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... short thick neck he has . To make up for the latter , how- ever , and to enable him to feed upon the foliage of the trees of his native haunts , or browse on the dense growth of the soil , he is furnished with a trunk which is at once ...
... short thick neck he has . To make up for the latter , how- ever , and to enable him to feed upon the foliage of the trees of his native haunts , or browse on the dense growth of the soil , he is furnished with a trunk which is at once ...
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... short time ; pleasures are always short ; - " My dear friends , " said the serpent , " if you wish me to serve you a long time , you must give me to eat , or I shall die of hunger . " Thereupon he gobbled up the silly frogs upon his ...
... short time ; pleasures are always short ; - " My dear friends , " said the serpent , " if you wish me to serve you a long time , you must give me to eat , or I shall die of hunger . " Thereupon he gobbled up the silly frogs upon his ...
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... short sweet grass , then a tumble head over heels into the fern to shake all down and make room for more . Heigho ! a rabbit's life is a joyous life . You need not wonder that rich men love to trans- plant the wild fern out of the sweet ...
... short sweet grass , then a tumble head over heels into the fern to shake all down and make room for more . Heigho ! a rabbit's life is a joyous life . You need not wonder that rich men love to trans- plant the wild fern out of the sweet ...
Page 38
... short garments , and having their hair cut close to the head ; next came the men on horseback , with helmets of steel , and coats of mail , armed with long and stout lances , and short straight two - edged swords . After these came the ...
... short garments , and having their hair cut close to the head ; next came the men on horseback , with helmets of steel , and coats of mail , armed with long and stout lances , and short straight two - edged swords . After these came the ...
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... short time to prepare for the harder task of the descent . There were two divisions of the army , that could not pass over with their cannon in the same day for want of time , who rested in the snows all night rather than lose sight of ...
... short time to prepare for the harder task of the descent . There were two divisions of the army , that could not pass over with their cannon in the same day for want of time , who rested in the snows all night rather than lose sight of ...
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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...