My Book House: From the tower windowOlive Beaupré Miller Bookhouse for children, 1922 - Children's literature An anthology of literature for the youngest children including American and British nursery rhymes, fables, folk tales, poems and stories, as well as from many other sources. |
Common terms and phrases
answered arms bade Bakewell Baron battle beautiful began beneath Beowulf boat Charlemagne Coaly-bay courser cried Cuchulain dark daughter David Don Quixote dream Duessa Efim Elisha Emain Macha eyes face fair faithful Farmer Blaize father fell fire Frithjof Ganelon gave gold golden Grendel ground hall hand hath head heard heart Heorot hero horse Il-ma-ri'nen Ingeborg Joan Kathleen King knew lady land Little John looked Lord maid Maid Marian maiden master Mendel mighty mother naught never once Pappelmeister passed Queen quoth Rama Red Cross Knight Richard Ripton Robin Hood rock rode Roland rose rose Robin Rustem Sampo Sancho Saracen Setanta Shabbos Sheriff shield Sir Austin Sir Gareth Sir Kay steed stood sword tell thee thou thought took tree turned Ukko Ulysses unto voice Wai-na-moi'nen White Aster wild Wolfert young
Popular passages
Page 294 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Page 299 - Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: and thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: and there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
Page 172 - Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!
Page 298 - And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep ; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
Page 297 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 294 - And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Page 263 - I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.
Page 296 - Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon : and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
Page 299 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 296 - Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.