Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises / by J. Madison Watson.

  • Watson, J. Madison (James Madison), 1827-1900.
Date:
1864
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Credit: Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises / by J. Madison Watson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    IV. RECITATIONS IN VERSE The Clime of the East.1 KNOW ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime ; Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle,2 Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime ? Know ye the land of the cedar and vine, Where the flowers ever blossom, the leaves ever shine; Where the light wings of zephyr,3 oppressed wifh perfume, Wax faint o'er the gardens of Gul4 in her bloom ! Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute ; Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky, In color though varied, in beauty may vie, And the purple of O'cean is deepest in dye ; Wher3 the virgins are soft as the roses they twine, And all, save the spirit of man, is divine ? 'Tis the clime of the East,—'tis the land of the sun ! Can he smile on such deeds as his children have done ? Oh ! wild as the accents of lovers' farewell, Are the hearts which they bear, and the tales which they tell. Byron. 1 Direction.—The student will universally regarded with affection, mark the vowels in the accented or and considered the most perfect em- heavy syllables of all the Selections blem of connubial attachment. Few for Recitation, as. a guide for pulsation birds have been more sung by poets, and remission of voice. The above or appealed to by lovers. It is also Exercise is marked in the manner called turtle-dove and turtle-pigeon. indicated. 3 Zephyr (zef er), the west wind ; 2 Turtle (ter'tl), a migratory bird poetically, any mild, soft wind, of the pigeon family. It is almost 4 Gul (gul), the rose.