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amusing asked bear boat bought bright bright eyes cage called caught Cheshire child cloth cold cried crow cruel Dash dear Dear Mary DIPHTHONGAL door Droop-ing eyes father Fcap fish flew flowers gave give grieve hand happy head saw hear heard heart Jamie jumped kind kittens knew laughed legs lesson little bird little boy look Mary mean milk morning mother nest never Newfoundland dog night nouns and verbs nurse o'er pain play pleased poor little pretty QUESTIONS rain rain-drop rill Robby Robert robin round round the wheel Rover Sambo sand Savage servants shut sick baby sight sing sister sly fox soon SUMMARY.-A supper Susy tail talk Tell the nouns things thought Tiny told Tom Jones took Twirry walk whip Willie wind word young
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Page 121 - A wet sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast, And fills the white and rustling sail, And bends the gallant mast; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While, like the eagle free, Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind!
Page 137 - Speak, Father!" once again he cried, "If I may yet be gone!" —And but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on.
Page 138 - And shouted but once more aloud, ' My father ! must I stay ?' While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They...
Page 122 - I heard a fair one cry; But give to me the snoring breeze And white waves heaving high; And white waves heaving high, my boys, The good ship tight and free — The world of waters is our home, And merry men are we.
Page 137 - THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but he had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form. The flames...
Page 138 - The boy ! — oh, where was he ? Ask of the winds, that far around With fragments strewed the sea, — With mast, and helm, and pennon fair, That well had borne their part ; But the noblest thing that perished there, Was that young faithful heart ! THOMAS CAMPBELL.
Page 143 - I'll forgive your Highland chief, My daughter ! — oh my daughter...
Page 143 - I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father." The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, — When, oh!
Page 139 - Run, little Bess, and ope the door, And do not let him wait. Shout, baby, shout ! and clap thy hands, For father on the threshold stands.
Page 44 - ONE step and then another, And the longest walk is ended ; One stitch and then another, And the largest rent is mended ; One brick upon another, And the highest wall is made ; One flake upon another, And the deepest snow is laid.