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LESSON XCV.

A-BOM-IN-A'TION, pollution, defilement.
DE-FILE', to make foul or impure, to
pollute.

FULLNESS, completeness, abundance.
MAN'SION, (Latin mansio, from maneo,

dence, a habitation, a dwelling. MOTH, an insect that eats cloth; any thing that silently consumes. RIGHTEOUS, (pronounced ri ́chus,) just, virtuous, holy.

to remain, to abide,) a place of resi- | WISE, manner.

PRONUNCIATION.-Giv'en 4d, heav'en 4d, pre-pare' 1, and 29, fount'ain lc, re-main'eth 1b.

THE FUTURE LIFE OF THE GOOD.

1. FATHER, I will that they whom thou hast given me be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

2. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.

3. We, according to this promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

4. I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God, out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

5. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

6. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shall reign for ever and ever.

7. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

8. They shall hunger no more, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

9. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them. Wherefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

10. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be thy everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

11. There remaineth, therefore, a rest for the people of God. But, as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things which God hath prepared for those that love him.

12. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

13. Thou wilt show me the path of life. In thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

LESSON XCVI.

Brow, to flower, to bloom.
BURN ING, shining, sparkling.
DATE, the fruit of the date tree. It is
sweet, shaped like an acorn, but some-
what larger, and contains a small
kernel.

FADE LESS, unfading.

PALM, the name of many species of plants growing in the warm climates.

The palms have trunks generally without branches, and are crowned at the top with a tuft of large leaves resembling a bunch of feathers.

RA'DI-ANT, (Latin radius, a ray,) emitting rays of light, beaming with bright

ness.

SECRET, removed from sight, unseen.
STRAND, the shore of the sea or ocean.

PRONUNCIATION.-Chil'dren 11, glit'ter-ing 3b. for'ests 29, hues 16, corʼal 27a, ear 22, heard 33, picture 17 and 18.

THE BETTER LAND.

1. "I HEAR thee speak of the better land;
Thou callest its children a happy band;
Mother! O, where is that radiant shore?
Shall we not seek it, and weep no more?
Is it where the flower of the orange blows,
And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle-boughs?
"Not there, not there, my child!”

2. "Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise,
And the date grows ripe under sunny skies?
Or midst the green islands of glittering seas,
Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze,
And strange, bright birds, on their starry wings,
Bear the rich hues of all glorious things?"
-"Not there, not there, my child!"

3. "Is it far away in some region old,

Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold?
Where the burning rays of the ruby shine,
And the diamond lights up the secret mine,
And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand,—
Is it there, sweet mother, that better land?"
"Not there, not there, my child!

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4. "Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy;
Ear hath not heard its deep sounds of joy;
Dreams cannot picture a world so fair;
Sorrow and death may not enter there;
Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom;
For beyond the clouds and beyond the tomb,
-It is there, it is there, my child ! ”

MRS. HEMANS.

LESSON XCVII.

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dering beyond limits, exceeding due
bounds, excessive.

EN-HANCE', to highten, to increase.
FA-CE'TIOUS-LY, wittily, humorously.
MAN-U-FACTURE, (Latin manus, the
hand, and factum, from facio,to make,)
to make by art and labor.
MIS'SION-A-RY, (Latin missus, sent,) one
sent to propagate religion.
PHIL-AN-THROP IC, (from two Greek
words signifying to love and man,) lov-
ing mankind.

PRONUNCIATION.-Ex-traor'di-na-ry 33, ex-trav ́a-gant la, man-u-facture 18, process 27a, cor'al 27a, as-ton'ish-ment 1b, glitter-ing 3b, en-sued' 16 and 19, pref'er-ence 1b, su-pe'ri-or 16 and 19.

WHITEWASHING EXTRAORDINARY,

1. THE Rev. John Williams, the well-known and philanthropic missionary, so long resident in the South-Sea Islands, taught the natives to manufacture lime from the coral of their shores. He facetiously describes the powerful effect it produced upon them, and the extraordinary uses to which they applied it.

