alfliis treas
P6r this fault. Almighty
pride, sent Isaii^ again to
to the straifgersL
who abhors all
loun^e to the king
im
*.K
^at all t^e Wcasurcd ^^^^^SfahMMM^ foollslily
vain, ^jild be conveyed t^^^tSy^my\ ^
hit
own iipiw' should serve as slaves/ with others . of
hw l|^; These menacea were fulfilled after, the
deaffflw Ezcchia§, under the reign of his wicked
wttprjyhiasses, and his successors. *
. fcESSpN XXI. — SAGRED HISTORY {cONTINUEd).
.y^mius laOLru or bzbchias, a. m., 33Q6, to thb bsiomi.
■'^'*' Ml '■■■■' % OF SKLEUCUB, 8828^^
,. fflfYR'ANMY, cruelty ; despotism.
I J Detail;^', minute circumstances or particulara.
^^^|jRf,ignv t^e^tiftie of a king's government.
■ ■{ CAp'TivE,%ii taken in war.
<^,
g f Pi'ous, devout; r<eligious.
$ J Prophet'ic, Ibrtelfinff fr'
_ — ---—r — , — « — .^<i«4M»re events.
£ j Roy'al, regal ; kingf^t
^ (^ Grand, ^eat^. ma^aM(
^ ( Fetch, to go^p^ bMg a t
' I J Maintain', Jto'preserve ; to uphold.
VllNTER'pRE'l'^lO^^rtkin; totr
'*' J|Plun'oer, toi;#y^o piliage
'^ Manasses, by °»estoring the W
tki§r Oppressing his people, aoinrri
ve^eance, that Qod. delivl
Judii,, ^lif0 that of %tael,
4..
of 'idols
ted the divine
f kingdom ot
hands of i<;8
m
I, jpionites. Amongst other acts, of tyranny jyhidi
•^ <lisgraced lijp reigrt, was the' martyrdom of tha.
\ ^gr at prupliet Isaiah, who had foretold the coming
f
of our B
rachilous
life and
Uis own <
to Baby
?jrely, i
here he
pair the
In th«
led b;
Tried i
ed son^ .
and the
temple
suvbred
mi§n, wh
Jerem
them,
the Jew
this ]tim(
em. ]
sitruction
the true
these wa
cise pen
favoured
•nd prea
♦«*
» foolulily
others. of "
after, the
bis wicked
inued).
HE RSIOMl,
irticulars.
3nt.
■*:".
of 'idols'
he divine
;dom oi
is of it;a
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i
167
^
of our Redeemer, speaking as plainly of his mi-
rachilous birth of a Virgin, with the details of his
life and suff^ngs, as if he had seen them with
his own eyes. Being taken prisoner and convoyed
to Babylon, unhappy Manasses repented so sin^
(Mrely, that God restored him to his kinjiom,
where he strove, |g a good and pious reign, to re*
pair the evils he had wrought.
In the jrear of the world, 3398, Juda was in-
ed by the Jdng of Babylon, apd king Joachim
rried away cl^ive and put to^eath. His wick-
ed sonr Joacbin^kth his family, .was also taken,
and the royal trealges an& sacred vessels of the
temple were con#^» to Babyldii. None were
sii^red to remain in J||^ except the husband
mi§n, whb were left to attMWta the tillage.
Jeremias, the prophet, chose to remain with
them. For seventy years, as Jeremias foretold,
the Jews remained captives in Babylon. During
this Jime, Almighty God did not entirely abandon
" em^ He raised up holy men, who, by their in-
structions and example, contributed to maintain
the true religion amongsdi^ the exiles. Amongst
these was the prophet Dani^, who foretold the pre-
cise period of the coming of our Redeemer. God
favoured him with many other j»rophetic visions,
•nd preserved him during six days from seven lions.
ay yrhiA
1 of tha.
e c orqiiM r
;:?- ♦-.
'9-'" ^^
into whose den he
bj the k
mg's orders,
also foro-
into wiiose (len h^ was/ east, by tnc km^
for opposing tne worship of his idols. He
told the destruction of Baltassar* This king hml
made a grand banquet, at which he used the sacred
vessels of tlie Jpws. In the course of the night, tlit-
guests w-are nprror-struck By, feeing fingers, as of
a man's hand) writing certain Words upon the wall
These words iDaniel alone was able to interpret.
