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Not his the ith, whose bond we see, With lapse of years remaining stronger ;
Nor will he then be true to thee,
When thou canst serve his aim no longer.
2. Him, too, avoid whose grov'lling love
In earthly end alone is centred, Within whose heart, a thought above
Li 's common cares, h s seldom enter'd. Trust not to him thy bosom's weal,
painted love alone revealing; The show, without the lasting zeal;
The hollow voice, without the eling.
G. GR .
LESSON XII.
STEAM NAVIGATION.
lDE'A, n., whatever is the immediate object of perception or thought; the representation of anything conceived in the ind. I. S. L. and G. idea, om eido, G., I see.
PATENT (pat'- or pa'-), n., open: letters patent are en letters, so called, because not sealed up, but exposed to public view, with the great seal pendant at the bottom. F. patent, om patere, L., to be open.
MACHINE (-sheen'), n., an engine; a complicated piece of wor an­ ship of any sort. F. machine; L. machina, om mechane. G., arti ce, skill
TAF1FEREL, n., the upper part of the stern of a ship :-the broad sur­ ce or table. D. t l, a table.
PAD1DLE, n., anything rmed, in breadth and atness, r paddling, that is, r moving or pushing about in the water, as ducks do with their feet. F. patouiller, to paddle, om patte, a ot : or om patulus, L., broad, at, open.
0YL1INDER, n., a Lody having two at sur ces-the top and bottom -an one circular-the length, as a roll g stone. F. cylindre ,· G. kulindros, om kulio, I roll.
DECORA'TIONS, n., embellishments, ornaments. F. decorations, om decor, L., ornament.
HULL, n., the hulk or body of a ship ; the part of a ship which is cov­ ered in the water. Hull, om helan, A.S., to cover.
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