Page 36 - Third Book of Reading Lessons

READIN G LESSONS. 35 T MORNING L RK.
1. FEATHER'D lyric, warbling high, Sweetly gaining on the sky, Op'ning with thy matin lay ature's hymn!) the eye· of day,
Teach my soul, on early wing, Thus to soar and thus to sing:
2. While the bloom of orient light Gilds thee in thy tune l ight, May the .day-spring om on high, Seen by Faith's religious eye, Cheer me with his vital ray, Promise of eternal day!
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THOMSON.
CuL1TIVATED, pt., reared, improved. L. cultus, om colo, I t l. JEs'sAMINE, n., a plant, so called because the bees de ght in its ow­
ers; jasrne was the name of an apiary of bees.
TEG1UMENT, n., the outward part. F. teg·ument, om tego, L., I
cover.
SEP'ARATED, pt., unattached. L. separat·us, om separo, I divide. TART'NEss, n., sourness. A.S. teart, sharp, sour, om tir-an, to ­
·ritate.
TaAv'ELLER, n., one who visits reign countries. F. travailleur, om
trnvailler, to labour.
PaoFEss'10N, n., employment. F. pr ession, om pro teri, L., to
pro ss, to o er.
INTrwou'cED, v., brought into practice. L. introductus, om duco, I lead.
MEor 'INAL, a., salutary. F. medicinal, om medeor, L., I c e, I heal,-and this om me mai, G., to have care of.
NARCOT'1c, a., torpid. G. narcotikos, om narkoein, to benumb.
1. T c ee-tree· is cultivated in Arabia, Persia, the East Indies, the Isle of Bourbon, and several
LESSON XI .
THE COFFEE-TREE.