Tlioy^ foretold; the ruin of Baltassar. The pre<lictioQ
was'fulfiUed, and Baltassar slain, the same nishk
At tp end M: sevShtyg^ear^^the' jteuiple of Je-
rusajem wj^s rebuilt, and the Jews y^stoi*ed to their
country.. | Among those who r^ui'ned was Esdras,
a holy priest, who laboured, ^^ith success, to re-
store the j ooservance of the law. The v^alls of
the city, p like manner, were restored in soine
years aftei". The JeWs enjoyed their freedom un-
til the reign of Seleucus, king of Syri% who sent
to plunder the Jewish treasury, even of the money
wiSich was laid up for widows and/ orphans. For
this his messenger was sco^rgcd/by angels, and
he would have perished undei" iheir hands, if it
were not for the prayers of the/JsTewish priest,
Onias. Seleucus, still unwilling to renounce his
daim to the sacred treasures, was about to send
eaother messenger to fetch them away ; but euO^
leq^ently abandoned his 4esign.
(CUnfHiiMii «/ pair* 171 J ^
ng's orders,
le also foro-
is king Iku]
d the i*acre<l
le niglit, tlu-
ngers, as of
on the wall
;o interpret,
le prcdictix)u
ime nighk
ujple of Jo-
ined ro tliehr
vsva Esdras,
cess, to ro-
le walls of
?d in soiioe
i'ree<lom nn-
ij^, wlio sent
'the monej
hans* For
angels, and
lands, if it
nsh priest,
enounce his
fflt to fionA
169
'^^ LESSON XXII. — TO THE MOOll.
GeiiTh* Moon ! soft rising o*er
Mountain top and rocky shore ;
How thy pale and pleasant light -^
Cheers and brightens up the night!
When the sun's last ray is goa^,
When the eye-star's course is d!bn6^
Beast and bird to sleep incline,
Gentle Moon, thou corn^st to shineif
;^hen thy sister stars come out,
^And sparkle brightly all about ;
Like a thousand beauteous eyes
I behold them in the skies.
The owl lipon $ome ivied tree,
Then his Welcome ^ves to thee;
Hooting forth his merry tune
Gaily to thee, bright-faced Moon. *
Or the moth, with gamesome flighty
Dancing comes on Jjinions light;
And the bat goes fli|;ting by
Ever then so^iQerrily*
Gentle Moon ! when down I lie,
And soft sleep shuts fast my eye^%
Come, and with thy beams divine, ^
On my peaceful pillow shine."
Pleasant is thy lovely face,
Looking from that heav'nly place;
; but eub^
While the white clouds back are farl*d|
And thou . watchest o'er the world.
*
%
,' ' trOTkER, WHAT tS DEATH ?
** Mother, how still the baby lies !
I cannot hear his breath;
t ctuinot see his laughing eyes — ♦
'They tell me tliis is deaths ,
My little wprk I thought to bring,
.And isat down by 'his bed,
And pleasantly I tried to sip^— ,
•; They iiush'd me-*-he is dead!./ /,.
Theyvsay that he again will rise^* ';/•
More beautiful than now :
That 6od will bless him in tfi'e skitift—
JO Mother,. tell me how!" '
ghter, do you reilnember, dea*i ,
he cqldi dark thing you brought,,.'*,
laid upon the casement here",-r'^'
withered worm, you" though^t 1 J
I told you that Almighty pow't •' „ •.
^^" Cotild break that witliA'd shell,!''
X"
).' .'.■
i^d show you, in^a future hour, '
mi:^:,
- • k \^ ; Something would please you well; />'^^^
\ ^j^^J^^b^f^'^ chirysalis, my J<jye,--T^^: t , \
;. • T: :'• 'Aw cnnpty shelf it lies jv "' U;;«a
Now raise jyour wond'ring gliirtee abdA^'^
r raise ^
where yon insect. flies!*?
■U.
