The Normal Course in Reading, Volume 2Silver, Burdett, 1892 |
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ants apple tree baby basket beautiful birdie blacksmith BLOODROOT blue boys and girls brave bubbles buds busy bee called candy child clay clothes cluck colors cotton cousin dear doll Dorking farmer fastened field flag flowers talk Fold gather grain grasshoppers ground Hurrah INDIA RUBBER kind kitty laughed leaves and flowers lesson Let me fly little bird little boy look Mamma MARSH MARIGOLDS Mary milky mother Nero nest Papa paper piece pistils plants play pleasant poor pretty pulp rags rain robins rollers roots rubber sedan chair seeds sepals sing sly fox snow SOAP BUBBLES soon sphere stamens star-spangled banner stick story summer talk teacher tell thing to-day told treasure-box treasures truth twig violet wagon wasp watching wheat winter wood wringers yellow
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Page 148 - What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day ? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day ? Baby says, like little birdie, Let me rise and fly away.
Page 12 - How many deeds of kindness A little child may do, Although it has so little strength, And little wisdom too? It wants a loving spirit Much more than strength, to prove How many things a child may do For others by its love.
Page 157 - GOD is love ; his mercy brightens All the path in which we rove ; Bliss he wakes, and woe he lightens ; God is wisdom, God is love.
Page 133 - I like little pussy, her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her, she'll do me no harm; So I'll not pull her tail, nor drive her away, But pussy and I very gently will play: 2.
Page 104 - A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger scooped a well, where weary men might turn; He walled it in, and hung with care a ladle at the brink; He thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink. He passed again, and lo! the well, by summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, and saved a life beside.
Page 61 - I once had a sweet little doll, dears, The prettiest doll in the world; Her cheeks were so red and so white, dears, And her hair was so charmingly curled. But I lost my poor little doll, dears, As I played in the...
Page 157 - DARE TO DO RIGHT Dare to do right! dare to be true! You have a work that no other can do, Do it so bravely, so kindly, so well, Angels will hasten the story to tell.
Page 82 - Her aged hand on his strong young arm She placed, and so, without hurt or harm, He guided the trembling feet along, Proud that his own were firm and strong, Then back again to his friends he went, His young heart happy and well content. "She's somebody's mother, boys, you know, For all she's aged and poor and slow. And I hope some fellow will lend a hand To help my mother, you understand, If ever she's poor and old and gray, When her own dear boy is far away.
Page 108 - PARTY October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came — The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band. The Chestnuts came in...
Page 104 - KIND hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits; Love is the sweet sunshine That warms into life, For only in darkness Grow hatred and strife.