THE NEW YORK 170382 ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1900. DUBLIN: ALEXANDER THOM, 87 & 88, ABBEY-STREET, PRINTER TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION. As the Lessons of the Third Book contain no systematic teaching, it has been thought most advisable to distribute them in a miscellaneous form through the Volume, in order not to fatigue the attention by dwelling too long on any one class of subjects, not intended to be presented in a connected form. An exception has been made, however, in respect of the Scriptural Lessons, in which the connexion has been preserved, and which form, therefore, a separate portion of the Book. The Table of Contents will present the subjects under their respective heads; should any persons, therefore, prefer another arrangement of the reading course, they can easily make it for themselves. The Geographical Lessons have been written with a view of recalling and of generalizing what the scholars had previously learned; they have also been connected with slight descriptive sketches, to render them more amusing and instructive. The introduction to Grammar is a continuation of Y that contained in the Second Book of Lessons. The majority of the Lessons are either new selections or from original manuscripts. Some of the selections from the "Evenings at Home" are retained, and some more added. The Lessons on Money Matters are retained, and portions of the Scriptural Lessons, with omissions, corrections, and additions. The remaining Lessons, with the exception of a few pages (corrected only) among the Natural History articles, are newly written or selected, though many of the original subjects have been retained. LESSON CONTENTS. Page RELIGIOUS AND MORAL LESSONS. XXXI. HISTORY of ABRAHAM and his DESCENDANTS, VI. Continuation of History of Joseph, 89 VII. Conclusion of History of Joseph, VIII. History of Moses, |