M
0,3
it
'S^Aiid
B
n
ff
And
. : Hoi«
:a
f '
' LESSkQ]f7
FROM THK
.• N f Stoi
' I J SCEi
'^ [Dra
Ado
VHu'i
Tra
Def
Cel
Antioi
' lyriinny
• 8
m
3 (ni\%
Id. ^
I
'S !
ng»
. O, yes, mamma ! how very gay
Its wings of^ starry goldt
N^Ahd see! it lightly flics away
Beyond my gentle hold. *
mother, 'now. I know full w»ll,
If God that worm..,can change,
And draw it froflft this broken^ cell,
• Oil golden wings to ratige,-^. -
. : How hoauti&l will brothex be,
^'A When Gpd «hall give htm wings,
*^ At)ove tljjs d^ing wor|^ 6> fleo,'-
'*^ , .Add livo with heavenly things ! J'
eV
skiech— *•
iea*,.^ i-y'y
frelli-,:-"'^'
e a'
•'^r
V
ot
•M%'i
.--JSACRB^ HISTORY (cONTINUEd).
FROM T«B DEATH OF Wl.>:UCr!< *. <^ 3^28, TO THE COMINO «
OUR RKDERMBR,''4O0O « ^ ^
.->, T Sto^m, ^t^Mgault Qp a fortified plaee;*^' ' '
'I J Se^p'TiiE,tH»nsign of royalty^, (Acre) the sove-
:^'1 !poNTEMi»"T'57B||bdience. [reign potvor.
"^ t Brachms, pld. Urbcian sind Roman coins'.
; g- f V^'iANt, cotinigcous ; brave. •
:^ ]**ADo'RABLfc, worthy of -adoration ; divine,
l' ' -Hu'man, boiongli^ to mait. , ',;
■! «* 'fipLEN'mo, iHustriousi ; .?f*'s , r ■•/ v
r TjiAWsF'fcR'RED,.- removed from d^e t6 anoflier,
J Defi'led, polluted |, profaned.*
I Cel'ebrate, t^ cb^m^oii^te with solem^i^
[Hum'ble, to lower ; to debtise. :''--:t'\' .',^^^^::)i^
Antioehus successcr tp Seleujcus carried his
lyriinny still further.- IJe took Jerusalem by
'i**
^*
•v
Wf'
'■-<?•
-u-
m
1
Storm, deluged it with human blwd, and deffled
the temple. He put Etear and the seven Ma.
el.abees, with their mother, to a cruel death, for
j-ofu.sing to eat swine's flesh, in contempt of the
law of Moses. He was, however^ oppo^ed,^ith
Buccess by Mathathias and his five valiant son«.
On the death of Mathathias, his two sons,
Simon and Judas Machabeus, relying for success
on the Most High, continued what he had begun.
Judas, c(3flccting sh thousand men, who had never
bent the knee to an idol, gained many splendid
victories. After one of these, the holy Sgriptur«
^ tells us, he sent twelve thousand drachms of
silver to Jerusalem, that prayer .and sacrifice might
be offered fpr the dead, to pray for whom, the
sacred text declares ,to be « a holy and wkolesomt
thought, i/iat they may be loosed Jrom their sins.^^
^Antiochus, enraged at these events, declared* lie "
would make Jerusalem a heap of ruins ;~but ho
was cut off by a wretched death. His false re-
pentance, at the last moment, served only to render
him a morp terrible examplei^f the divine justice.
,^ , After hie dfiath, Judas Machabeus and tliose
Jftrho were with him, .recovered the city and temple
of Jerusalem, .thr^ down the idols which tho
heathens had set up^ and destroyed ^he idolatromi
temples.' They celebrated the event fo-^eight d-vy*
r
^^Wl/'l
and defiled
■ seven Ma-
1 death, for
empt of the
ppo^ed,^ith
ant sons* ,
I two sons,
for success
had begun.
had never
ij splendid
7- Sgriptur«
rachms of
riiice might
whom, the
1 wholesomt
•
ieclared he
;-^but he
3 false re-
'f to render
le justice,
and tliosc
ad tempi*
yhich tho
idolatrou?.
sight d%yt
r
178/
together, and ordained th/t the whole nation of tlie
Jews should keep thosejflays religiously every year.
From this period, the governmenti of the Jofish
nation continued in /the family of the Machabees,
until the RcHjians /became masters of the east, and
destroyed the p/ewer of both the kings of Syria
and of Juda. /Herod, surnamed the Great, an
Idumeanby t^rth, in some time afteir, transferred
the govcrninent of the Jewish nation to his own
family ; lib that a leader of Jacob's iace no longer
reigned over the Jewish people.
