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Andromeda asked Belle asked Grandpa BAUCIS beautiful began Big Dipper birds blackboard boys Ceres Copy David Deianeira Dickens dogs door earth ELDER TRAV ephah Epimetheus Eurystheus exclaimed exercise eyes faeries father fire flowers Ganymede gave Geryon give gloves golden fleece Gretel grew Hamelin hand head hear heard Hercules horse Israel Jason Jonathan Julius Cæsar killed King kittens land laugh LAZARUS AND DIVES letter Lewis Carroll little girls look MAYOR means Minerva morning mother Nabal never night Niobe North Star nouns o'er Pandora Pelias Perseus PHILEMON Philistine Phonic review Pied Piper play poem Prometheus Proserpine PUPILS rats red-eyed vireo replied Grandpa Saul sentences sing skate snow song soon stanza Star-Spangled Banner stone story TEACHER tell thee things thou to-day to-morrow told took town TRAVELER tree walk words
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Page 67 - O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Page 142 - Once more he stept into the street, And to his lips again Laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane; And ere he blew three notes (such sweet Soft notes as yet musician's cunning Never gave the enraptured air) There was a rustling that seemed like a bustling Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling, Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering, Little hands clapping and little tongues chattering.
Page 261 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire Mirth, and youth, and warm desire ; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Page 129 - And at the scarf's end hung a pipe; And his fingers, they noticed, were ever straying As if impatient to be playing Upon this pipe, as low it dangled Over his vesture so old-fangled.) "Yet," said he, "poor piper as I am, In Tartary I freed the Cham, Last June, from his huge swarms of gnats; I eased in Asia the Nizam Of a monstrous brood of vampire-bats: And as for what your brain bewilders, If I can "rid your town of rats Will you give me a thousand guilders?
Page 123 - And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats. And even spoiled the women's chats, By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats. At last the people in a body To the Town Hall came flocking :
Page 72 - Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord !
Page 98 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 97 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Page 63 - And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and was buried ; ^A.nd in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, ' Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame.
Page 221 - I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.