. The first [-fifth] reader of the school and family series. eon fell prostrate, confessed the whole affair, and was par-doned ; but the conspirators were put to death. The khan,turning to his courtiers, who had heard the advice with dis-dain, told them that the counsel could not be too highly val-ued which had saved a khans life. LESSON Vn. TRUE KNOWLEDGE. What is true huoivledge ? Is it with keen eye Of lucres sons to thread the mazy way ? Is it of civic rights, and royal sway,And wealth political, the depths to try ?Is it to delve the earth, or soar the sky; To mix, and analyze, and mete, a
. The first [-fifth] reader of the school and family series. eon fell prostrate, confessed the whole affair, and was par-doned ; but the conspirators were put to death. The khan,turning to his courtiers, who had heard the advice with dis-dain, told them that the counsel could not be too highly val-ued which had saved a khans life. LESSON Vn. TRUE KNOWLEDGE. What is true huoivledge ? Is it with keen eye Of lucres sons to thread the mazy way ? Is it of civic rights, and royal sway,And wealth political, the depths to try ?Is it to delve the earth, or soar the sky; To mix, and analyze, and mete, and weighHer elements, and all her powers descry ?These things, who will may know^ them, if to know Breed not vain-glory: but oer all to scanGod, in his works and word shown forth below— Creations wonders, and Redemptions plan,Whence came we, what to do, and whither go— This is true^ knowledge, and the whole of man. Bishop Makt. 140 SVILl^SON .S FIFTH KKADKU. IAKT rv. PART DIVISION OF BOTANY. [This subject is continued from the Fourth Reader.]. LESSON I. TUE STUDY OF BOTANY. 1. Lo ! when the buds expand, the leaves are green,Then the first opening of the flower is seen;Then come tlie liumid breath and rosy smile,That with their sweets the willing sense beguile ;But a^! we look, and love, and ta-te, and the fruit grows, the charming flower decays;Till all is gathered, and the wintry blast Mourns oer the place of love and pleasure past.—Ceaebe. 2. The changes desci-ibed by the poet are indeed full of in-terest and beauty, from the time ^hen the buds expand,and the leaves are green, till the once bright foliage fallsbrown and withered before the wintry blast. There arefew, perhaps, who are totally insensible to these changes intheir general manifestations; but few, too few, have theirminds awakened to the succession of beautiful and variedforms which year by year adorn our fields and Avoods—nay,even our hedges and ditches; too few of those who have am-p
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