Section 206. The Two Schoolboys, or Eyes and No Eyes. Vi

Tutor.—It does so⁠; and you may probably have observed the same apparent enlargement of the moon at its rising⁠.

William.—I have⁠; but pray what is the reason of this?

Tutor.—It is an optical deception, depending upon principles which I cannot well explain to you, till you know more of that branch of science. But what a number of new ideas this afternoon’s walk has afforded you. I do not wonder that you found it amusing⁠, and it has been very instructive too. Did you see (S. 48, N. 2) nothing of all these sights, Robert?

Robert.—I saw some of them, but I did not take particular notice of them.

Tutor.—Why not?

Robert.—I do not know. I did not care about them; and I made the best of my way home⁠.

Tutor.—That would have been (App. § 33) right, if you had been sent on a message⁠; but as you only walked for amusement⁠, it would have been wiser to have sought out as many sources of it as possible⁠. But as it is⁠: one man walks through the world with the eyes open, and another with them shut, and⁠ upon this difference depends all the⁠ superiority the one acquires above the other. I have known sailors⁠ who have been in all the quarters of the world, and could tell you nothing but⁠ the signs of the tippling houses they frequented⁠ in different ports, and the price and quality of the liquor. On the other hand⁠, a Franklin could not even cross the Channel without making some observation useful to mankind⁠. While many a vacant, thoughtless youth is whirled throughout Europe⁠, without gaining⁠ a single idea worth crossing a street for⁠, the observing eye and inquiring mind find matter of improvement and delight⁠ in every ramble in town or country. Do you then, William, continue to make use of your eyes; and you, Robert, learn that eyes were given you to use.—Dr. Aikin.

= Quite right.

of — rising, beim Aufgange des Mondes.

= Yes.

= interesting.

and — home = and went home as quickly as possible.

if — message, hätte man dich ausgeschickt, um eine Besorgung zu verrichten.

to walk for amusement, einen Spaziergang machen.

to — possible, hättest du denselben so viel wie möglich auszubeuten gesucht.

Es ist aber nun einmal so; one man, der eine; another, der andere.

and just (gerade).

= the great.

Schiffer.

and — but, dennoch aber von nichts anderem zu erzählen wußten, als von.

= visited.

Andererseits hingegen.

Use the attributive construction.

ganz Europa durchfliegt.

sich an´eignen.

worth — for = for (wegen) which it would have been worth while to go over the street.

zur Belehrung und zum Genusse. The words ‘in every ramble’ must be placed after ‘mind’.