"The sceptre had now passed from the house
of Juda," which, event, the patfiarch Jacob had
foretold, would haHJa^cn place before the Wi-
deemer of mankind shpuld appear ; and the seventy,
weeks of years, meritipned by Daniel, were nestrly
accomplished. ^
The time had therefore arrived for the appearance
among men of the Messiah, so, long promised and
desired. The second Person of the adorable
Trinity became man in the chaSte womb of tKe
blessed Virgin Mary. He was bom of her ha the
,. stable of Bethlehem •, and on the eighth day, wm
' circumciied according to the law, and took the
eacrcd name of jES-usit ' ; V
" How grejufc the* Ibve of our adorable Hedeemer
thus to humble, himself for our salvdtion-.l How
desirous should w6; be to prove vuf love to him. m ^
'^
174
!^e manaer he hhnself has pointed out ! "If yoa
love me,»' jaid he, " keep mj commandments."
LESSol xxfv.-^^ BIRTH-PLACE OF OUR LORD.
f Tradi'tion, oral acjpount from' age to age.
t J Lrypt, an underground cell or cave.
I 1^ Site, local position or situation. JChristians.
<i Christendom, the countries inhabited by
^ J AS PER, a precious green stOne. ' »
^.fO'RAL, delivered by mouth'; not written. .
•i J Sta tionary, fixed ; unprogressive. . . :_^
I < Subterra'nean, under the earth's surface*
|, &PI RAL, turning round like a screw.
L Irreg'ular, not according tp rule or proportion,
f Asserts', affirms. ^
' Corresponds', agrees wi|h. ^ ^ r '
Insert'ed, placed among othef thmcs.
Hewn, cut or chiselled. ' °
. EncrI/st'ed^ covered as' with a crustAl^ i
In a church at Bethlehein; is seen aiT altar de.
dicated to the wise mea of the east. On the
pavement, at the fbot of^ altar, you observe a
marble star^ which corresponds, as tradition as-
serts, with the pomt of the heavens where the
miraculous star became stationary. So much is
^rtain, that the spot where the SaTW)ur of the
work! was born is exactly underneath this star, in
the subterranean church of the manger.' Twi
npiral staircases, each, composed of fifteen eteM
"Ifyoa
aents."
OUR LORD,
;o ag^.
Christians,
abited by
tten* »
urface*
ffoportion,
. '■, ' ■■■". f' ?■ ■ ■
* '..-„.,:._.
%Itar de-
On the
observe a
lition' as-
'^here the
much is
tf of the
s star, in
sr.' Twi
3n 6te|i
175
' condiftjt to tlie evorTrevered jilace of the natiTijtj
V of our Saviour. . ' .■.'" ■' " ''"'-',' ^ t
\ This* sacred crypt is irregular, because it occupies
tlie irregul«»r site ^f the stable and manger j it is.
thirty-seven feet six inches long, eleven feet three
iiiclies broad, and nine feet higli. It is hewn out
ofva rock, the sides of which are faced with
beautiful marble, and the. floor is of the sajne
pnatcrial. These embellishments .are ascribed to
, S^ Helena. The church receives no light from
wftlioht, and is illuminated by tliirty-two lamps,
seiit'by different princes of Christendom*
, . At the farther extremity of this crypt, on the
east side, is the spot where the Virgin brought
forth the Redeemer of mankind". This spot ifl
,^ marked by white marble, enCrusted by jasper, and
surrounded by a circle of silver, having rays re-
*eMblin'g those witb which the ^un is represented.
^'round it are inserted these word^ : v
" J[h this spot Jesus Chris^^ was bom of the "^irgia
.'"'■' .^^•■' //^ i- -^Mary." "* . " ■ " .
A remarkable- ta1)le, which serves for an altar,
. rests against the side of this rock, and stands over
ike place wh^re our Redeemer came into the world*
This altar is lighted by three lamps, the haod-
iomest of wl^ich was given by Louis XHI. k'mg
■ -^France, --v '. •■\.. '• -'.v'^
LESSdN
176
.—THE WORLD AT" CHUTST's C0MI«I9.
I<
9?
