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7. All these, or many of them(" they who we come together,"- cts, i. 6), assembled with Jesus, near Bethania, at the end of e rty days; and whilst they were looking upon him, he raised his hands and blessed them, and was borne away into
• heaven.
LESSON XI.
THE NAT AL PHILOSOPHY 0F CHILDREN.
CAPA TY, n the power of containing. F. c acite, from capio, L., I hold, I take.
A 'RING, pt., wondering at, or regarding with admiration. Admi rans, L., om mirus, strange, w de fu
BEAU1TIES, n., those qualities which are agreeable to the senses, a colour, rm, and motion, and their various combinatrons. F. beaute, c0meliness, om bellus, L., beauti l.
PHYS1rns, n., natural philosophy. L. physic , om phusi., G., which is om phuo, I produce.
PmLOs1oPHY, n., love of wisdom; as here applied, general prin ples, of knowledge and science, physical and moral. L. and G. pltiLoso­
phia ;-p ilos, loving, and sophia, wisdom.
CuR10s11TY, n., inquisitiveness, inclination to inquiry. F. curiosite?
FERMENT1ED, pt., heated inter ally, and th reby made to swell. F. rmente. L. fermentum, a ferment, supposed to be a cont ction of rvimentum, om fervere, to warm, o to be, or use to be
warm.
VER1DANT, a., een. L. viri is, om virere, to be green, to ourish or grow.
FoR'TIFIED, pt., de nded. F. fort e,. omjorti , L., strong, hardy.
So I call the study of nature, which scarcely re quires anything besides the eyes, and r this reason lls within the capacity of all pers s, even of chil­ dren. It consists in attending to the objects with which nature presents us, in considering them with care, and admiring their di erent beauties, but with-
om cura, L concern, care.
RECREA1TION, n., amusement; whatever c tribut s to re nimate or refresh. F. recreation, om recreare, L., to re-create, or give li again ;-creo, I create.
Do INGER.