TRANSFUSED, instilled; caused to pass from one to another. TRANSIENT, of short duration. TRANSITION, in music, a change from any one genus or key to another. TRANSITORY, fleeting; continuing a short time.

TIARA. the pope's triple crown.

He

TIBERIUS GRACCHUS, the elder of the two brothers, sons of Tiberius and Cornelia. Tiberius was a true patriot, a friend and advocate of the poor, who loved him. was murdered B. c. 133. TINCTURED, tinged. TINSEL, Something having a false lustre. TINTINNABULATION (L. tintinnabulum, a little bell), the sound made by bells. TITAN-LIKE. The Titans, by some, were said to be the sons of Chus. They were called Giants, and built the Tower of Babel. By others they are supposed to be personifi cations of the elements, and their warfare with the gods, an allegorical picture of the collision of the elements in the early stages of the world."

TOCSIN, an alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. TODD, JOHN, DR., author of "The Student's Manual," and of other valuable and instructive works.

TOIL, a net or snare.

Took the palm. When the Pythian games were first instituted among the Greeks, the victors were crowned with garlands of palm. The Romans, following the Greek custom, gave palms to the victors at the games, choosing the palm tree for this purpose, because it is against weight placed upon it.

TOP SAIL, a sail extended across the top-mast, above which is the top gallant-sail. TORTUOUS, winding. TOWARD, not froward; apt TRADE-WIND, a name given to winds in the torrid zone, aud often a little beyond it, which blow from the same quarter throughout the year, unless when affected by local causes. Their general direction is from N. E. to S. W., on the north side of the equator, and from S. E. to N. W. on the south side of the equator. TRADITION, that which is handed down from age to age by oral communication. TRAFALGAR, CAPE, a headland of Spain. Off this cape Lord Nelson gained a victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets, losing his own life in the action. TRAGIC, mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow. TRAIL, the track followed by the hunter. TRAITOR, one who betrays his country. TRANQUILLITY. quietness; freedom from dis• turbance or agitation.

TRANSLATION, that which is produced by turning into another language. TRANSLUCENT, transparent; clear. TRANSMITTED, sent from one to another. TRANSMUTE, to change from one substance to another.

TREASON. In general, the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power.

TRIBUNITIAN, pertaining to tribunes. TRIBUTARY, yielding supplies of anything; one that pays tribute.

TRIVIAL, trifling; inconsiderable. TROPHIES, anything taken and preserved as a memorial of victory.

TROUBADOUR, one of a school of poets, who flourished several centuries ago, princi pally at Provence in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. TROY, a ruined city of Asia Minor, rendered famous by the Iliad of Homer.

TRUCE, a temporary cessation of hostilities. TRUCK, a small wooden cap at the summit of a mast-head.

TUB, a part of the boat where the rope is coiled.

TUBAL CAIN. See Lesson CXXV.
TUCKERMAN, HENRY T., born in Boston, 1813.
His writings "include poems, travels, bi-
ography, essay, and criticism."

TUPPER, MARTIN F., an English writer, best known as the author of "Proverbial Philosophy."

TURBULENCY, tumultuousness; agitation. TURBULENT, disturbed; restless; producing commotion.

TURMOIL, tumult; harassing labor; trou

ble.

TURQUOISE, a mineral of a beautiful sky-blue color.

TURRETED, formed like a tower.
TWIXT, between.

TYRIAN, pertaining to ancient Tyre. 2. Being of a purple color.

TYRIUS MAXIMUS, a native of Tyre, distin. guished for his eloquence.

UNALLOYED, not alloyed; not mixed with or made base by vice.

UNANIMOUS, agreeing in opinion or determi

nation.

UNATTAINED, not reached.

UNCOMPLIANT, unyielding; unbending. UNCONCEIVED, not thought; not imagined. UNDAUNTED, not subdued or depressed; intrepid.

Under the cross of gold, the gilt cross at the top of the dome of St. Paul's Church, London.

UNDISSEMBLED, open; undisguised.

UNDULATION, a waving motion or vibration.

UNDIVERTED, not turned aside; not entertained or pleased.

UNESSENTIAL, Void of real being; something not of absolute necessity. UNNAVIGATED, not navigated; not passed over in ships or other vessels. UNPRECEDENTED. not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of a prior example.

UNPROPITIOUS, not favorable; not disposed to promote; inauspicious. UNQUAILING, not sinking; firm.

UNREQUITED, Dot returned; as unrequited

love.

UNSCATHED, uninjured.

