Brooks's Readers, Volume 3American Book Company, 1906 - Readers |
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Abner Abraham Lincoln Alice ALICE CARY animals apple tree Apple-Tree Mother ball beautiful birds blue Blynken brave bright brook brown called clothes Clovernook Columbus corn dandelion Dick dipper dolls dress earth Eskimo eyes fairy Fannie father flew flowers forest garden golden grass green ground grow Hana and Tora happy boy horses Indian Lambkin White land leaf leaves Little brown brother little girl Little lamb lived Longfellow look LOUISE BROWN loved Magic Windows Mary Mapes Dodge Merlin morning Nandi necklace nest never night painted Phaethon Phoebe Phoebe Cary plant play river ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON robin rocks Rosa Bonheur sail sea maiden sheep shine ships sing sleep song soon story strong sweet tell thee things THIRD READER Thomas Bailey Aldrich told tomtit walked wild wind wish wonderful woods Wynken young
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Page 153 - 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 238 - Yet, ere we part, one lesson I can leave you For every day. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them, all day long: And so make life, death, and that vast for-ever One grand, sweet song.
Page 151 - His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Page 154 - It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise ! He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes. Toiling, — rejoicing, — sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees its close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught...
Page 140 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them
Page 128 - He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
Page 212 - Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe, — Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew. "Where are you going, and what do you wish?" The old moon asked the three. "We have come to fish for the herring-fish That live in this beautiful sea; Nets of silver and gold have we," Said Wynken, Blynken, And Nod.
Page 235 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song! Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong! 4 Our fathers...
Page 234 - tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing ; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring!
Page 45 - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home...