DisREPUTiE'i discrodit J ill cliaracfterv-
jilsuR^Di TY, folly ; inconsistency. '. - I
^ fictions; or (alsiihoods. , "i^
I. Wane, decline. ' / > '.?' "^^
^j/ /Polit'igaLj relating to politics-. ■ '^ ;
J rC6H,Po'REAL, bodily ; material, r • '
I I L^'famous, .Hotoriously bad ; shaifiele'ss. '
^ [lMPLA'cABLE,not td bc^appeascd ; inexoi|8bl«:
vpisspisE', to slight ; to scorn. ^' f*
Aovance', -to forward. '-'" ' - ' ' ' :.
Entertain' ED, amused or Ted astray,
Preti^nd'ed", alleged falsely. /. -
Idolatry feigned universally throughout thr
wcfild. Crreecey however, 'Abounded with philo-
sopliers, who begjku, to bring it into disrepute wit^l
men of ijeai^^ i: They savtr^ ^^^ the absurdity
of ^e fa,ble8, with which'^^e poets entertained the
people, and which were lie whole foundation of
their roligipn. They were sensible that the world
was gi^y<>i1ied by a God very different from the
Rods adusfTed hf the people : btit they durst not
openly (declare their sentiments, nor make the
least fliili^mptagfiiinst tho established religions,
ifhey were cont^t to despise them, considering^:
tfaem'as political inventions to amuse the ignorant,
.and keep. them in restraint. Outwardly, they
fiiiled not to act liVe the people, and to observe t!i<*
same, ceremonies ; and in desj^air of arriving at
-:+i Sv
'ai^-
the "tr
A- ■
, reserve
famous
•;vThe'
The 5
-shippei
never j
v"^' they er
ceived
^other I
a(l<5i^
i\k
wane <
^'tAVO^
SaMu(
immon
Jitngcls
I corpori
the pi
• this ill]
The
licved
life of
of k<jc
atitioni
0(rmma
'."S:-
the
iV
M
177
-ri^ SV
the "truth, they ahahdoned themselves, withowi
reserve, to their ^assiQns, and. to the most in-
famous pleasures,^' v" .' ' '
:' *The^ true God was ador^ vbyihe Jews abiA
The SamanYa/w boasted of bcmg also his
■sliippers, aiid hsyi quitted their 'idols, but m
"_ never join in communion with the Jews, for
"^^ they (intertwined an' ioaplacable hatred. The
ceived the books of Moses only, rejecting
r- other prophets, and pretended thal^ God W£
a(l<5rbd on the mountain Garizim Jzl^otL^ wh(^e
Ufcy-Md built a temple, Religion was oh the
wane even among tbe Jews, .of %li^^^ there were
" 'tAvo-seci^ the Pharisees^ and the Sad^m, The
SaMuceQS believed not the resurrection,'* nor the
immortality . of the soul, nor tliat there wer^
Jlngcls <j(r-spirits ; and they imagined God5 himself
I corporeal. A great number of the priests, and oi
the principal iken of the .nation, had embraced
• this impious and gross heresy.
The Pharisees maintained ^ood doctrine, be-
lieved things spiritual, the resurrection, and the
life of the world to come. The/ made profession
of keeping the law with merer than ordinary cxact-
qpB ; but then, they mingled with it many supe*.
atitions, and frequently made no account of tiic
(»mmandments of God, in order to advance theij
m
"thy will be dovk.*^
LElSflON XXVi.
It isy a short jjind simple prayer ;
But 'tis the Christian's stay,
Through evsrjf varied scene of care,
Until his (fying day. .►
As through/ the wilderness of life
Calmly he' wanders on,
His pray'r in every time of strife
Is still— *^ Thy will be done !>'
When in hisi happy infant years ""
Ho treads 'midst ^lornless flow'rs;
When pass away' his smiles and teara,
Like April suns »nd showVs;
Then, kneeling by his parmts' heartli;
Pby-tir«?d, at set of sun^ W
What is the prayer he murmurs forth I-.
"Father, thy will be doae !"
And when the winter of his ase ' — '
Sheds o'er his locks its snows; * '
When he can feel his pilgrimage "
_- Fafet drawing to a close :\^r- \-
Then, as he finds his strength decKae>
This is his prayer alone: '^
**To thee
leather
■.-■■'/
resigit —
done V^
*~
VK.'
UTS,
/
!f-
e>
• f:
/
m
QtJESTtON^ ON SACRED HISTORT.
