The world at home, a new ser. of geographical readers. 6 standards. [With] Home lesson book. Standard 3-5. Standard 1,2, Volume 1 |
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Africa animals ANTARCTIC OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN Arthur's class asked Arthur Begin each name black-board box of bricks boys breadth British Islands brook to grandmamma's called Chinese cock colour Cousin James cradle crooked lines DESK DESK DESK dif-fer-ent dolls door Draw a plan drawn east Edith elephant EXERCISE.-What EXERCISES.-1 four chief points four rooms Fred Brown Geography Geography of Europe gland globe Greenside Harry house of four length lesson rhyme lines lion live long sides looked map of England mariner's compass marked monkeys negro OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN picture PLOUGH portrait quadruped rill river round Sam Wilson school and play-ground school-room SCOTLAND seen sev-er-al short sides slate stand STANDARD stars STREET sugar sugar-cane summer-house TEA PLANT tell the four things town tree village wall weather-cock whale wind blows WRITE.-The وو
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Page 38 - High and low The summer winds blow ! They dance and play with the garden flowers, And bend the grasses and yellow grain ; They rock the bird in her hanging nest, And dash the rain on the window-pane.
Page 64 - ... surround. 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, And reaches to the skies ; Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, Thy goodness never dies. 4 From morn till noon, till latest eve, The hand of God we see ; And all the blessings we receive, Ceaseless proceed from thee. 5 In all the varying scenes of time, On thee our hopes depend ; In every age, in every clime, Our Father and our Friend.
Page 32 - And through the air the bats now fly. The lambs have now lain down to sleep, The birds have long since sought their nests ; The air is still ; and dark and deep On the hill side the old wood rests.
Page 70 - I'd like a little brook, mother, All for my very own, — To laugh all day among the trees, And shine on the mossy stone...
Page 76 - TELL me what the mill doth say, Glitter, clatter, night and day ; When we sleep and when we wake, Glitter, clatter, it doth make ; Never idle, never still, What a worker is the mill ! Hearken what the rill doth say, As it journeys every day ; Sweet as skylark on the wing, Ripple, dipple...
Page 6 - Standard II. The Size and Shape of the "World. Geographical Terms simply explained and illustrated by reference to the Map of England. Physical Geography of hills and rivers.
Page 63 - God, my child, the glorious One — He formed them by his power; He made alike the brilliant sun, And every leaf and flower. "He made your little feet to walk; Your sparkling eyes to see ; Your busy, prattling tongue to talk ; And limbs so light and free.
Page 15 - ... high time we were there. Over the brook to grandmamma's, And down by the greenwood tree; In a pleasant spot Is our grandmamma's cot. And a dear old lady is she. Over the brook to grandmamma's, She is looking for us, I know ; Her table is spread With honey and bread. And milk from the brindle cow.
Page 64 - Our various wants His hands supply, And guard us every hour; We're kept beneath His watchful eye, And guided by His power. " Then let your little heart, my love, Its grateful homage pay To this kind Friend, who, from above, So gently guides your way.
Page 39 - High and low The winter winds blow ! They fill the hollows with drifts of snow, And sweep on the hills a pathway clear ; They hurry the children along to school, And whistle a song for the happy New Year.