UNSULLIED, not stained; not tarnished. UNSWATHE, to relieve from a bandage. UNTHRIFTY, prodigal; lavish; profuse. UNTOWARD, refractory; not easily guided. UNTUTORED, Uninstructed; untaught. UNWONTED, uncommon; unusual. UPBRAIDED. reproached; reproved. URANUS, one of the primary planets, which has also been called Herschel and Georgium Sidus. Its period of revolution round the sun is nearly eighty-four of our years.

URBANITY, polished manners; politeness. USHER, to introduce; an officer who has care

of the door of a hall. court, or chamber. USURPED, seized or occupied without right. UTICA, a city of Africa, north-west of Carthage, said to be more ancient than Carthage. It never became a very flourishing city, since it was near it that the Romans always fought their battles during their civil wars.

UTILITY, usefulness; profitableness to some valuable end.

only of six orations that have come down to us.

VERTICAL, placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head.

VESPER BELL, a bell tolled at evening. Veeper-bells are the bells tolled for evening service in the Roman Catholic Church. VESTIBULE, the porch or entrance into a house.

VETERAN, one who has grown old, and has had much experience in any service, as in

war.

VIBRATION, the act of moving one way and another in quick succession. In music the motion of a chord, or the undulation of any body by which sound is produced. VICISSITUDE (L. vicissitudo, from vicis, a turn), change; revolution.

VIE, to strive for superiority; to contend.
Vi et armis (L.), in law, with force and

arms.

VIGILS (L. vigilo, to watch), watch; devotion performed in the customary hours of rest or sleep.

VINDICTIVE, revengeful; given to revenge. VIRGIL, the famous Latin poet, born near Mantua, B. C. 70. He died in the 51st year of his age, and was buried near Naples. The works of the poet, studied in colleges and schools, consisting of. 1. Bucolica, or Eclogues, pastoral poems, ten in number; 2. Georgica (Georgics), an agricultural poem; 3. Eneis (the Eneid), a national epic poem.

Virgil's line, dc., facilis descensus Averni (Literally, easy is the descent of Avernus). As applied, a downward course is an easy

one.

VIRGINAL, pure; unspotted.

VISIONARY, existing in the imagination only.

VAGUE, indefinite; undetermined.

VALIDITY, strength or force to convince; justness; soundness.

VAN, the front of an army.
VANTAGELESS, without profit or gain.
VARIEGATED, diversified in colors or external
appearance.

VASSAL, one who holds land of a superior,
and who vows fidelity and homage to him.
VAUNT. boast; a vain display of what one is,
or has, or has done.
VEIL, to hide; to cover.
VENUS. See Lesson XCVII.

VERBATIM, word for word; in the same words.

VERBIAGE, use of many words without necessity.

VERGE, brink; edge; border; margin. VERJEST, truest; most complete. VERISIMILITUDE (L. verus, true, and similis, like), the appearance of truth; likelihood. VERITIES, truths; certainties. VERITY, (L. veritas, from verus, true), truth; consonance of a statement.

VERMEIL, of a beautiful red color. Vernon's holy hill, Mount Vernon, the home of Washington.

.

VERRES, a Roman who governed the province of Sicily, and was accused by the Sicilians of extortion. Cicero managed the prosecution, and pronounced

one

ble plans.

VISUAL, seeing; serving as the instrument of seeing.

VITAL, containing life; so disposed as to live.

VITALITY, the principle of animation or of

life.

VITALIZING, using life into.

VITIATED, rendered defective and void. VIZIER (viz/yer), a councilor of state. The Grand Vizier is the chief minister of the Turkish empire.

VOCAL, having a voice.

VOCIFERATION, violent outery.

VOID, v. to emit; to evacuate; an empty space.

VOLATILE, full of spirit; airy; an old name of ammonia.

VOLTAIRE, a French writer of great celebrity. Ilis talents were wonderful, and his writings of various kinds are, many of them, the best in the French language. His private character, however, was neither good nor great. He died in Paris, in 1778. VOLUMINOUSLY, very copiously. VOLUNTARY, in music, a piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy.

VOLUTE, in architecture, a kind of spiral scroll, used in the Ionic and Composite capitals, of which it is a principal orna ment.

VOTARY, consecrated by a vow or promise.
VULCAN. See Lesson CXXV.
VYING, competing; emulating.

WAFER, the bread given by the Roman
Catholics in the eucharist.

Wake of a ship, the track it leaves in the

water.

WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM, the national hero of Scotland, born about the middle of the 13th century. He gathered a large body of followers, gained several victories over the English, was appointed regent of Scotland, and was finally defeated by Edward I. He was at last betrayed into the hands of Edward, tried for treason, and executed. WALPOLE, HORACE. His celebrity rests on his "Letters," which give a picture of society and public life, as it was in his day. He died in 1797.

WAN, pale; languid of look. WARD, a stronghold; a fortress. WARDER, a keeper; a guard. WARDLAW, REV. DR., a distinguished theologian, born in Dalkeith, Scotland. Warsaw's last champion, Kosciusko. War of the League. The Catholic powers of Europe formed a combination to exclude Henry IV. of France, who was a Protestant, from the throne. Italy and Spain united with the Catholics of France, while England and Germany came to the king's aid.

WARWICK, EARL, RICHARD NEVILLE, a power ful English baron, known in history as the "King Maker."

He

WASHINGTON, GEORGE, born February 22d, 1732. His first public act was bearing despatches in mid-winter across the Alleghanies to the French commandant, in 1753. In June, 1775, he was appointed Commander-in-chief of the American army; in 1789, elected President. died December 14th, 1799, "leaving a reputation without a stain." WATT, JAMES, distinguished for the improve ments he made in steam engines; born at Greenock, Scotland, in 1736. Died 1819. WEAL, happiness; prosperity. Weather-bow, towards the wind, or windward. WEBSTER, DANIEL, born in Salisbury, N. II., January 17th, 1782. Graduated at Dartmouth College, in 1801. In 1813, first elected to the House of Representatives. In 1827, elected to the Senate, where he continued twelve years. In 1830, he delivered his celebrated speech, in reply to Colonel Hayne, in the Senate. In 1841, he became Secretary of State. In 1845, he returned to the Senate; in 1850, was recalled to the department of state. died October 24, 1852. WEEDS (Sax. wæd, weda, a vestment, any garment, that which is put on), properly, a garment; now used as the mourning apparel of a female.

He

WEEN, to think; to fancy.
WEIRD, skilled in witchcraft.
WELKIN, the visible regions of air; the vault

of heaven.

WELLINGTON, DUKE OF, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, born in Ireland, 1769. He distinguished

himself in India, and in the Peninsular war; his greatest military achievement was the victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, June 18th, 1815. He held the situation of Commander-in-chief of the British army till his death, September 18th, 1852, at the age of 83. His habits were remark ably simple, and unostentatious; he was punctual in keeping is appointments, and prompt to discharge every duty. WELL-POISED, well-balanced. WESTPHALIA, a province of Prussia. WHEEL, a circular frame, connected by the tiller ropes with the rudder, used for steering a ship.

WHEWELL (pro. Hewel), an eminent English

divine.

White chief, the president.

WHITE, HENRY K., a poet of great promise, who died in 1806, at the age of 21. WIGHT, a person; a being. WILLIAM I., of England, William the Conqueror, born at Falaise, in France, 1027. He laid claim to the crown of England; invaded that country in 1066, gaining a decisive victory over Harold, the Saxon king, at Hastings. He was crowned on Christmas day, 1066.

WILLIAM II., King of England, surnamed Rufus, the Red or Ruddy, second son of the Conqueror.

WILLIS, NATHANIEL P., born in Portland, Maine, graduated at Yale in 1827. He is the author of several volumes, both of prose and poetry. Mr. Willis's present writings consist chiefly of editorials for the Home Journal.

WILSON, JOHN. PROF., the "Christopher North" of Blackwood's Magazine. Не was born at Paisley in 1788, entered the Scottish bar, and afterward became professor of moral philosophy in the uni versity of Edinburgh.

WINDLASS, a machine for raising weights; a handle by which anything is turned. WINSOME, cheerful; merry. WINTHROP, ROBERT C., born in Boston, 1809. Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1848-9. Successor to Webster in the Senate in 1850.

WIRT, WILLIAM, an eloquent lawyer of Virginia, the biographer of Patrick Henry. With yards braced, &c. In ships, the yard is a long piece of timber, suspended upon the mast, by which a sail is extended." WOLSEY, THOMAS, known in history as Cardinal Wolsey, minister of state under Henry VIII. Having offended the king by not promoting his divorce, he lost the royal favor, and a warrant was issued to arrest him on a charge of high treason. He fell ill on his way to London, and died in 1530. WOODSTOCK, formerly a royal residence; it is eight miles from Oxford, England. WOOLSACK, the seat of the Lord Chancellor of England in the House of Lords. It is a large, square bag of wool, without back or arms, covered with red cloth. Woolspinner of Genca, Columbus. An allusion to his early life with his father, who was a wool-comber.

WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM, a much admired