McGuffey's Eclectic ReadersSince 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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Page 72
... face of heaven the shattered clouds Tumultuous rove , the interminable sky Sublimer swells , and o'er the world expands A purer azure . Through the lightened air A higher luster and a clearer calm , Diffusive , tremble ; while , as if ...
... face of heaven the shattered clouds Tumultuous rove , the interminable sky Sublimer swells , and o'er the world expands A purer azure . Through the lightened air A higher luster and a clearer calm , Diffusive , tremble ; while , as if ...
Page 86
... face in his hands . " Twenty - one thalers ! " murmured a faint voice , just as the auctioneer was about to knock down the picture . The stupefied painter gave a start of joy . He raised his head and looked to see from whose lips those ...
... face in his hands . " Twenty - one thalers ! " murmured a faint voice , just as the auctioneer was about to knock down the picture . The stupefied painter gave a start of joy . He raised his head and looked to see from whose lips those ...
Page 87
... face crimson with rage , and his hands clinched con- vulsively . The dealer grew paler ; his frame shook with agitation ; he made two or three efforts , and at last cried out " Twenty thousand ! " He bid His tall opponent was not to be ...
... face crimson with rage , and his hands clinched con- vulsively . The dealer grew paler ; his frame shook with agitation ; he made two or three efforts , and at last cried out " Twenty thousand ! " He bid His tall opponent was not to be ...
Page 89
... immortal beauty Silently covered his face ; And when the arrows of sunset Lodged in the tree tops bright , He fell , in his saintlike beauty , Asleep by the gates of light . Therefore , of all the pictures . That hang on SIXTH READER . 89.
... immortal beauty Silently covered his face ; And when the arrows of sunset Lodged in the tree tops bright , He fell , in his saintlike beauty , Asleep by the gates of light . Therefore , of all the pictures . That hang on SIXTH READER . 89.
Page 97
... repose . And still her former self lay there , unaltered in this change . Yes ! the old fireside had smiled upon that same sweet face ; it had passed , like a dream 6. - 7 . SIXTH READER . 97 -97 Enoch Arden at the Window.
... repose . And still her former self lay there , unaltered in this change . Yes ! the old fireside had smiled upon that same sweet face ; it had passed , like a dream 6. - 7 . SIXTH READER . 97 -97 Enoch Arden at the Window.
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