McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, Book 6A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills. The sixth reader in the set, revised and enlarged. Approximately one hundred leading authors are represented in the readings. |
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Page 66
... soon gave way to mirth , at so singular and ridicu- lous a combination of circumstances , and , yielding to the impulse , he sunk upon the bed in a violent fit of laughter , which was communicated in a moment to the attendants . The ...
... soon gave way to mirth , at so singular and ridicu- lous a combination of circumstances , and , yielding to the impulse , he sunk upon the bed in a violent fit of laughter , which was communicated in a moment to the attendants . The ...
Page 69
... soon melted together ; but the bright constellations of the west and north remained unchanged . Steadily the wondrous transfiguration went on . Hands of angels , hidden from mortal eyes , shifted the scenery of the heavens ; the glories ...
... soon melted together ; but the bright constellations of the west and north remained unchanged . Steadily the wondrous transfiguration went on . Hands of angels , hidden from mortal eyes , shifted the scenery of the heavens ; the glories ...
Page 70
... soon gave up his profession for literature . His first novel , " Vivian Grey , " appeared when the author was twenty - one years of age ; it received much attention . After several defeats he succeeded in an election to Parliament , and ...
... soon gave up his profession for literature . His first novel , " Vivian Grey , " appeared when the author was twenty - one years of age ; it received much attention . After several defeats he succeeded in an election to Parliament , and ...
Page 72
... soon forgetful of the Hand That hushed the thunder , and serenes the sky , Extinguished feel that spark the tempest waked , That sense of powers exceeding far his own , Ere yet his feeble heart has lost its fears ? VI . HOUSE CLEANING ...
... soon forgetful of the Hand That hushed the thunder , and serenes the sky , Extinguished feel that spark the tempest waked , That sense of powers exceeding far his own , Ere yet his feeble heart has lost its fears ? VI . HOUSE CLEANING ...
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... Soon after his marriage , he opened a private school , but obtained only three pupils , one of whom was David Garrick , afterward the celebrated actor . In 1737 , he removed to London , where he lived for most of the remainder of his ...
... Soon after his marriage , he opened a private school , but obtained only three pupils , one of whom was David Garrick , afterward the celebrated actor . In 1737 , he removed to London , where he lived for most of the remainder of his ...
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