19 
THIRD BOOK 
Why should we a minute despise, 
Because it so quickly is o’er? 
We know that it rapidly flies, 
And, therefore, should prize it the more. 
Another, indecd, may appear in its stead, 
But that precious moment for ever is fled. 
"Tis easy to squander our years 
In idleness, folly, and strife; 
But, oh! no repentance or tears 
Can bring back one moment of life! 
But time, if well spent, and improv’d as it goes, 
Will render life pleasant, and peaceful its close. 
LESSON IIL 
AL AS8. 
irans-pa-rent 
mer-chant 
cir-cum-stance 
Sy-ria 
oal-cin od 
guit-a-ble 
ap-pa-ra-tus 
glass-blow-er 
twirl-ing 
twist-ing 
sil-ver-y 
pin-cer 
Glass is made of sand or ground flint, and the 
ashes of certain plants which are caused to melt 
by exposure to intense heat. It is said to have 
been discovered by some merchants, who were 
driven by bad weather on the coast of Syria, in 
Asia. They had lighted a fire on the sea shore 
in order to warm themselves, with a plant called 
kali, and the sand mixing with its ashes, was 
melted into glass by the heat. "This circumstance 
led the merchants to the discovery of the mode vı 
making glass, which was first manufactured at 
Silon, a town of Syria