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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... side , through every chance I go . But had he seen an actor in our days enacting Shakespeare . What awful sounds assail my ears ? We caught a glimpse of her . Old age has on their temples shed her silver frost . Our eagle shall rise mid ...
... side , through every chance I go . But had he seen an actor in our days enacting Shakespeare . What awful sounds assail my ears ? We caught a glimpse of her . Old age has on their temples shed her silver frost . Our eagle shall rise mid ...
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... sides of the north ' . 3. The wind and the rain are over ; calm is the noon of the day : the clouds are divided in heaven ' ; over the green hills flies the inconstant sun ' ; red through the stormy vale comes down the stream ' . 4 ...
... sides of the north ' . 3. The wind and the rain are over ; calm is the noon of the day : the clouds are divided in heaven ' ; over the green hills flies the inconstant sun ' ; red through the stormy vale comes down the stream ' . 4 ...
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... side , all was alacrity and courage ; on the other , all was timidity and indecision . 13. The wise man is happy when he gains his own approba- tion ; the fool , when he gains the applause of others . 14. His care was to polish the ...
... side , all was alacrity and courage ; on the other , all was timidity and indecision . 13. The wise man is happy when he gains his own approba- tion ; the fool , when he gains the applause of others . 14. His care was to polish the ...
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... side The piercing steel , || with reeking purple dyed : Clogged in the wound || the cruel | weapon stands , The spouting blood || came streaming o'er her hands . Her sad attendants || saw the deadly stroke , And with loud cries || the ...
... side The piercing steel , || with reeking purple dyed : Clogged in the wound || the cruel | weapon stands , The spouting blood || came streaming o'er her hands . Her sad attendants || saw the deadly stroke , And with loud cries || the ...
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... side ! Thou fortune's champion , thou dost never fight But when her humorous ladyship is by To teach thee safety ! Thou art perjured too , And sooth'st up greatness . What a fool art thou , A ramping fool ; to brag , and stamp , and ...
... side ! Thou fortune's champion , thou dost never fight But when her humorous ladyship is by To teach thee safety ! Thou art perjured too , And sooth'st up greatness . What a fool art thou , A ramping fool ; to brag , and stamp , and ...
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