Swinton's First [-sixth] Reader, Book 3Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company, 1882 |
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Page 38
... kill the thief . You've done harm enough to die , Mr. Wood- chuck ; and die you shall ! " 6. Daniel , who had a kind heart , begged his brother not to kill the poor thing , but to take him into the woods , and let him go . Ezekiel would ...
... kill the thief . You've done harm enough to die , Mr. Wood- chuck ; and die you shall ! " 6. Daniel , who had a kind heart , begged his brother not to kill the poor thing , but to take him into the woods , and let him go . Ezekiel would ...
Page 39
... kills nothing . He only eats a little of our corn , and I am sure we have plenty . Has he taken any thing but the little food he needed to keep him alive ? And is not that food as sweet to him as the food on Mother's table is to us ? 66 ...
... kills nothing . He only eats a little of our corn , and I am sure we have plenty . Has he taken any thing but the little food he needed to keep him alive ? And is not that food as sweet to him as the food on Mother's table is to us ? 66 ...
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... men - ǎg'e - rie ( -azh ́- ) PREPARATORY DICTATION . 1. The owl kills mice , and eats them . They are his prey , and he devours them . - 2 . Tabby hides behind the bush , and lies in wait for the robin 72 THIRD READER .
... men - ǎg'e - rie ( -azh ́- ) PREPARATORY DICTATION . 1. The owl kills mice , and eats them . They are his prey , and he devours them . - 2 . Tabby hides behind the bush , and lies in wait for the robin 72 THIRD READER .
Page 73
... kills him , drags the body to his lair , and there devours it . 4. Now , perhaps you will think it strange , children , when I tell you that most of you have at home an animal which is a kind of tiger . Can you guess what it is ? Why ...
... kills him , drags the body to his lair , and there devours it . 4. Now , perhaps you will think it strange , children , when I tell you that most of you have at home an animal which is a kind of tiger . Can you guess what it is ? Why ...
Page 87
... killed ; but went and stood right in the middle of the track , just in front of the place I have told you about , and stretched out his little arms as far apart as he could . 9. On , on came the cars , nearer and nearer , and louder and ...
... killed ; but went and stood right in the middle of the track , just in front of the place I have told you about , and stretched out his little arms as far apart as he could . 9. On , on came the cars , nearer and nearer , and louder and ...
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Page 221 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 170 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 175 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck : And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Page 125 - I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country...
Page 210 - A word, a look, has crushed to earth Full many a budding flower : Which, had a smile but owned its birth, Would bless life's darkest hour. Then deem it not an idle thing A pleasant word to speak ; The face you wear, the thoughts you bring, A heart may heal or break.
Page 229 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Page 127 - But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. With a little, old driver so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be St.
Page 167 - Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed : for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
Page 25 - Suppose your task, my little man, Is very hard to get, Will it make it any easier For you to sit and fret? And wouldn't it be wiser, Than waiting like a dunce, To go to work in earnest, And learn the thing at once? Suppose that some boys have a horse, And some a coach and pair, Will it tire you less, while walking, To say, "It isn't fair?
Page 217 - And by the brook, and in the glade, Are all our wanderings o'er? Oh, while my brother with me played, Would I had loved him more.