McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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... affection for me , that prompted you to give up the hopes , the appliances , the honors , which attended the course I then advised ; but the superior force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible ' ) if ...
... affection for me , that prompted you to give up the hopes , the appliances , the honors , which attended the course I then advised ; but the superior force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible ' ) if ...
Page 124
... That love of life increased with years So much , that in our latter stages , When pains grow sharp , and sickness rages , The greatest love of life appears . This great affection to believe , Which all confess , 124 ECLECTIC SERIES .
... That love of life increased with years So much , that in our latter stages , When pains grow sharp , and sickness rages , The greatest love of life appears . This great affection to believe , Which all confess , 124 ECLECTIC SERIES .
Page 250
... affection ! - Ay , go to the grave of buried love , and meditate ! There settle the account with thy conscience for ... affectionate parent ; if thou art a husband , and hast ever caused the fond bosom that ventured its whole happiness ...
... affection ! - Ay , go to the grave of buried love , and meditate ! There settle the account with thy conscience for ... affectionate parent ; if thou art a husband , and hast ever caused the fond bosom that ventured its whole happiness ...
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