6. A Bee is a honey producing insect, armed with a A Butterfly does not produce honey, and has no

sting;

sting.

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Exercises on Definitions.

1. Definition of Words.

25. 1. Temperance is the due restraint of our appetites and passions.

2. Industry is a diligent application to any object.

3. Perseverance, continued application till we have accomplished our object.

4. Frugality is the careful husbanding of our property and

resources.

5. Conscience is the innate principle which approves or disapproves our actions.

6. Truth, an exact adherence to facts.

7. Justice, the principle which regulates what is fair and equitable both to ourselves and others.

8. Compassion, Sympathy for others in affliction.

9. Pride, an inordinate self-esteem.

10. Avarice, an insatiable covetous desire of increasing one's property.

11. Lying, asserting fiction as truth.

12. Envy, a feeling of malignity at another's prosperity.

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10. A Cottage is an humble habi- containing only one or

4. A Clock is a large and 4. A Watch is a small porstationary piece of mechanism table piece of mechanism for

used to indicate the lapse of pointing out the hour. time.

5. A Bed is a four-post frame-work, with a stuffed mattress, to sleep on.

6. A Field is a piece of cultivated land, either arable or meadow, enclosed.

7. A Canal is an artificial stream of water.

5. A Sofa is a long seat, with cushions, to rest on.

6. A Garden is a cultivated piece of ground occupied with herbs, fruits, or flowers.

7. A River is a naturally formed current of water, between two hills.

8. A Mansion is a manorhouse, or the elegant dwelling of some of the gentry.

2. Words.

b. 1. Geometry is the science which treats of the measurement of lines, surfaces, and solids.

2. A Lie is a false statement made, with a direct intention to deceive.

3. Ambiguous, anything not defined with sufficient clearness to enable us to distinguish its precise meaning.

4. Prudence, knowledge applied to practice.

5. Pride is an inordinate self-esteem.

6. Frugality, the proper management of affairs, so as to preserve what without care ind system would be lost.

1. Algebra is the science of calculating by means of symbols or letters.

2. A Mistake is an error, accidentally asserted, but without any intention of deceiving.

3. Equivocal, having a double signification designedly given, thereby rendering the statement doubtful except to the speaker.

4. Wisdom, the power of judging rightly, independently of practice.

5. Vanity is a conceitedness in petty things, desiring the esteem of others.

6. Avarice is a greedy desire for gain, for the sake of hoarding up.

7. Decision is the quality

by which we can, after examination, be firm and settled in our opinions and conduct. 8. Presumption, a blind or headstrong determination to any course of conduct.

7. Obstinacy is an unreasonable adherence, without examination, to an opinion, purpose, or system.

8. Confidence, the steady reliance either on the veracity or integrity of another, or in any fact.

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Analogy.

28. 1. The Wings of a bird and the Legs of an animal. The Wings of a bird enable it to move aloft in the air; the Legs of an animal enable it to pursue its course upon the earth.

2. The Wheels of a carriage and the Sails of a ship.

The Wheels of a carriage are contrived to assist its motion on the road; the Sails of a ship, to impel it through the

waves.

3. The art of Painting and the art of Writing.

The art of Painting enables us to convey to others the outward lineaments of an object;-the art of Writing enables us, by means of certain characters, to convey to others our thoughts and sentiments on an object, as well as a description of it. 4. Genius and the Sun.

Genius is that faculty of the soul which illuminates everything which it discusses. The Sun is the luminary which gives light and heat to the planets.

5. Intoxication and Insanity.

Both Intoxication and Insanity render a person unconscious of his actions. The one by inflaming the brain with ardent alcohol; the other by subjecting the individual to the influence of some internal disarrangement.

6. Darkness and Affliction.

Darkness prevents us attending to our affairs. Affliction renders us incapable of business. The former buries every object in obscurity, hindering us from carrying out our concerns from a want of light. The latter so absorbs the mind in deep distress as to prevent our turning it to any other object; while both completely prevent our attention to business of any kind.

7. A Tree and an Animal.

A Tree is a living vegetable production, but unable to move from its place; an Animal is a living corporeal creature, capable of locomotion.

The one is provided with roots and leaves through which it imbibes the juices, &c., suitable for its sustenance; the other with a mouth and stomach which supply it with proper nourishment for its support.

8. Food and Education.

Food is intended to nourish and strengthen the body; Education to strengthen the mind, and discipline the passions. 9. The Gills of a fish and the Lungs of a quadruped.

The Gills of a fish enable it to exist in water; the Lungs of a quadruped enable it to live and respire in the air. The one extracts from the water the air nccessary for existence; the other inhales the air in which it moves.

10. Comfort and Light,

Comfort is a cheering brightness in the heart of man; Light is a brightness enlightening the outer world. The one cheers and vivifies the inner, and the other the outer existence; while both make us glad and happy.

Definition and Judgment.

30. 1. Definition.- Flattery is praise given in a greater degree than the object of it is entitled to.

Judgment. We should be careful not to credit everything spoken in our praise, as many in offering their adulation have an interested motive, and that very often a base one.