The Children's Hour1869 |
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Alice Cary answered asked Aunt aunty baby Barby beautiful birds blue Brainerd bright eyes brother brown BROWN THRUSH Brownie called child CHILDREN'S HOUR cold Creighton Bell cried Criss dark dear door dress Easter eggs Elsie eyes face Fairfax father feel flowers glad Good-morning Grace grew hand happy Hatchel head hear heard heart Hope Darrow hurdygurdy John Brain keep kind kiss knew lady laugh Lewis Little Blossom little boy little girl live looked mamma morning mother Nettie never nice night once papa pleasant poor pretty pussy replied Rosy seemed Silver Creek sister sleep smile snow soon stood story sure Susie sweet talk tears tell thing thought told took tree turned Uncle Uncle Fred voice walk wasp wicked Willie wind wonder words
Popular passages
Page 103 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page 166 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Page 130 - Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord; Yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
Page 38 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Page 35 - And saw the teamsters drawing near, To break the drifted highways out. Down the long hill-side treading slow We saw the half-buried oxen go, Shaking the snow from heads uptost, Their straining nostrils white with frost.
Page 34 - The dull red brands with ashes over. And while, with care, our mother laid The work aside, her steps she stayed One moment, seeking to express Her grateful sense of happiness For food and shelter, warmth and health, And love's contentment more than wealth...
Page 34 - With loose-flung coat and high cocked hat; The well-curb had a Chinese roof; And even the long sweep, high aloof, In its slant splendor, seemed to tell Of Pisa's leaning miracle. A prompt, decisive man, no breath Our father wasted: "Boys, a path!
Page 173 - Is it well with thee ? is it well with thy husband ? is it well with the child ? And she answered, It is well.
Page 34 - With mittened hands, and caps drawn low, To guard our necks and ears from snow, We cut the solid whiteness through. And, where the drift was deepest, made A tunnel walled and overlaid...
Page 179 - Oh! the snow, the beautiful snow, Filling the sky and the earth below; Over the house-tops, over the street, Over the heads of the people you meet; Dancing, Flirting, Skimming along, Beautiful snow!