Unwillingly to school.-And then, the Lover, Made to his mistress' eye brow.-Then, a Soldier, Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the Justice: With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side; Is second childishness, and mere oblivion; XCI. COLUMBUS to FERDINAND. Columbus was a considerable number of years engaged in soliciting the Court of Spain to fit him out, in order to discover a new continent, which he imagined existed some where in the western part of the ocean. During his negotiation he is supposed to address king Ferdinand in the following stanzas : LLUSTRIOUS monarch of Iberia's soil, And what must please thee more-for thy own reign. no w lands that yet in human prospect lie! nthia, when to western skies arriv'd, Spend her sweet beam upon the barren main, "The time shall come, when numerous years are past, # Seneca, the poet, native of Cordova, in Spain. U But stars no more shall point our daring way; He dreads no tempest on the untravell'd deep, THE END [NTRODUCTION-Rules for Reading and Speaking, Page 5 General directions for expressing certain passions or sentiments, 10 7. Funeral of General Frazer, related by General Burgoyne, 44 8. Story of Lady Harriet Ackland, ibid, 45 9. Adventures of General Putnam, 48 10. The Faithful American Dog, 53 11. Volcanoes of Iceland, 12. General Washington's Resignation, 54 57 13. Singular Instance of Patriotism, 14. Extract from Dr. Belknap's Address, 15. Baron Haller on the Death of his Wife, 58 62 66 16. Story of Logan, a Mingo Chief, 17. Speech of a Scythian Ambassador to Alexander, 68 69 31. Description of a Marriage Feast at Georgia, in Asia, 32. Account of a famous Grotto in the Island of Antiparos, 33. Extraordinary Bells in Russia, 35 Source of the Danube, 36 Fall of the Rhine, 37. Lake of Constance, 38. Bridge of Shaffhausen, 39. Model of Switzerland, 94 98 28. Family disagreements the frequent cause of Immoral conduct, 101 105 107 118 119 122 ibid 124 125 ibid 126 ibid 44. Description of the Glaciers, in Switzerland, 46. Story of Serano, who was cast on a desart Island, Pa 48. Manner of Feeding Sheep in Spain, 49. Remarkable Instance of Fasting, 13 ib 13 55. Pyramids in Egypt, 58. 59. 51. Present state of Jerusalem, 52. Temples in Jerusalem, 53. Mount Sinai, 54. Ruins of Palmyra, 56. Joseph's Well in Cairo, 57. Extract from the Oration of Thomas Dawes, Esq. from Dr. J. Warren's Oration, from an Oration of Joel Barlow, 13 14 14 14 14 144 143 146 60. from Mr. Ames's Speech on the British Treaty, 148 61. From Cicero's Oration against Verres, 157 62. Speech of Canuelius to the Consuls of Rome, 160 63. Publius Scipio to the Roman Army, 162 73. 64. Caius Marius to the Romans, 65. Dialogue between Blithe and Hunks, 66. Contempt of the Common objects of Pursuit, 68. Description of a Storm of Hail, 69. Address to the Deity, 70. A Morning Hymn, 71. Hymn to Peace, 72. Scene between Cecilia Beverly and Henrietta Belfield, Cecilia Beverly and a Gentleman, 165 168 175 177 178 180 181 182 183 187 80. Scene between General Savage and Miss Walsingham, General Savage, Captain Savage, Miss Walsing- 206 |