Among serpents, the Boa is distinguished by its vast size, as well as its prodigious strength. It also claims superiority by the beauty of its colours. It was, in all probability, an enormous specimen of this serpent which once threw a whole Roman army into dismay. Near Bragada, in Africa, a snake was seen of so enormous a magnitude, as to prevent the army from the use of the river; and which, after having snatched up several soldiers, and killed several others with his tail, was at length destroyed by military engines. The whole adjacent region was tainted with the effluvia proceeding from its remains, as were the waters with its blood, so as to oblige the army to remove its station. The skin of this monster, measuring in length 120 feet, was sent to Rome as a trophy, and was there suspended in the temple. " was Dr. Goldsmith says that destroying such monsters, the original occupation of heroes," and that those who thus "obtained the name, gained it much more deservedly than their successors, who acquired their reputation only for their destroying each other." * ĕn-ĕr-dět'i ĕx-hǎ-la'thon fĕr-men-tā'thon ěn-ěr-và thôn hy-drō-stat'its in-de-di-ton in-qui-si-tion hy-me-ne'ǎl in-de-to'roŭs in-spi-ration ig-no-min'lous in-de-to'rum in-stǎl-la/tion im-pli-cation in-de-pen'děnce in-sur-rek'tün ĭm-pō-ŝi-tion in-di-gest'un in-tĕr-čes1/stun in-tĕr-fe'rěnce ir-re-ligious lib-ĕr-a'ton in-ter-mission ir-ri-ta/tion lig-num-vi'taĕ in-tĕr-mit'těnt jū-ris-die/tton lim-i-ta'tion in-vo-đa thôn măċ-ĕr-a/itun leg-is-la'tion măth-i-nā/tton măl-e-diction me-di-a'tor mod-2ĕr-a'tor măl-2ē-fǎe/tor měm-o-răn'dům mŏd-2ū-lā tiōn man-2-fěs to meng-vu-ra thỗn mol-ěs-ta tăn măn-3ū-făễt”ūre mět-ǎ-mòr'fhose mū-ri-ătic măn-3ū-mission mět-à-phy?'ĭēs mū-ti-lā'tiōn măth-ē-mătits mi-trō-stopit nõm-i-nā'îìön mặt-ru-ra lăn mis-de-mea nğr non-còn-formist mâu-sō-lē'um mit-i-ga'tion ŏb-dū-rā'îîõn Ŏs-¿il-lation på-tri-àrch'al pĕr-se-cution ō-vĕr-se'ĕr păt-rō-nými pĕr-se-vē'rănce pĕr-spi-rā'tton prē-di-lětion prō-rō-gation pĕr-ti-na'cloŭs prěj-u-di-¿t'ǎl pros-❜ē-čū'ilon pěs-ti-lential prep-år-a'tion prot-'es-ta'ilon pět-ri-fation proc-u-ra'tor prov-i-děn'îtăl phil-25-mēЛlă prof-a-nation prov-ō-caiton pol-i-ti-căn pro-hi-bi-dăn punêt-vu-a-tăn po-ly-ăn this prol-on-gation pu-tre-faction prom-ul-ga'tton răr-ē-făð/{ìon prěd-ē-čĕs'sor rec-2-ta/thon ren-ō-välin re-ig-na'ton ree-og-ni-'on rep-a-ration rěš-ur-rět iton ret-ŏl-letton re-per-cussion rět-'rō-spěc'tive rět-2rē-a'tion rĕp-ē-ti-fl'on rěv-ĕr-ĕn'tăl ref or-maön rắp-re-hěnsiðn nhét-o-ri-ch ăn rĕl-ăx-ā/itun rep-rō-batten rå-mi-na'ton răm- i-nis cěnce re - Ti-si-ti ăn săc-ěr-do tăl ren-❜ē-gā'dō rěš-ĕr-vā'ilon sǎt-ră-mĕn'tăl să-ri-le'gious sep-ǎr-a'tion sū-pĕr-sti-ti'oùs săl-mă-gun'di sèq-uĕs-tration sū-per-višor săl-2u-ta/thun sit-'ū-ā'itun sup-pō-ši-it'on săt-is-faiten sop-ō-rifit syl-lō-gis'tie sci-en-tific sper-mă-ce'ti sym-på-thět'it scin-til-lation su-per-cil'fous trans-mi-grā/ton sem-i-tō'lon sū-per-fi-cl'ăl trăns-pōr-tā'tton săm-pf-těrnăl su-pěr-fi-des sū-pĕr-fi-¿ì'ēš věg-ē-tā'ilon viš-i-ta/ton ŭn-au-lä/tton ăn-i-măd-věrt lě -ðr-de-main rẽ đăg-ni-see ǎn-të-pē-nult' men-à-ĕr-ie* rod-ō-mon-tāde' ǎr-is-to-crăt mis-rep-re-ent' su-pĕr-à-bòûnd' ǎv-oir-du-pòis mŭl-ti-pli-cănd' sū-pĕr-in-dūċe' tăr-it-at-ure nev-ĕr-Tнe-less'su-pĕr-in-těnd' chěv-aux-de-frise' rec-i-tă-tive' ŭl-tră-mă-rine/ MY MOTHER. Who fed me from her gentle breast, My Mother. When sleep forsook my open eye, ? Who sat and watch'd my infant head, My Mother. When pain and sickness made me cry, My Mother. Who drest my doll in clothes so gay, My Mother. * Pronounced, měn-àzhe-ĕr-ē'. |