8. A wise man is not led astray by a foolish -or an unfounded prejudice, but ever strives to live in - with his neighbours. Islands, n. plural of island. Islanders, n. the inhabitants Highlands, n. a part of Yolk, n, the yellow part of 1. Jamaica, the largest of the British West India was taken by the English in 1655. It produces sugar, rum, and fine cabinet 2. A is a foolish practical joke, based upon falsehood and deception. 3. "I have bought a of oxen, and must needs go to prove them." my 4. I asked the carpenter if he let me sharpen knife on his 5. After a series of perilous adventures in the Charles-Edward effected his escape to the continent, A.D. 1746. 6. There are very few to be found growing on those 7. The surprised the royal troops at Preston Pans, near Edinburgh. 8. The British are merely detached portions of the continent of Europe. 9. I promised, that, if he at once frankly-himself in the wrong, I take no further steps in the matter. 10. The South Sea may be divided into two great groups, the tawny-coloured race, or Malays, and the blacks or Oceanic Negroes. 11. The Romans compelled the vanquished army to pass under the in token of submission. 12. Sandal is found in many of the of the Eastern Archipelago. 13. The of the egg contains the embryo of the future chick. 14. 15. He 'Egypt has since Received his, and the whole Nile is Cæsar's.' have lost his way in the ―, if he had guidance. been left to his Boy, n. a young lad. Quarts, n. measures. Buoy, n. a floating mark. Quartz, n. a mineral. 1. The course which the ships were to take was marked out by numerous 2. There was a grand - yesterday at the Crystal Palace. 3. The prince rode in front of the lines, attended by a brilliant 4. There were a number of running about within their hands, to light persons through the park. 5. Four make a gallon. 7. Gardiner was killed at the battle of Preston Pans. 7. The nutmeg is the of a kind of nut growing in Ceylon, in the Moluccas or Spice Islands, and in the West Indies. 8. Granite is composed of, feldspar, and mica. 9. He submitted to his without a murmur. 10. The skin of the Canada-forms a considerable article in the fur trade. 11. "Light is, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to behold the sun.” 12. Pride with three regiments forcibly prevented the obnoxious members from entering the House. 13. The measuring chain used by land-surveyors is sixty-six feet in length, and is divided into one hundred 14. The commandant of the garrison, with several of the other officers and their ladies, was present at the 15. There are several varieties both of and bitter almonds, distinguished by the different hardness of the shell, and the size and shape of the Wails, n. lamentations. Wales, n. a country. Waist, n. the middle of the Waste, v. to diminish, spend; body. Waive, v. to put off, to cease from exacting or requiring. adj. desolate; n. undue expenditure, a desert spot. Wave, n. a billow at sea; v. to move to and fro. 1. Edward the Second, the first English Prince of was born at Carnarvon, A.D. 1284. 2. James IV. of Scotland is said to have worn an iron belt round his by way of penance. 3.' not, want not,' is a very old proverb, and so also is the following, 'Wilful makes woful want.' 4.- Munich! all thy banners -! And charge with all thy chivalry.' 5. He said he would all claim to the property provided the rest of the estate was surrendered to him. in 6. All the country to the north of the Humber was laid by order of William the Norman. -; one call 7. The ocean exhibits two kinds of ed the sea- produced by the action of the wind; the other, the tide--, raised by the attraction of the sun and moon. 8. Heart-rending were the unfortunate passengers, as and shrieks of the swept num after -- bers of them from the wreck and dashed them upon the rocks. § 3. Words similarly pronounced, with a short vowel-sound. Carrot, n. a vegetable. Palate, n. the roof of the mouth. Pallet, n. a small bed. Carat, n. a weight. 1. The of Sir David Wilkie the painter is in the National Gallery. 2. 'When reposing that night on my · of straw, By the wolf-scaring faggot that guarded the slain.' per 3. The was introduced into Kent by the secuted Flemings in the reign of Elizabeth. 4. The sense of taste resides chiefly in the 5. A is a weight used for weighing diamonds; 1511 - make an ounce troy. 6. 'Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy stretching thee?" 7. Parsnips are very similar to but have white roots. 8. The purity of gold is expressed by saying, it is fine; in this expression, a means so many the twenty-fourth part of the mass by weight; thus, our gold coin, which is 22 fine, contains 22 parts of pure gold, and 2 parts of alloy. Gild, v. to cover with gold. In, prep. within. Guild, n. a brotherhood. 1. We have been reading Adam's Morning Milton's Paradise Lost. 2. This goblet is only silver- 3.- the middle ages all persons following the same trade joined together to form a or brotherhood for mutual protection. 4. On earth, join all ye creatures to extol first, last, midst, and without end.' 5. According to the English law, a prisoner is considered innocent till his is proved;-France, on the contrary, the of the prisoner is assumed, and it is left to to his innocence. prove 6. This is written a peculiar metre. 7. "There was no room for them the 8. The book was beautifully bound and the edges richly 9. To refined gold, to paint the lily, Or throw a perfume on the violet, Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.' 10. "And when they had sung a out unto the mount of Olives." they went |