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 28
... storm ' , and fire besiege man- kind . 2. The knowledge ' , the power ' , the wisdom ' , the goodness ' of God , must all be unbounded . 3. To advise the ignorant ' , to relieve the needy ' , and to comfort the afflicted ' are the ...
... storm ' , and fire besiege man- kind . 2. The knowledge ' , the power ' , the wisdom ' , the goodness ' of God , must all be unbounded . 3. To advise the ignorant ' , to relieve the needy ' , and to comfort the afflicted ' are the ...
Page 131
... storm passed , suffer the grass to cover them , and are plowed into the dust . IV . TIME AND CHANGE . Sir Humphry Davy , 1778-1829 , was an eminent chemist of England . He made many important chemical discoveries , and was the inventor ...
... storm passed , suffer the grass to cover them , and are plowed into the dust . IV . TIME AND CHANGE . Sir Humphry Davy , 1778-1829 , was an eminent chemist of England . He made many important chemical discoveries , and was the inventor ...
Page 390
... storms of time , that had prostrated the proudest monuments of the world , seemed to have left their vibrations in ... storm , the earthquake , had gone by ; but there was yet left the still , small voice like that at which the prophet ...
... storms of time , that had prostrated the proudest monuments of the world , seemed to have left their vibrations in ... storm , the earthquake , had gone by ; but there was yet left the still , small voice like that at which the prophet ...
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