"Glorious bird! I will learn a lesson from thee to-day. I will never
forget, hereafter, that when the spirit is determined it can do almost
anything. Others would have drooped, and hung the head, and mourned over
the cruelty of man, and sighed over the wants of the nestlings; but thou,
by at once recovering the loss, hast forgotten all."
12. "I will learn of thee, noble bird! I will remember this. I will set my
mark high. I will try to do something, and to be something in the world; I
will never yield to discouragements."
DEFINITIONS.--l. Cen'tu-ry, the space of a hundred years. Gi-gan'tic, very
large. Di-men'sions, size. Sub-lime', grand, noble. 4. Dis-persed',
scattered. Un-a-vail'ing, useless. Ea'glets, young eagles. Clam'or-ous,
loud, noisy. 6. In-de-ci'sion, want of fixed purpose. Mo'men-ta-ry, for a
single moment. 9. Cir'cuit, movement round in a circle. Ex-haust'ed,
wholly tired. 11. Nes'-tlings, young birds in the nest.
EXERCISES.--Relate the story of the "Old Eagle Tree." What lesson was
taught the boy who watched the eagle's actions?
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