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Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy,
Unto their issue!

If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
You all do know this mantle. I remember
The first time ever Cæsar put it on.

'T was on a summer's evening, in his tent;
That day he overcame the Nervii.

Look! in this place ran Cassius' dagger through;
See, what a rent the envious Casca made!
Through this, the well-belov'ed Brutus stabbed;
And, as he plucked his curs'ed steel away,
Mark how the blood of Cæsar followed it!

This, this was the unkindest cut of all;
For, when the noble Cæsar saw him stab,
Ingratitude, more strong than traitor's arms,
Quite vanquished him. Then burst his mighty heart;
And, in his mantle muffling up his face,

Even at the base of Pompey's statue,

Which all the while ran blood, great Cæsar fell

O, what a fall was there, my countrymen!
Then I, and you, and all of us fell down;
Whilst bloody treason flourished over us.

O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
The dint of pity. These are gracious drops.—
Kind souls, what, weep you, when you but behold
Our Cæsar's vesture wounded? Look you here!
Here is himself, marred, as you see, by traitors!

Good friends, sweet friends, let me not stir you up
To such a sudden flood of mutiny.

They that have done this deed are honorable.
What private griefs they have, alas! I know not,
That made them do it; they are wise and honorable,
And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you.

I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.

I

am no orator, as Brutus is;

But, as you know me all, a plain, blunt man,

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That love my friend,— and that they know full well
That gave me public leave to speak of him;
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,
Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech
To stir men's blood. I only speak right on.
I tell you that which you yourselves do know;

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Show you sweet Cæsar's wounds,-poor, poor, dumb mouths,

And bid them speak for me. But were I Brutus,
And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony
Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue
In every wound of Cæsar, that should move
The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny!

SHAKSPEARE.

CXXXV. — ADDRESS OF CAR’ADOC, THE BARD.

SEP'UL-CHER or SEP'UL-CHRE (-ker), | QUAIL, v. i., to sink; to shrink. n., a tomb or grave. WAR'RIOR (wor'yur), n., a soldier.

Cym'ria was the ancient name of Wales. By one of the primitive laws of the country, Do Cymrian bard could bear weapons.

HARK to the measured march!-the Saxons come!

The sound earth quails beneath the hollow tread! Your fathers rushed upon the swords of Rome,

And climbed her war-ships, when the Cæsar fled! The Saxons come! - why wait within the wall? They scale the mountain; let its torrents fall!

Mark, ye have swords, and shields, and armor, YE!
No mail defends the Cymrian Child of Song;
But where the warrior, there the bard shall be!
All fields of glory to the bard belong!

His realm extends wherever godlike strife
Spurns the base death, and wins immortal life.

Unarmed he goes his guard the shield of all,

Where he bounds foremost on the Saxon spear!
Unarmed he goes, that, falling, even his fall
Shall bring no shame, and shall bequeath no fear!
Does the song cease? avenge it by the deed,
And make the sepulcher- a nation freed!

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VAGUE, a.,

loose ; unsettled.

THE A-TER OF THE'A-TRE, n., a play- RE-TEN'TIVE, a., able to retain.

house; a field of action.

EX'PI-ATE, v. t., to atone for.

MOD'I-FY, v. t., to vary.

STREN'U-OUS, a., bold and active.

NU-TRITION, n., that which nourishes. IR-REP'A-RA-BLE, a., not to be repaired.

Dis-or'gan-ize, v. t., to destroy order CON-DU'CIVE, a., leading to.

or system.

| VALVE, n., a folding door.

Avoid saying maintainance for main'te-nance. The Greek plural of gymnasium (jim-na'zhe-um) is gymnasia.

1. THE reproach of selfishness is sometimes ignorantly brought against persons who are very careful of their health. But, in reality, no man is so thor oughly selfish as he who, in the ardent pursuit of pleasure or of profit, heedlessly neglects those habits and conditions of life, without proper attention to which, health can not be preserved. The burden of such a man's support may, through his own fault, be thrown on society or on his friends; and he may, too late, regret his inattention to a few simple rules, by the observance of which he might have maintained his constitution unimpaired.

2. In proportion as we give to the matter the consideration it deserves, we shall become anxious rather to take care of health when we have it, than first to lose it, and then exert ourselves to recover it. Says an old writer: "You that have health, and know not how to prize it, I'll tell you what it is. Health is that which makes your meat and drink both savory and pleasant. Health is that which makes your bed easy, and your sleep refreshing; which revives your strength with the rising sun, and makes you cheerful at the light of another day.

3. ""Tis that which makes exercise a sport, and walking abroad the enjoyment of your liberty! 'Tis that which makes fertile the natural endowments of

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your mind, and preserves them long from decay; makes your wit active, and your memory retentive. "Tis that which supports the fragility of a corruptible body, and preserves the verdure, vigor, and beauty of youth. 'Tis that which makes the soul take delight in her mansion, sporting herself at the casements of your eyes! 'Tis that which makes pleasure to be pleasure, and delights delightful.”

4. Let it once become a part of ordinary schooltraining to acquire a knowledge of the laws of health, and instead of going through life with vague ideas of the right way,—vague notions of the importance of exercise, circulation, pure air, and diet,-- our youth would grow up with sound opinions; they would perceive not only why exercise is conducive to health, but why without due exercise the main'tenance of health is impossible.

5. All those to whom the training of children is intrusted would perceive that, so often as they permit those children to pass one single day without due muscular exercise, so often do they permit them to inflict an irreparable wrong upon their systems. The omis sion of a single day's due muscular exercise, even though it occasion no feeling of discomfort, is a wrong inflicted on the growing system which can never be expiated; for a day's development is sacrificed.

6. The Creator, be it remembered, has designed the first thirty-five years of human life for the development of the system. For thirty-five years the creative power exceeds the disorganizing power. Day by day, during the whole of that period, man might, by constant obe. dience to the Creator's laws, be growing stronger and stronger, throughout his entire organization. Let these facts be considered, and then reflect what man's prime might be, and what it too frequently is.

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tion does not require physical exertion, can not be too highly estimated. The body must undergo a certain amount of fatigue, to preserve its natural strength, and maintain all the muscles and organs in proper vigor. This activity equalizes the circulation, and distributes the blood more effectually through every part. Cold feet, or a chill any where, shows that the circulation is languid. The muscles, during exercise, press on the veins, and help forward the currents of blood by quick ening every vessel into activity. The valves of the heart are in this way aided in the work of sending on this stream, and relieved of a certain amount of labor.

8. When exercise is neglected, the blood gathers too much about this central region, and the oppression about the heart, difficulty of breathing, lowness of spirits, anxiety and heaviness, numerous aches and stitches, are evidences of this stagnation. People are afraid to take exercise, because they fancy they want breath, and feel weak. But the very effort would free the heart from this burden, by urging the blood forward to the extremities; it would ease their breathing, by liberating the lungs from the same superabundance; it would make the frame feel active and light, as the effect of equalized circulation and free action.

9. The important position which physical education should occupy, in the education of youth, has attracted the attention of philosophers and lawgivers from the earliest ages. It was provided by one of the laws of So'lon that every Athenian should be taught to read and to swim. The regular liberal education of a Greek youth consisted of three parts, grammar, music, and gymnastics; but the latter occupied as much attention · as all the others put together.

10. From the age of sixteen to eighteen, the youth of ancient Greece devoted themselves exclusively to