Fills the brown shade with a delicious awè; And yé, whose bolder note is heard afar, 10 Who shake the astonished world', lift high to heaven' Ye headlong torrents', rapid' and profound';- Sound his stupendous praisé, whose greater voicé 20 Soft roll your incense, herbs', and fruits', and flowers', From world to world', the vital ocean round', Sweetest of birds', sweet Philomelá, charm` The listening shades`, and teach the night his praisè. 45 Yé, chief', for whom the whole creation smiles', At once the head', the heart', and tongue of all, Crown' the great hymn! In swarming cities vast', Assembled men', to the deep organ join` The long-resounding voicè, oft breaking clear', 50 At solemn pauses', through the swelling bass`; * The bleating of an ox. Lowing is commonly used for the noun. . And, as each mingling flame increases each', Or if you rather choose the rural' shadé, Be my tongue mutè, may Fancy paint no morè, Should Fate command me to the farthest vergé 65 Of the green earth', to distant barb'rous climes', Rivers' unknown` to song', where first the sun' Gilds Indian' mountains, or his setting beam' Flames' on the Atlantic Isles', 'tis nāught' to mé, Since God' is ever present', ever felt', 70 In the void wasté, as in the city full'. And where he vital breathes', thērè must be joy'. When even at last the solemn hour shall comé, And wing my mystic flight to future worlds', I cheerful will obey: there with new powers' 75 Will rising wonders sing: I cannot gó Where Universal Lovè not smiles around', Sustaining all yon orbs' and all their suns';— From seeming' evil' still educing good, And better' thence again', and better` still', SO In infinite progression. But I losé Myself' in Him', in Light Ineffable; Come then, expressive silencé, mụsè His praisè. VOCABULARY. THE following vocabulary is intended for younger classes of learners, and explains the meaning of difficult words which occur in those Lessons which are designed more particularly for such persons.* In giving it I have conformed more to the opinions of others, than my own. If the general scope and meaning of a passage is understood, it may be read with propriety though the exact import of a single word should be obscure. As a general rule, we best learn the meaning of language by hearing it spoken, and by reading at large, ascertaining the sense of words by their mutual connections and dependences. Alleviate. To ease, lessen, lighten. Antipathy. Opposition of feeling. Annals. Histories of events arranged according to years. Aristocrat. One who favors a government of nobles. Adroit. Active, skilful, dexterous. Aphorism. A maxim or precept in few words; a short saying. Anticipate. To taste, enjoy, or think of, beforehand. Aperture. An opening. Assailable. That may be attacked or set upon. Alert. Quick, nimble, brisk, ready. Ambrosia. A plant. The fabulous food of heathen gods. Auspice; auspices. Omen, token, patronage. Avalanche. A slide of snow and ice from a mountain, or of earth, caused by rains. Antipode. On the opposite side of the earth. Antipodes, plural, sometimes denotes that which is opposite. Apex. The top, summit. Barrier. Boundary, limit. Burgundy. A kind of wine, named from the place where made. Bent. A kind of grass. Bedight, or bedighted. Decked, ornamented. But little used. Burlesque, burlesk, adj. Tending to excite laughter. Burgher. Inhabitant of a borough. Borough. A corporation-town, a company. Barque, bark. A ship with three masts without a mizen topmast. Basket-hilt. A hilt which covers and defends the hand. Bastion, pronounced baschun. A mass of earth standing out from a rampart or wall. * The explanations are carried through Lesson 71. Carnage. Slaughter, great destruction of lives. Coxcomb. A fop. Countess. Wife of a count or earl. Corridor. A gallery round a house. Female title of nobility. Cony. A rabbit; a small four-footed animal. Con. To know. Coeval. Equal in age. Compunctious. Giving pain for offences. Copse, copice. A wood of small growth. Cadaverous. Like a dead body. Cathedral. The principal church in a diocese. Curmudgeon. A miser, niggard, churl. Court. The inclosure round a house; in vulgar language, court-yard, door-yard; a space inclosed by houses. There are also other meanings. Callow. Without feathers. Capricious. Whimsical, freakish, inconstant. Custodian. A keeper, a guardian. (A new-coined word.) Culinary. Belonging to a kitchen. Coterie; pronounced co-te-re. A fashionable party. Congregate. To assemble, to bring together. Climacteric. Denoting a critical period of life. Donkey. A nickname for an ass. Distend. To swell, to stretch in all directions. Dormitory. A sleeping-place. Dame. A lady, a woman. Druid. A priest and poet among the ancient Britons. Defunct. Deceased, dead. Noun; a dead body. Diploma. A deed of privilege. Diplomatic. Pertaining to public ministers or diplomas. Dilate. To widen, to swell, to expand. Dedalion. Various, variegated, intricate. Doughty. Brave, illustrious. Equipage. Furniture; attendance, as horses, carriages, &e. Extricate. To set free, to disentangle. Elapse. To pass away, to go by, to escape. Ether. The fluid supposed to fill space; a light volatile fluid. Ethereal. Consisting of ether, refined. Ecstasy. Rapture, transport. Expatiate. To rove, wander, enlarge. Effluvium; plural, effluvia. An exhalation. Ermine, ermin. Án animal, or its fur. Dress worn by judges in Eng land. Envelopement. A wrapping, inclosing. Flabby. Soft, yielding, shrivelled. Fairy; pronounced fa-ry. An imaginary spirit, enchantress Fairy, adj. Belonging to fairies. Fragrance. Sweetness of smell. Frigidity. Coldness, dulness. Forage. To go in search of provisions, properly for horses. Factotum. A servant employed to do all manner of work. Glazier. One who sets glass. Gratis. Without pay, freely Glutton. A very great eater. Gregarious. Herding, keeping in flocks. Gossip, verb. To go about tattling. Gossip, noun. One that goes about and talks. Gem. A bud, a precious stone. Glade. An opening through a wood, or in ice. Garner. A place for putting grain. Garnered. Placed or stowed away in a garner. Gipsy. A strolling, stealing vagabond, or wanderer, pretending to tell fortunes. Gorgeous. Very fine or showy, glittering. Gymnastics. The art of performing athletic exercises. (G like j.) Hind. A female red deer; a rustic. Host. One who entertains a stranger. Hostess, a female entertainer. Impotent. Weak, powerless, unavailing. Impotence, impotency. Weakness, feebleness, insufficiency, want of power. Immure. To inclose with walls, to confine. Inexpressibles. Cant word for breeches, or small-clothes Impromptu. Off-hand, without previous study. Jagg. To notch; noun, a notch.-Jagged, adj. notched. Libertine. A dissolute man; one given to fleshly appetites. Lone. Lonely, forsaken. Mustaches. (Ch as in charm.) Long hair on the upper lip. Martinet. A strict disciplinarian. (A military term.) Mercurial. Formed of quicksilver; having a warm, ardent temper ament. Mummery. Sport in masks, a farcical show. Marshal. To arrange in due order. Meager. Thin, lean, poor. Matin. Used in the morning. Matins. Morning worship, or service. Nether. Lower, under. Nauseous. Lothsome, disgusting, bad tasted. Obsequies; plur. Funeral solemnities. Ordeal. A trial of guilt by fire or water; a trial simply. Posse; pos-se. In common speech, a rabble, a multitude. Potentate. One who has great power Pragmatical. Ready to intermeddle, impertinently busy. Paragon. A pattern, a model of excellence. Ponderous. Heavy, weighty. Pyre; pronounced pire. A funeral pile. Portray. To paint, draw, describe. Procrastinate. To put off, to delay. |