The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader1878 |
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... back and dance round me in circles of green and gold , and red and blue . You can have no idea how delightful it was . " But it was soon over , and then I found myself at the bottom of a waterfall , in a broad THIRD READER . 15.
... back and dance round me in circles of green and gold , and red and blue . You can have no idea how delightful it was . " But it was soon over , and then I found myself at the bottom of a waterfall , in a broad THIRD READER . 15.
Page 47
... gold , just as though they were on the margin of a vast sea of molten metal ; but all the nearer landscape beneath me was in darkness , above which my balloon floated like a star . I knew then that I must be very high up 47 A Vision ...
... gold , just as though they were on the margin of a vast sea of molten metal ; but all the nearer landscape beneath me was in darkness , above which my balloon floated like a star . I knew then that I must be very high up 47 A Vision ...
Page 50
... gold and silver ; then I said to myself , " They are making the seeds and flowers ready for the coming spring . " I heard the sliding of rivers under shady banks , and the bubbling of sap through the veins of the trees . The waterfalls ...
... gold and silver ; then I said to myself , " They are making the seeds and flowers ready for the coming spring . " I heard the sliding of rivers under shady banks , and the bubbling of sap through the veins of the trees . The waterfalls ...
Page 59
... gold pencil - case dropped from the pocket , and , on the floor , among a heap of mud that covered the outer garments , lay a white shirt- sleeve , so white , indeed , and fine , that she thought it could hardly be worn but by a squire ...
... gold pencil - case dropped from the pocket , and , on the floor , among a heap of mud that covered the outer garments , lay a white shirt- sleeve , so white , indeed , and fine , that she thought it could hardly be worn but by a squire ...
Page 69
... gold and silver , but in the number of reindeer he may possess ; and some Laplanders have herds of many thousands . The reindeer is indeed a useful animal ; it takes the place of the horse , the cow , and the sheep . Its flesh is dainty ...
... gold and silver , but in the number of reindeer he may possess ; and some Laplanders have herds of many thousands . The reindeer is indeed a useful animal ; it takes the place of the horse , the cow , and the sheep . Its flesh is dainty ...
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Page 179 - I remember, I remember The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from- Heaven Than when I was a boy.
Page 185 - When but an idle boy, I sought its 'grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here too my sisters played. My mother kissed me here; My father pressed my hand, — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand!
Page 172 - What ails thee, young one? what? why pull so at thy cord? Is it not well with thee? well both for bed and board? Thy plot of grass is soft, and green as grass can be; Rest, little young one, rest; what is't that aileth thee?
Page 172 - The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink ; I heard a voice, it said, Drink, pretty Creature, drink ! And, looking o'er the hedge, before me I espied, A snow-white mountain Lamb with a Maiden at its side. No other sheep were near, the Lamb was all alone, And by a slender cord was tether'd to a stone...
Page 184 - I'll protect it now. Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And wouldst thou hew it down?
Page 172 - Towards the lamb she looked ; and from that shady place I unobserved could see the workings of her face : If nature to her tongue could measured numbers bring, Thus, thought I, to her lamb that little maid might sing:
Page 177 - I'll not leave thee, thou lone one, To pine on the stem ; Since the lovely are sleeping, Go sleep thou with them. Thus kindly I scatter Thy leaves o'er the bed, Where thy mates of the garden Lie scentless and dead.
Page 172 - Rest, little young one, rest ; thou hast forgot the day When my father found thee first in places far away...
Page 173 - I've heard of fearful winds and darkness that come there; The little brooks that seem all pastime and all play, When they are angry, roar like lions for their prey. "Here thou need'st not dread the raven in the sky; Night and day thou art safe, — our cottage is hard by. Why bleat so after me? Why pull so at thy chain? Sleep — and at break of day I will come to thee again!
Page 186 - T is thine, my God, — the same that kept My resting hours from harm ; No ill came nigh me, for I slept Beneath th' Almighty's arm. 3 'T is thine, my daily bread that brings, Like manna scattered round, And clothes me, as the lily springs In beauty from the ground. 4...