Part 44 (1/2)

Where was Troy?

Troy, anciently called Ilium, was the capital of Troas, in Asia It becaainst the Greeks; the history of this event is coil

Is not the harp an instruh antiquity in Great Britain?

Yes: it was a favorite instrument with the ancient Saxons in Great Britain The celebrated Alfred entered the Danish cah theThe same deception was likewise practised by several Danish chiefs, in the camp of Athelstan, the Saxon The bards, or harpers of old, were the historians of the tieneration the history of ree of their celebrated chiefs and princes The harpers of Britain were fors and nobles: their e or recite the achieve themselves on the harp No nations have been more famous for their harps and harpers than the Welsh and Irish

_Recite_, to repeat or chant in a particular tone or reat or heroic deed

_Patron_, benefactor, one who bestows favors

What instru the ancient Greeks?

The Lyre: the invention, or rather discovery, of this instrument is ascribed by them to their inated from the discovery of a dead tortoise, the flesh of which had dried and wasted, so that nothing was left within the shell but sinews and cartilages: these, tightened and contracted, on account of their dryness, were rendered sonorous So, happening to strike his foot against the tortoise, was greatly pleased with the sound it produced: thus was suggested to him the first idea of a lyre, which he afterwards constructed in the for with the dried sinews of dead anied instruive out s by ers

_Sinew_, a tendon; that which unites a ristly, smooth, solid substance, softer than bone

_Vibratory_, shaking

Who was Mercury?

The heathen God of eloquence, letters, &c, and the er of the other Gods

Who was Apollo?

The God of music, poetry, medicine, and the fine arts

[Illustration: PICKING COTTON]

[Illustration: GATHERING TEA]

What is a Tortoise?

A well-known ani to the order of reptiles; there are two species, the sea and the land tortoise; the first named is called a turtle, and affords delicious food; land tortoises live to a very great age It is only one sort which furnishes the beautiful shell so much prized Tortoises are found in many parts of the world The turtles on the Brazilian shore are said to be so large as to be enough to dine fourscore men: and in the Indian sea, the shells serve the natives for boats

Of what are the strings of the Lyre, &c, composed?