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... Earth , how far do you go ? With the wheat fields that nod , and the rivers that flow , And cities and gardens , and cliffs and isles , And people upon you for thousands of miles ? Ah , you are so great , and I am so small , I hardly ...
... Earth , how far do you go ? With the wheat fields that nod , and the rivers that flow , And cities and gardens , and cliffs and isles , And people upon you for thousands of miles ? Ah , you are so great , and I am so small , I hardly ...
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... Earth can not . " - SUSAN WARNER . In this poem the world is spoken to as if it were a person . It is said to be personified . Select four words in the first verse that describe . Tell why each is used . What can you do which the earth ...
... Earth can not . " - SUSAN WARNER . In this poem the world is spoken to as if it were a person . It is said to be personified . Select four words in the first verse that describe . Tell why each is used . What can you do which the earth ...
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... earth . We can know noth- ing sure about the sky . " The boy said , " Very well ; will you , then , tell me how many houses are on the earth ? " The sage replied , " Come , now , my boy , speak about something that is before our eyes ...
... earth . We can know noth- ing sure about the sky . " The boy said , " Very well ; will you , then , tell me how many houses are on the earth ? " The sage replied , " Come , now , my boy , speak about something that is before our eyes ...
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... earth , that a cer- tain king , Midas , did a kindness to one who was employed as a servant by the gods of the vineyards and the cornfields . This god , hearing of it , said to King Midas , " Ask any gift you choose ; it shall be yours ...
... earth , that a cer- tain king , Midas , did a kindness to one who was employed as a servant by the gods of the vineyards and the cornfields . This god , hearing of it , said to King Midas , " Ask any gift you choose ; it shall be yours ...
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... earth , but the sand of the river Pactolus is said to have gold in it to this day . - NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE . What does this story teach you ? If you could have your wish granted by a fairy , for what would you wish ? MI ' das dě spâir ...
... earth , but the sand of the river Pactolus is said to have gold in it to this day . - NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE . What does this story teach you ? If you could have your wish granted by a fairy , for what would you wish ? MI ' das dě spâir ...
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Page 117 - 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 50 - I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley.
Page 94 - 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 73 - TO THE FRINGED GENTIAN. THOU blossom bright with autumn dew, And colored with the heaven's own blue, That openest when the quiet light Succeeds the keen and frosty night. Thou comest not when violets lean O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen, Or columbines, in purple dressed, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown, And frosts and shortening days portend The aged year is near his end.
Page 170 - Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink; Nobody knows but my mate and I Where our nest and our nestlings lie. Chee, chee, chee. Summer wanes; the children are grown; Fun and frolic no more he knows; Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone; Off he flies, and we sing as he goes: Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink; When you can pipe that merry old strain, Robert of Lincoln, come back again. Chee, chee, chee.
Page 144 - Aid the dawning tongue and pen; Aid it, hopes of honest men; Aid it, paper — aid it type, — Aid it, for the hour is ripe, And our earnest must not slacken Into play; Men of thought and men of action, Clear the way!
Page 188 - 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...
Page 232 - Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while Laziness travels so slowly that Poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business : let not that drive thee ; and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,
Page 119 - No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge. Even the...
Page 141 - AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.