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Fourth Book of Lessons for the Use of Schools
Fourth Book of Lessons for the Use of Schools Author:Ireland Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I find Thee in the depth of night, And read Thy Name in every star That drinks its splendour from the light That flows from mercy's beaming car; Thy foot... more »stool, Lord, each starry gem Composes—not Thy diadem. And when the radiant orb of light Hath tipp'd the mountain-tops with gold, Smote with the blaze, my weary sight Shrinks from the wonders I behold; That ray of glory, bright and fair, Is but Thy living shadow there. Thine is the silent noon of night, The twilight eve—the dewy morn ; "Whate'er is beautiful and bright, Thine hands have fashioned to adorn. Thy glory walks in every sphere, And all things whisper, " God is here!" Anon. PART III.—THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. LESSON VII. GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS. We have seen how the earth was prepared by vegetation to be the abode of animal life ; and we are now to consider it as filled with animals. These animals are called collectively, the Animal Kingdom ; which is subject to its own peculiar laws, as the mineral and vegetable kingdoms are to theirs. The first thing that strikes us in this busy scene is the immense numbers and variety of animals with which the earth is filled. We see that every flower and every leaf swarm with inhabitants; they lie concealed also in the ground beneath us,and they fill the air which surrounds us. Every mountain and marsh, wilderness and wood, is plentifully stocked ; every sea and lake, river find pond, teems with living creatures. And everywhere are found the food and shelter necessary for their preservation. A general account of birds and beasts was given in the Sequel to the Second Book of Lessons in the chapters on Zoology. It may be useful to give here a more regular view of the classification of the whole animal kingdom. It has be...« less