The Normal Course in Reading, Book 3Silver Burdett & Company, 1891 |
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The Normal Course in Reading: First Steps in Reading Emma J. Todd,William Bramwell Powell No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 13 - Where the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestlings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me.
Page 92 - Shout! Hang all your leafy banners out!" It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said, "O bird, awake and sing." And o'er the farms, "O chanticleer, Your clarion blow; the day is near." It whispered to the fields of corn, "Bow down, and hail the coming morn." It shouted through the belfry-tower, "Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour." It crossed the churchyard with a sigh, And said, "Not yet! in quiet lie.
Page 86 - Do not look for wrong and evil — You will find them if you do ; As you measure for your neighbor He will measure back to you. Look for goodness, look for gladness, You will meet them all the while ; If you bring a smiling visage To the glass, you meet a smile.
Page 35 - A FAIR little girl sat under a tree Sewing as long as her eyes could see ; Then smoothed her work and folded it right, And said, " Dear work, goodnight, goodnight ! ' Such a number of rooks came over her head, Crying " Caw, caw ! " on their way to bed, She said, as she watched their curious flight, " Little black things, good night, good night ! ' The horses neighed, and the oxen lowed, The sheep's "Bleat!
Page 76 - COME, little leaves," said the wind one day, — " Come o'er the meadows with me, and play; Put on your dresses of red and gold : Summer is gone, and the days grow cold." Soon as the leaves heard the wind's loud call, Down they came fluttering, one and all ; Over the brown fields they danced and flew, Singing the soft little songs they knew...
Page 92 - A WIND came up out of the sea, And said, " O mists, make room for me." It hailed the ships, and cried, " Sail on, Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying, " Awake ! it is the day." It said unto the forest, " Shout ! Hang all your leafy banners out ! " It touched the wood-bird's folded wing, And said,
Page 77 - NOVEMBER. THE leaves are fading and falling, The winds are rough and wild, The birds have ceased their calling, But let me tell you, my child, Though day by day, as it closes, Doth darker and colder grow, The roots of the bright red roses Will keep rJive in the snow.
Page 180 - DEAR Mother, how pretty The moon looks to-night, She was never so cunning before; Her two little horns / Are so sharp and so bright, I hope she'll not grow any more.
Page 181 - I'd rock in it nicely you'd see; I'd sit in the middle And hold by both ends; Oh, what a bright cradle 'twould be! 51 I would call to the stars To keep out of the way, Lest we should rock over their toes; And there I would rock Till the dawn of the day, And see where the pretty moon goes.
Page 29 - Are we to sit here for ever?" asked one; "shall we not become hard by sitting so long? It seems to me there must be something outside, and I feel sure of it." And as weeks passed by the peas became yellow, and the shell became yellow. "All the world is turning yellow, I suppose," said they — and perhaps they were right.