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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... thee in my weary arms . 8. O Lancaster ' , I fear thy overthrow . 9. Ye crags and peaks ' , I'm with you once again . Exception 1. - Relative emphasis often reverses this and the first rule , because emphasis is here expressed in part ...
... thee in my weary arms . 8. O Lancaster ' , I fear thy overthrow . 9. Ye crags and peaks ' , I'm with you once again . Exception 1. - Relative emphasis often reverses this and the first rule , because emphasis is here expressed in part ...
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... thee` ? 4. Shall we return to our allegiance while we may do so with safety and honor ' , or shall we wait until the ax of the executioner is at our throats ? 5. Shall we crown ' the author of these public calamities with garlands ...
... thee` ? 4. Shall we return to our allegiance while we may do so with safety and honor ' , or shall we wait until the ax of the executioner is at our throats ? 5. Shall we crown ' the author of these public calamities with garlands ...
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... thee shall roll . 2. Property ' , character ' , reputation ' , everything ' , was sacri- ficed . 3. Toils ' , sufferings ' , wounds ' , and death ' was the price of our liberty . RULE X. - All the members of a concluding series , when ...
... thee shall roll . 2. Property ' , character ' , reputation ' , everything ' , was sacri- ficed . 3. Toils ' , sufferings ' , wounds ' , and death ' was the price of our liberty . RULE X. - All the members of a concluding series , when ...
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... thee , as in gorgeous robes , Blooming thou leav'st the chambers of the east , Crowned with a gemmed tiara thick embossed With studs of living light . 4. High on a throne of royal state , which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of ...
... thee , as in gorgeous robes , Blooming thou leav'st the chambers of the east , Crowned with a gemmed tiara thick embossed With studs of living light . 4. High on a throne of royal state , which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of ...
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... thee , O God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord . 2. Roll on , thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! 3. Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or , by the gods , this speech were else your last . 5 ...
... thee , O God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord . 2. Roll on , thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! 3. Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or , by the gods , this speech were else your last . 5 ...
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