thin the
limits of a narrow iron cage, can form no idea of the majesty of the
brute when roaming about freely on his native soil.

The voice of the lion is loud and strong. It is likely to strike terror
to the bravest heart.

"It consists," says a well-known writer, "at times of a low, deep
moaning, repeated five or six times, and ending in scarcely audible
sighs; at other times, the forest is startled with loud, deep-toned,
solemn roars, increasing in loudness to the third or fourth, and then
dying away in sounds like distant thunder."

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Directions for Reading.--This lesson should be read a little more
slowly than conversation. When we wish to describe any thing, we must
give time for those who listen to us to get the meaning of what we say.

Do not run the words together when reading. (See Directions for Reading,
page 42.)[03]

Example.--"There is, in the appearance of the lion, something both
noble and imposing."

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Language Lesson.--Syllabify, accent, and mark sounds of letters in the
following words: _meeting, require, Europe, idea, terror, measures,
unlucky, narrow, bolder_.

_Air of majesty_ means the noble appearance supposed to belong to
kings.

[03] See Lesson VII.

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LESSON X.

ar ti fi' cial, _not real; made by human skill_.

ex er'tion, _great effort; attempt_.

destroyed', _killed; put an end to_.

cleansed, _cleaned; freed from dirt_.

sit u a'tion, _position_.

fa'mous, _much talked of; well known_.

fre'quent ly, _often_.

in'ci dent, _adventure; event_.

nar rat'ed, _told_.

hurled, _thrown with force_.

stu'por, _sleepy feeling_.

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ADVENTURE WITH A LION.

The dangers of lion-hunting may be understood from the following
incident, narrated by Livingstone, the famous African traveler:

"The villagers among whom I was staying were much troubled by lions,
which leaped into their cattle-pens and destroyed their cows.

"As I knew well that, if one of a number of lions is killed, the others
frequently take the hint and leave that part of the country, I gave the
villagers advice to that end, and, to encourage them, offered to lead
the hunt.

"The lions were found hiding among the rocks on a hill covered with
trees, and about a quarter of a mile in length. The men circled the
hill,