Page 138 - Third Book of Reading Lessons

READING LESSONS, 137
Ev'n so is man, whose thread is spun,
Drawn out, and cut, and so is done.
The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The ower des, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow ies,
The gourd consumes, and man-he dies.
LESSON XIII.
FOREIGN CURRANTS-T AR DS-S FFRON­ O IPHOR.
h GAznrn', n., a storehouse, a repository of provisions. F. magasin, om agazino, I., said to be om machsan, Ar., a treasure.
TAM1 RIND, n., a small, soft, dark red Indian date. F. tamarind; I. and S. ta arindo. Tamar ndee, the Indian date.
F1'BRES, n., the small st ngs or hair-like threads of roots. F. bre-; I. S. and L. bra, which originally meant an extremity; afterwards a lament or string of the muscles and veins, or of the roots of plants.
BEv1ERAGE, n., a drink. I. beveraggio, om bevere, to drink. L. bibo, I drink.
Pm,1GE 'T, a., stimulating ; sharp on the tongue. See "Poignant," p. 129.
VOLATILE (vol'-a-til), a., having the power to pass o by spontaneous evaporation. F. volatile, om volo, L., I y.
AROMAT'rc, a., agrant, strong-scented. F. aromatique; G. aro- matikos, om aroma, spice; that which breathes out an aireeable odour.
Cm,TA1GioN, n., in ction; the emission om body to body by which diseases are communicated. F. contagion, om tango, L., I touch.
P1s1TIL, n., PETALS, n., the pistil is the middle of a seed- ower (I. pis­ tilio); the petals, those ne-coloured leaves that compose the owers of plant. G. petalon, a leaf, from petao, I expand, I open.
Poa'TABLE, a., manageable by the hand; carriageable. L. portabilis, om porto, I carry.
1. T reign or dried currants are a species of small raisins or grapes, which grow chie y in the Grecian Islands. They were formerly very abun-
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