QUEEN VICTORIA, Born May 24, 1819. PRINCE ALBERT, Born August 26, 1819; Died December 14, 1861. 3. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! 1. God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us. God save the Queen! 2. O Lord, our God, arise! Scatter her enemies, And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks; 3. Thy choicest gifts in store May she defend our laws, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen! SQUARES.-The entire map is a square of 400 miles; that is, 400 miles long and 400 miles broad. It is divided into 16 smaller squares of 100 miles each; that is, each small square is 100 miles long and 100 miles broad. COUNTRIES.-The map includes the whole of England and Wales, the south of Scotland, the eastern half of Ireland, and a small part of France. CAPITALS.-Three capitals are shown London, the capital of ENGLAND. POSITION, ETC. POSITION.-England and Wales form the southern part of the island of Great Britain. NAME.-At one time Britain. Then from the Angles, one of the tribes which had settled in this country, it came to be called England, or the land of the Angles. BOUNDARIES. 4. ENGLAND AND WALES. 1. Compared with some of the countries of Europe, England is very small; but, for its size, it contains more cities and large towns than any other country in the world. 2. London, the capital, is the largest city in the world. It has a population of nearly four million, or more than the entire population of Scotland. 3. England ranks first among the nations of the Earth for the number and the excellence of her manufactures. Raw material, such as cotton, which will not grow in our climate, is brought from other lands to be used in the factories of our large towns. 4. The mineral wealth of England is one chief source of our prosperity. The coal and iron which we possess enable us to manufacture for the world. 5. Having these in abundance, and peopled by a brave and enterprising race, this little country has been raised to the first rank among the nations of the Earth. Our ships are on every sea, and our commerce reaches to every country of the globe. 6. Turning to a map of England, we find that our country is a peninsula. It is almost surrounded by water. In form it is like a triangle, the north corner touching Scotland, the bottom or base lying along the English Channel. 7. On the east England is bounded by the North Sea; on the south by the English Channel; and on the west by the Irish Sea, St. George's Channel, and the Atlantic Ocean. 8. The whole of England and Wales, the south of Scotland, the half of Ireland, and a bit of France, may be contained in a square of four hundred miles, as shown in our map. 9. The square contains not only all this land, but also the whole of the Irish Sea, and a large portion of the North Sea, and the English Channel. 10. From north to south, in a straight line, England measures about three hundred and sixty miles; from east to west, across the middle, England and Wales measure about two hundred and forty miles. 11. The narrowest part of England is from the Solway Firth to the North Sea, a distance of about sixty miles. 12. Being nearly surrounded by water, and having a very indented or broken coast, England has a great length of coast line. The distance round our shores is about two thousand miles. No part of England is more than one hundred and twenty miles from the sea. SUMMARY.-England is one of the smallest countries of Europe, and yet it is one of the most important. It is the chief manufacturing nation in the world. Its coal and iron are the sources of its wealth. Its ships are on every sea. England and Wales, the south of Scotland, the half of Ireland, and a bit of France, may be contained in a square of four hundred miles. EXERCISES.-Draw Map on page 12. Learn the lesson under the Map. 5. ENGLAND. 1. My English home! my English home! I bless my God, who placed my birth 2. And ask ye why I love the land? 3. Is it because her navies ride Triumphant on the foaming tide, 4. It is because her meanest son 5. It is because her children know Home comforts and the fireside glow. 6. For foreign lands let others sigh, Still praising God, who placed my birth Dares not, has no power. M. A. STODART. Owned, acknowledged. Roam, wander. Tri-um-phant, victorious. |