2. They laughed at the process of burning, which they believed was intended to cook the coral for food. What was their astonishment, when, in the morning, they found Mr. Williams's cottage glittering in the rising sun, white as snow!

3. They danced, they sung, they shouted and screamed with joy. The whole island was in a commotion, given up to wonder and curiosity; and the laughable scenes which ensued after they got possession of the brush and tub baffle description.

4. The fashionables immediately voted it a cosmetic, and superlatively happy did many a swarthy coquette consider herself, could she but enhance her charms by a dab of the white brush.

5. And now party-spirit ran high, as it will do in more civilized countries, as to who was best entitled to preference. One party urged their superior rank; one had got the brush, and were determined to keep it; a third tried to overturn the whole, that they

might obtain some of the sweepings. They did not even scruple to rob each other of the little share that some had been so happy

as to secure.

6. But soon new lime was prepared, and in a week there was not a hut, a domestic utensil, a war-club, or a garment, that was not as white as snow; not an inhabitant whose skin was not painted with the most grotesque figures; not a pig that was not similarly whitened. Even mothers might be seen, in every direction, capering with extravagant gestures, and yelling with delight at the superior beauty of their whitewashed infants.

LESSON XCVIII.

HALE, healthy, sound, hearty.
HEAVE, to swell and fall.

PLOD, to move with laborious diligence.

MAN'TLE-TREE, a shelf resting on the jambs of a fireplace.

MOIST ́ENED, damp with perspiration.

PRONUNCIATION.-Pic'ture 17 and 18, grand'pa 10, tear 22, a-long' lf, a-sleep' If, mois t'ened 21.

A COTTAGE PICTURE.

1. THE farmer sat in his easy-chair,
Smoking his pipe of clay,

While his hale old wife, with busy care,
Was clearing the dinner away;
A sweet little girl, with fine blue eyes,
On her grandpa's knee, was catching flies.

2. The old man placed his hand on her head,
With a tear on his wrinkled face-

He thought how often her mother dead

Had sat in the same, same place.

As the tear stole down from his half-shut eye,

"Don't smoke," said the child; "how it makes you cry!"

3. The house-dog lay stretched out on the floor,
Where the sun after noon used to steal;
The busy old wife, by the open door,
Was turning the spinning-wheel;

And the old brass clock on the mantle-tree,
Had plodded along to almost three.

4. Still the farmer sat in his easy-chair,
While close to his heaving breast
The moistened brow and the head so fair
Of his sweet grandchild were pressed;
His head, bent down, on her soft hair lay —
Fast asleep were they both on that summer day.

C. G. EASTMAN.

LESSON XCIX.

A-QUAT IC, pertaining to water, inhabit- | Do-MES TIC-ATE, to accustom to live ing water.

BAR RI-ER, an obstruction, any thing
which hinders approach.
CUM'BROUS, difficult to manage or han-
dle, giving trouble.

DE-TACH', to separate, to part from.
FU'GI-TIVE, a deserter, a runaway.

near the habitations of man, to tame. MI'GRA-TO-RY, removing from place to place, passing from one climate to another.

PON'DER-OUS, very heavy, weighty.
PRO-PEL LING, driving forward.
PROW, the fore part of a ship.

PRONUNCIATION.-Pon'der-ous 3b, ma-chin'er-y 36, in'ter-est-ing 3b, ap-proach' 1, u'su-al-ly 3a, re-turn' 1, put 33, sev'er-al 36, hid'den 4d, con-tin'u-al-ly 3a.

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1. LORD BYRON expresses his admiration of a ship, by saying, "She walks the waters like a thing of life!"

There is great beauty in the motion of a ship as she cleaves the swelling waves.

2. But the sailing of a ship cannot compare in beauty with the graceful sailing of the swan and other aquatic birds. The movements of the "thing of life" itself far excel those of any work of human hands.

3. When the sailing vessel moves we see the cumbrous sails; when the steam-boat starts we see the smoke, and hear the working of the ponderous machinery. But the swan, with its graceful neck bended as a prow, advances noiselessly, without showing any propelling power.

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