What was t4 first great vi3 ble manifoitation of the pow«
^ vJ;;i w^ fiSi^lSvilLn n.t bom, but create ^
''tilling ^diJ/iive? 930year,-^. ^^^■.,„.,^
'*"^hr^ Abel's sacrifice more acceptable tp God than
^C..m''? B« it wa. offered with bett^
What befell the virtuous Abel ? Vain Kiuen n*-*
^ "'^j:i»A,l.n.'3 third .».; Sert-,.ll3/;- f ::;^
•ah ami his family-p. IV- , ' !
Who was Noah's father ? \J*»ff<=*^-^;,r'*kfi vear3~» US-
How old was Lamech wheV Adam d ed ? -^ i/"?^- J\J
What was,Noah'sage when Larnech d.ed > :^ll"lJ^- 5 "
How long did Noah live afte^Jhe floc^ ? ^ years^^. i^
Mow old was Scm when hi^ father NoaKMied ?. 44»yearj.
When did God promissJ. the .| edeemir to AbraLanrl fn th.
tvar of the world (a. m ) 2083--1'. 13f.
Who was Abraham's son ? I»*ac--:p. l*"'
How o\i wi Isaac when Se«J ^'^^.^f.^^Z!"'';,, ,
. Who were Isaac's sons ? Jacob and E«au-^;^ 139.
In what voar did Jacob go into Egypt ? In 2iy». -.
1; what year did Moses and the Israelrtes leave Egypt »n4
G1I0S8 the Red Sea ? In 2513. . »u«j1«.-*> 40 vau*
!how long did the Israelites sojourn m the dewrt? 40)em
" Slow weite thev supported in the desert ?r-)» '^?^.^^^„^
How cXd Mo,es*^have the information to ^'te the^wcre*
} WvTthe Bifile, of more thanaSOO y«?f»/f«'" *^* "!!^
In oWe w^ld to hiS time?' He was in»P'f«d'by Godj more.^.
1 . Ti MrtX hv tradition : for his narents were the grandf
X ^L^vWr^ir lived 33 J^rsv^th r^i-^aaj
blTlived SUyeur- will Sam; Sem w^ 448 yeais when n«
nil
N.
t ^
,raiher, Noah, died, SW years affor fh« flood; Noah wm Idl
years old xvhm. hi« ather. Lamech. die.l ; ar.d Lamech w-,« 54
Cimrch, wl.),ch .9 r.he ;.' |.iUar And g-ou.riLor Truth." •^''*''*"^'^
H..wweijthe I fraelitos governed in the land of nroml-**
First by j.id|;«.s, and then by kin-9 \ promwel
Who S.1C.IL...I...1 Saul, their first king ? t)avi(l-.« 162
^.Who was Dav.d's«on and 8ucce«s«?? Soh.monf the wisest
m,^'JloS^''lC;l:»;^''"'"'?1.'" '^"^'''^" of Robdam. Solo,
mons son? llio schism of Samaria in 3029, by which ten
tribes revoitcKi^from him. ^hd two only ron.ain^l^i^ *^"
,j J« warn them of thcir'^rrors, foretell
^redi^t the Messiah ? The Frop^iets— /*.
! revolting tribes of Israel fihallf de-
pnans. ' ^ .
did the kingdom of Juda, composed «f
WK„f *u u " " %^' ®^'^*- ^f'""t *00 years— 1>. 165.
Jl\'f.^^^''^^?^"^l<^f[^ehrael\tes? In the year 3398 they
were taken captives by the king of Babylon. ^ '
When were they restored ? 70 years after-^». 165
km^r/nSlJ'' ^'^^y-J-y ''^-»y-' Until tfe r.ign of Se.
polTut^dTru'ya^ler"""- ^"*'°^^"-' f'^-^ P^""«^-<^ ^^
Who opposed these outrages ? The IvfihabeM.
When did a high priest of the Je*vish/race cease to exirt*
When^Herodwa. kmg of Jerusalem.MiV^hose reign. 1m'
JW^esM. Chnst was born in Fethlehlem, as foret?W bj tbi
Whom did Goi
their afflictions
163f
By whom
•troyed?
■ /Hpw4ong „
the two reinai
*;
ih waa 59^
lech w^H piy.
e was .^ItiU
Hut ^»v'e are
pturea, and
simony aii<)
I Apostolic
f prutoige h
.162.
the wisest
dam. Solo- *
which ten
rs, foretell
)pfiet8— /*.
ihallj de-
iposecj 4)f
p. 165.
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Jered and
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