The Gordon Readers, Volume 4D. C. Heath & Company, 1910 - Readers |
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Asgard asked Barbara beautiful began Betsy's mother birds blew boat Bob White Brock Chiron CHRISTINA G cloak Columbus cows cried dear dinner doll door dreamed Elizabeth Eliza eyes fairy fish fisherman flowers fly away home forest frightened Frost Giants gave Geppetto goblin gods gold golden hair head heigh horn horse Hugh Jack Judy knew Lady Sparrow Ladybird land laughed Lena little boys little girl lived Lois Loki looked moon morning Mountain King never night old woman Peleus Peterkin Pinocchio Polly prince princess reindeer ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON rock sailed Sampo sea-god sea-maiden Sikku Sindri singing sleep snow song soon Sound words stood stopped Sun-King Tantalus tell Thialfi thing THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Thor thought told tollgate took tortoise tree Urashima walk wife wind wonder words from Sections
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Page 43 - THE SWING How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue...
Page 212 - Down the green and grassy street, I can in the sorrel sit Where the ladybird alit. I can climb the jointed grass; And on high See the greater swallows pass In the sky, And the round sun rolling by Heeding no such things as I.
Page 129 - So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can...
Page 17 - The Lamb. LITTLE lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee, Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing, woolly, bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice? Little lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Little lamb, I'll tell thee; Little lamb, I'll tell thee; He is called...
Page 195 - God make my life a little flower, That giveth joy to all, Content to bloom in native bower, Although its place be small.
Page 17 - I'll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For He calls Himself a Lamb. He is meek, and He is mild, He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by his name. Little lamb, God bless thee!
Page 56 - AUTUMN FIRES IN the other gardens And all up the vale, From the autumn bonfires See the smoke trail ! Pleasant summer over And all the summer flowers, The red fire blazes, The grey smoke towers. Sing a song of seasons! Something bright in all! Flowers in the summer, Fires in the fall!
Page 247 - He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread. "One puff more's enough To blow her to snuff! One good puff more where the last was bred, And glimmer, glimmer glum will go the thread.
Page 120 - Lady-bird ! lady-bird ! fly away home ; — The field-mouse has gone to her nest, The daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes, And the bees and the birds are at rest. Lady-bird ! lady-bird ! fly away home...
Page 246 - The broader he swelled his big cheeks and blew. Slowly she grew - till she filled the night, And shone On her throne In the sky alone, A matchless, wonderful silvery light, Radiant and lovely, the queen of the night.