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READING LESSONS, 71 same opration as the bill of th tou. can to mae it
keep its colour.
4. The ease, elegance, and rapidity of his move­ ments, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening to and laying up lessons om almost every species of the athered creation within his hearing, are really surprising, and mark the pecu­ liarity of his genius. This bird is easily domesti­ cated and taught arti cial tunes.
W TERTON.
1. SWEET Auburn! loveliest village of the plain, vVhere health and plenty cheer'd the labouring swain; Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid,
And parting summer's ling'ring bloom delay'd; Dear lovely bow'rs of innocence and ease,
Seats of my youth, when every sport could please; How often have I loiter'd o'er thy green,
Where humble happiness endear'd each scene!
2. How o en have I paused on ev'ry charm,
The shelter'd cot, the cultivated rm,
The never- iling brook, the busy mill,
1 The decent church, that topp'd the neighb'ring bill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and \Veary pilgrims made!

LESSON VII.
T DF.SERTED VILLAGE.
3. How often have I blest the coming day,
, When toil remitting, lent its turn to play;