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... child . IV . They are readable , amusing , lively , and instructive ; well bound , clearly printed , and graduated . Standard I. , cloth , 4d . 99 II . , III . , 99 6d . 8d . Standard IV . , cloth , 10d . V. , VI . , 18 . 99 18 ...
... child . IV . They are readable , amusing , lively , and instructive ; well bound , clearly printed , and graduated . Standard I. , cloth , 4d . 99 II . , III . , 99 6d . 8d . Standard IV . , cloth , 10d . V. , VI . , 18 . 99 18 ...
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... Child's Prayer The Fisher The Elephant ... ... ... The Star and the Child ... The Better Land ... The Serpent and the Frog The Ship on Fire ... ... The Countryman and the Adder Light for All Ferns 010 The Orphan Boy Battle of Hastings ...
... Child's Prayer The Fisher The Elephant ... ... ... The Star and the Child ... The Better Land ... The Serpent and the Frog The Ship on Fire ... ... The Countryman and the Adder Light for All Ferns 010 The Orphan Boy Battle of Hastings ...
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... native village , so far , far away , I can never return with my poor dog Tray . CAMPBELL . terrible listened A CHILD'S PRAYER . ceasing prosperous abundance fountains THIRD MIDLAND READER . 15 Adapted from F Fern Campbell Lamartine.
... native village , so far , far away , I can never return with my poor dog Tray . CAMPBELL . terrible listened A CHILD'S PRAYER . ceasing prosperous abundance fountains THIRD MIDLAND READER . 15 Adapted from F Fern Campbell Lamartine.
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... child is listened to in the choir that glorifies thee ! And since thou art willing , though so far off , to listen to my tender cry , I come to ask thee without ceasing to supply the needs of others than myself . O my Father give water ...
... child is listened to in the choir that glorifies thee ! And since thou art willing , though so far off , to listen to my tender cry , I come to ask thee without ceasing to supply the needs of others than myself . O my Father give water ...
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... through which to breathe . HOME AND CLASS WORK . Learn the spellings at the top of the page ; and write sentences containing these words . THE STAR AND THE CHILD . eventide placid reflected trembling THIRD MIDLAND READER . 21.
... through which to breathe . HOME AND CLASS WORK . Learn the spellings at the top of the page ; and write sentences containing these words . THE STAR AND THE CHILD . eventide placid reflected trembling THIRD MIDLAND READER . 21.
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Page 57 - The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands.
Page 23 - Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold — Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand — Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? " " Not there, not there, my child...
Page 43 - OFT I had heard of Lucy Gray : And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, — The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door ! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will never more be seen. 'To-night will be a stormy night — You to the town must go; And take a lantern, Child, to light Your mother through the snow.
Page 57 - And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor.
Page 15 - She said, (while the sorrow was big at her heart,) Oh ! remember your Sheelah when far, far away : And be kind, my dear Pat, to our poor dog Tray.
Page 44 - Lucy climb: But never reached the town. The wretched parents all that night Went shouting far and wide; But there was neither sound nor sight To serve them for a guide. At day-break on a hill they stood That overlooked the moor; And thence they saw the bridge of wood, A furlong from their door. They wept — and, turning homeward, cried, "In heaven we all shall meet;" — When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy's feet.
Page 43 - He plied his work ; — and Lucy took The lantern in her hand. Not blither is the mountain roe : With many a wanton stroke Her feet disperse the powdery snow, That rises up like smoke. The storm came on before its time : She wandered up and down ; And many a hill did Lucy climb, But never...
Page 73 - THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD. THEY grew in beauty, side by side, They filled one home with glee ; — Their graves are severed far and wide, By mount, and stream, and sea.
Page 89 - THE SUNBEAM. THOU art no lingerer in monarch's hall — A joy thou art, and a wealth to all! A bearer of hope unto land and sea...
Page 23 - Not there, not there, my child !" " Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings...