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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... King . 426 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . 429 Benjamin Franklin . 431 William Cullen Bryant . 434 126. Franklin's Entry into Philadelphia . -127 . Lines to a Waterfowl 128. Goldsmith and Addison 129. Immortality of the Soul 130. Character ...
... King . 426 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . 429 Benjamin Franklin . 431 William Cullen Bryant . 434 126. Franklin's Entry into Philadelphia . -127 . Lines to a Waterfowl 128. Goldsmith and Addison 129. Immortality of the Soul 130. Character ...
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... KING , THOMAS STARR 63. LEE , HENRY 426 • 444 . 27. DICKENS 96 , 135 64. LEFEBVRE - LABOULAYE 269 28. DISRAELI , BENJAMIN 70 65. LONGFELLOW · 262 , 290 , 392 , 429 29. DRAKE , JOSEPH RODMAN 119 66. MACAULAY 375 • 30. DRYDEN 96 67 ...
... KING , THOMAS STARR 63. LEE , HENRY 426 • 444 . 27. DICKENS 96 , 135 64. LEFEBVRE - LABOULAYE 269 28. DISRAELI , BENJAMIN 70 65. LONGFELLOW · 262 , 290 , 392 , 429 29. DRAKE , JOSEPH RODMAN 119 66. MACAULAY 375 • 30. DRYDEN 96 67 ...
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... Timothy Cole . THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS 321 Drawn by H. F. Farny . Engraved by Smithwick & French . HERCULANEUM 401 · Drawn by Charles D. Sauerwein . Engraved by Francis S. King . INTRODUCTION . THE subject of Elocution , so far as.
... Timothy Cole . THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS 321 Drawn by H. F. Farny . Engraved by Smithwick & French . HERCULANEUM 401 · Drawn by Charles D. Sauerwein . Engraved by Francis S. King . INTRODUCTION . THE subject of Elocution , so far as.
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... kings barbaric pearls and gold , Satan exalted sat . 5. His broad expanded wings Lay calm and motionless upon the air , As if he floated there without their aid , By the sole act of his unlorded will . 6. In dim eclipse , disastrous ...
... kings barbaric pearls and gold , Satan exalted sat . 5. His broad expanded wings Lay calm and motionless upon the air , As if he floated there without their aid , By the sole act of his unlorded will . 6. In dim eclipse , disastrous ...
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... king , your father . Hamlet . The king , my father ? 6. Strike - till the last armed foe expires ; Strike - for your altars and your fires ; Strike - for the green graves of your sires ; God , and your native land ! RELATIVE EMPHASIS ...
... king , your father . Hamlet . The king , my father ? 6. Strike - till the last armed foe expires ; Strike - for your altars and your fires ; Strike - for the green graves of your sires ; God , and your native land ! RELATIVE EMPHASIS ...
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