McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Page 135
... happiness till we are dead ? " Said this jolly old pedagogue , long ago . He sat at his door one midsummer night , After the sun had sunk in the west , And the lingering beams of golden light Made his kindly old face look warm and ...
... happiness till we are dead ? " Said this jolly old pedagogue , long ago . He sat at his door one midsummer night , After the sun had sunk in the west , And the lingering beams of golden light Made his kindly old face look warm and ...
Page 139
... happiness till we are dead ? " Said this jolly old pedagogue , long ago . He sat at his door one midsummer night , After the sun had sunk in the west , And the lingering beams of golden light Made his kindly old face look warm and ...
... happiness till we are dead ? " Said this jolly old pedagogue , long ago . He sat at his door one midsummer night , After the sun had sunk in the west , And the lingering beams of golden light Made his kindly old face look warm and ...
Page 348
... happiness . And his own children tall and beautiful , And him , that other , reigning in his place , Lord of his rights and of his children's love , Then he , tho ' Miriam Lane had told him all , Because things seen are mightier than ...
... happiness . And his own children tall and beautiful , And him , that other , reigning in his place , Lord of his rights and of his children's love , Then he , tho ' Miriam Lane had told him all , Because things seen are mightier than ...
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