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Who, busied in his majesty, surveys
The singing masons building roofs of gold ; The civil citizens kneading up the honey; The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate; The sad-eyed justice with his surly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale
The lazy, yawning drone. SH KSPE RE. LESSON XIV.
ON THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH.
PmN1CIPLE, n., a rst or elementary being, power, agent, or active cause. L. p1·incipium. See " Principal," p. 18.
Accuv'ITY, n., that which slopes upwards,-opposed to declivity, that which slopes downwards. L. acclivitas, om acclivis,-ad, and clivus, a cli a slope.
Lu'NAR, a., relating to the moon. F. lunaire; L. lunaris, om luna, the moon.
E'cLIPSE, n., an obscuration or darkening of any luminary,-as the sun, the moon, by the intervention of another orb, as the earth. F. eclipse: G. ekleipsis, a iling (of light); om le o, I il, I leave. ( j )
LoNGITUDE long'- e- , n., distance or length between one place and another, either towards the east or west. F. longitu , om lon­ gus, L., long.
PLANE, n., a level, open, at sur ce. F. plain ; L. planus, om plax, G., anything smooth or even.
RATIO (ra'-she-o), n., the mutual relation of magnitudes of the same kind with respect to quantity. L. ratio, a rule, the terms pro­ posed. See "Rational," p. 44.
H,m'EsY, n., an opinion taken in opposition to the truth as taught by the Church; and he is styled a heretic who obstinately adheres to such opinion. F. heresie; G. hairesi., a rooted or obstinate opin­ ion, from airein, to take, to lay hold on.
A TIP10DES, n., those people who, living on the other side of the earth, have the soles of their et directly opposite to ours. F. L. and G. antipodes, om (G.) anti, opposed to, and pous,-podos, a ot.
AsTRO O I1ICAL, a., of or belonging to astronomy. L. astronomicus. See" Astronomer," p. 158.
For "Cylinder," see p. 41; "-Globular," p. 155; '' Hull," p. 241; "Polar," p. 157; "Hypothesis," p. 217; and "Altitude," p. 272.