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THIRD BOOK, 
A neat row of peas in full blossom was seen, 
French beans were beginning to shoot, 
And his gooseb’rries and currants, though yet 
they were green, 
Foretold him a plenty of fruit, 
But Richard loved better in bed to repose 
And snug as he curl’d himself round; 
Forgot that no tulip, nor lily, nor rose, 
Nor plant in his garden was found. 
Rank weeds and tall nettles disfigur’d his beds, 
Nor cabbage, nor lettuce was seen; 
The slug and the snail show’d their mischievous 
heads, 
And ate evry leaf that was green. 
Thus Richard the idle, who shrunk from the cold, 
Beheld his trees naked and bare; 
While Harry, the active, was charm’d to behold 
The fruit of his patience and care. 
LESSON %. 
THE WOLF, 
con-sid-er-ed 
pop-u-la-tion 
ter-ri-ble 
a-gri-cul-ture 
ra-pa-ci-ty 
in-tro-duc-tion 
fe-ro-ci-ty 
strue-ture 
Switz-er-1and 
mis-tress 
spa-ni-el 
hu-man-i-ty 
The wolf bears a strong rescemblance to the dog 
tribe, both in his outward form and internal 
structure; but he possesses none of the useful or 
agreeable qualities of this friendlyanimal. Hehas