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 157
... Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking , Morn of toil , nor night of waking . No rude sound shall reach thine ear , Armor's clang , or war steed champing , Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan , or squadron tramping . Yet the ...
... Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking , Morn of toil , nor night of waking . No rude sound shall reach thine ear , Armor's clang , or war steed champing , Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan , or squadron tramping . Yet the ...
Page 161
... Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking , Morn of toil , nor night of waking . No rude sound shall reach thine ear , Armor's clang , or war steed champing , Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan , or squadron tramping . Yet the ...
... Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking , Morn of toil , nor night of waking . No rude sound shall reach thine ear , Armor's clang , or war steed champing , Trump nor pibroch summon here Mustering clan , or squadron tramping . Yet the ...
Page 196
... sleep . " What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith all undisproved , A little dust to overweep , And bitter memories to make The whole earth blasted for our sake , - " He giveth his beloved , sleep . " ' Sleep soft , beloved ...
... sleep . " What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith all undisproved , A little dust to overweep , And bitter memories to make The whole earth blasted for our sake , - " He giveth his beloved , sleep . " ' Sleep soft , beloved ...
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