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... grow in , to which a drop of water is a shower , —do you think it would tell less plainly than that grand oak the ... grown in the gardens of princes . How peacefully they die ! And with so many of them it is when they are dead that ...
... grow in , to which a drop of water is a shower , —do you think it would tell less plainly than that grand oak the ... grown in the gardens of princes . How peacefully they die ! And with so many of them it is when they are dead that ...
Page 48
... grows . And changes most wonderful they are ! You put the dry , hard grains , which you had kept perhaps for several ... grow . I cannot show this to you ; I can only describe what is there , and give you a few little drawings , that you ...
... grows . And changes most wonderful they are ! You put the dry , hard grains , which you had kept perhaps for several ... grow . I cannot show this to you ; I can only describe what is there , and give you a few little drawings , that you ...
Page 49
... the bud out of which the stem and leaves would grow ; out of the " beak " the root would thrust itself down into the ground ; and these two parts , standing up like wings now , are the " seed - leaves THE HISTORY OF A PLANT . 49.
... the bud out of which the stem and leaves would grow ; out of the " beak " the root would thrust itself down into the ground ; and these two parts , standing up like wings now , are the " seed - leaves THE HISTORY OF A PLANT . 49.
Page 50
... grows . When the little plant begins to grow , it wants " food , " before it has either a root , or a leaf , to get any with . It would not grow at all if it had not some provided for it ; and those two thick leaves are its larder and ...
... grows . When the little plant begins to grow , it wants " food , " before it has either a root , or a leaf , to get any with . It would not grow at all if it had not some provided for it ; and those two thick leaves are its larder and ...
Page 51
... grows upon heaths , cut through the middle ; the young plant takes up only a little room in it , —all the rest is provision for it ready against the time when it will begin to grow . Those marked ( 12 ) and ( 13 ) are seeds of the small ...
... grows upon heaths , cut through the middle ; the young plant takes up only a little room in it , —all the rest is provision for it ready against the time when it will begin to grow . Those marked ( 12 ) and ( 13 ) are seeds of the small ...
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Page 36 - The rod and reproof give wisdom ; but a child left to himself, bringeth his mother to shame.
Page 340 - ALL things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The LORD GOD made them all.
Page 42 - And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary His mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Page 112 - Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Page 41 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Page 225 - More servants wait on man Than he'll take notice of : in every path He treads down that which doth befriend him When sickness makes him pale and wan. O mighty love ! Man is one world, and hath Another to attend him.
Page 135 - The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To preach deliverance to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed, To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.
Page 28 - JANUARY brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow ; February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again ; March brings breezes, loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil ; April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daisies at our feet ; May brings flocks of pretty lambs, Skipping by their fleecy dams ; June brings tulips, lilies, roses — Fills the children's hands with posies ; Hot July brings...
Page 77 - What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 340 - The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, GOD made them, high or lowly, And ordered their estate.