THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MARKHAM
STREET SCHOOL ROOM.

Our School is bounded on the East
By garden ground and apple trees;
On the West by Markham Street,
Where people walk just when they please;
On the North by our play-ground,
Where we run, and swing, and play;
On the South a little field,
Where grass is cut and made to hay.

On the Four Cardinal Points.

The East is where the sun doth rise
Each morning in the glorious skies;
Full West he sets, or hides his head,
And points to us the time for bed.
He's in the South at dinner time;
The North is facing to a line.

THE AIR AND WIND.

[Tune.-Miss Bailey.

The wond'rous globe on which we live,

Is close surrounded every where
By something quite invisible,
And called Atmospheric Air.
This Air is fluid, light and thin,
And form'd of gases well combined;
It carry's sound and odour well,
But put in motion it is Wind.

Chorus.-O how curious, wonderfully curious-
The laws of nature are, indeed,
Most wonderfully curious.

When Wind at sea begins to blow,
The seaman spreads the canvass sail;
And as it moves on, quick or slow,
He calls it Breeze, or Storm, or Gale;

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But, if it blows with so much power
That all resistance is in vain,
Moving at eighty miles an hour,
He says it's then a Hurricane.

Chorus-O how curious, &c.

The wind in this, the Temperate zone,
Is very changeable indeed;

But, in the Torrid it is known

One way-full six months to proceed.
Tho' much the Winds in ruins lay,
Its usefulness is understood,

And in the Bible, it doth say,

God guides the Wind, and rules the Flood.

Chorus-O how curious, &c.

GEOGRAPHICAL ALPHABET.

A. Asia, well known as the scene of creation;
B. Britain, our home, our well-beloved nation;
C. China, far famed for silk, cotton, and tea;

D. Denmark from whence deals are brought o'er the sea;
E. Egypt, where Israel long suffer'd distress;
F. France, very famous for trifling and dress;
G. Greenland, great whales much abound in its seas;
H. Holland, far famed for fish, butter, and cheese;
I. Ireland, whence linen and whiskey oft come;
Jamaica produces drugs, sugar, and rum;

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K. Kalmucks, a nation residing in tents;

L. Lapland, which many strange objects presents;
M. Mexico, famous for silver and gold;

N. Norway, a country exceedingly cold;
O. Owhyee, where a brave Captain was slain;
P. Persia, whence velvet and silks we obtain ;

Q. Quause abounds in gold, silver, and tin;
R. Russia, for furs ever famous has been ;

S. Spain, which produces silk, wool, wine, and dates ;
T. Tripoli and Tunis, two African states;

U. Ulster, whose beautiful lakes are oft named;
V. Virginia, for wheat and tobacco far famed;
W. Wales whose rich vallies beguile;
X. Xitus, well known as a Japaneze Isle;
Y. Ypres, in Flanders, well known for its lace;
Z. Zaara, a desert, or large sandy place,

THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.

The Ram, the Bull, the heav'nly Twins,
And next the Crab, the Lion shines,
The Virgin, and the Scales;
The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat,
The man that holds the Water-pot,
And Fish with glittering tails.

O Lord, our God! how wond'rous great, &c.

GEOMETRY, &c.

[Tune-Here's a Health, &c.

Horizontal, Perpendicular.

Horizontal, Perpendicular.
Oblique, Oblique, Semicircle.
Oblique, Oblique, Semicircle.
Parallel, Parallel, Parallel Lines.

Parallel, Parallel, Parallel Lines.

Contraction, is to be drawn up.

Expansion, is to be spread out.

Height, Depth, Length, Breadth, Perpendicular.
Height, Depth, Length, Breadth, Perpendicular.
Diverging and Converging Lines.

Diverging and Converging Lines.

Here's an Angle, here's another.
Here's an Angle, here's another.
Falling, Rising, Slanting, Crossing,
Falling, Rising, Slanting, Crossing.
Here's a Circle wheeling round.
Here's a Circle wheeling round.

Here's a Curv'd Line, here's a Wave Line.
Here's a Curv'd Line, here's a Wave Line.
Two Lines thus form a Right Angle.
Two Lines thus form a Right Angle.
This is the way we form an Arch.
This is the way we form an Arch.

Ascending is going higher.
Ascending is going higher.
Descending is coming lower.
Descending is coming lower.
Revolving slowly, Revolving slowly.
Revolving quickly, Revolving quickly.

Over Head is call'd the Zenith.
Over Head is call'd the Zenith.

Under Foot is call'd the Nadir.

Under Foot is call'd the Nadir.

East, West, North South; East, West, North, South.
East, West, North, South; East, West, North, South.

This Lesson is generally used as an amusement to the children; but it is surely wise to blend instruction with it, and we would therefore recommend, that they be made acquainted with the terms used, by shewing them as well something which stands perpendicular, or oblique, in or about the school room, as what is horizontal, or parallel. They may be then taught to use their hands or bodies in imitation of what the terms signify, while singing or chaunting the above lines.

This Lesson will be found more effectual in exciting the children, when dull or heavy, than any other the Authors are acquainted with.

KINGS OF ENGLAND.

The sturdy Norman Conqu'ror, severe;
Ill-fated Rufus, dying like the deer;
Instead of Robert, young Henry succeeds;
T'enforce his title, lo! poor England bleeds;
Victorious Henry bows to Becket's shade;
And Richard, Lion-heart, a pris'ner's made;
Weak-minded John to Rome submits his throne;
First slave, then tyrant, Henry's long-liv'd son;
From Edward's hand Scotland a King receives;
His wealth, his power, to wretched fav'rites gives;
Two captive Monarchs swell 3rd Edward's train;
Scarce worth a tear, altho' depos'd and slain ;
Domestic foes, 4th Henry's arm engage;
France feels at Agincourt 5th Henry's rage;

Henry 6.
Edward 4.
Edward 5.
Richard 3.

Henry 7.

Tho' heir to France, he soon inglorious died; Luxurious Edward rais'd the nation's pride; O'er this boy's head the crown uncertain stands; With royal blood vile Richard stains his hands; Tudor the roses joins, and factions quells; Fierce Henry, Monks and Nuns and Pope repels; Religious Edward's short-lived bloom deplores; Mary her Rome with ten-fold rage restores; Elizabeth. She quickly form'd the Church, and humbled Spain;

Henry 8.
Edward 6.

Mary.

James 1.

Charles 1.
Cromwell.

No kingly virtues mark King James's reign ;
Charles by the axe before his Palace dies;
Stern Cromwell views the Crown with eager

eyes;

Charles 2. False power, false pleasure, flatter Charles's

James 2.

William & Mary.

Anne.

word;

'Gainst James the law-freed conscience draws
the sword;

The sword's now giv'n to William's patriot hand;
And Mary's virtue saves a sinking land;
By peace inglorious Anne's laurels fade;

George 1. See George the Brunswick line majestic lead;
George 2. From distant lands fresh wreaths adorn his brow;
George 3. Tho' lost America, Arts patriot George, we know ;
George 4. No foreign wars disturb 4th George's peace;
William 4. Long may he reign, his happiness increase,
And change an earthly crown for one of bliss.

Sing National Hymn.

ON NATURAL HISTORY.

1. THE SHEEP.

(Illustrated by a Picture.)

I will now tell you something about the sheep. The male is called a ram; the female, an ewe; and the young one, a lamb. A great number of sheep together is called a flock; the place into which they are put at night is called a fold, and the man who takes care of the sheep is a shep