Reading books, adapted to the requirements of the Revised code, ed. by A.R. Grant. Standard 1-6, Volume 3Alexander Ronald Grant 1870 |
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... seen the poor boy since yester- day , nor Pat either . I was on Willings's farm . Dr. Williams . I fear , Jones , that your poor wife has been too much upset to be fit to stop with Ben , who must be very quietly and carefully attended ...
... seen the poor boy since yester- day , nor Pat either . I was on Willings's farm . Dr. Williams . I fear , Jones , that your poor wife has been too much upset to be fit to stop with Ben , who must be very quietly and carefully attended ...
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... seen and heard ; And all of themselves or each other , With never a thought for the bird . Back flew the bird in its terror , Back to the hovel again ! And ' tis asking all whom it passes , And ' tis asking them all in vain ; And near ...
... seen and heard ; And all of themselves or each other , With never a thought for the bird . Back flew the bird in its terror , Back to the hovel again ! And ' tis asking all whom it passes , And ' tis asking them all in vain ; And near ...
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... seen a horse with the bit in any other place than its mouth ? Julia . But I'm not a real horse . Charles . You ought to behave as such . Julia . I don't see why ! Charles . I declare , I believe you fancy you know better than I do , who ...
... seen a horse with the bit in any other place than its mouth ? Julia . But I'm not a real horse . Charles . You ought to behave as such . Julia . I don't see why ! Charles . I declare , I believe you fancy you know better than I do , who ...
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... 't . Letty . And this is the first five minutes I can call my own since I went there . Sundays are just like work - days , or worse ; for they have company , generally , and I have never seen the inside of 68 THIRD STANDARD .
... 't . Letty . And this is the first five minutes I can call my own since I went there . Sundays are just like work - days , or worse ; for they have company , generally , and I have never seen the inside of 68 THIRD STANDARD .
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Alexander Ronald Grant. generally , and I have never seen the inside of a church since I went there . Do ask Mrs. Norris to let me go back ; I will try to please her , indeed I will ! And so she did . WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO A THIMBLE . COME ...
Alexander Ronald Grant. generally , and I have never seen the inside of a church since I went there . Do ask Mrs. Norris to let me go back ; I will try to please her , indeed I will ! And so she did . WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO A THIMBLE . COME ...
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Page 92 - You friendly Earth, how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles? Ah! you are so great, and I am so small, I...
Page 46 - To-whit! to-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made"?" " Not I," said the the cow, " Moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I,
Page 90 - January brings the snow, Makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, Thaws the frozen lake again. March brings breezes loud and shrill, Stirs the dancing daffodil. April brings the primrose sweet, Scatters daisies at our feet May brings flocks of pretty lambs, Skipping by their fleecy dams. June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children's hands with posies. Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and lovely flowers.
Page 48 - I think I never heard Of anything so mean." "It is very cruel, too," Said little Alice Neal; "I wonder if he knew How sad the bird would feel?
Page 47 - oh, no! I wouldn't treat a poor bird so. I gave wool the nest to line, But the nest was none of mine. Baa ! Baa !" said the sheep ; " oh, no I wouldn't treat a poor bird so.
Page 118 - The children of Holland take pleasure in making, What the children of England take pleasure in breaking;" I believe their bijouterie and nouveautes are chiefly manufactured for the foreign markets.
Page 90 - You conceive that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well...
Page 48 - Don't ask me again, Why, I haven'ta chick Would do such a trick. We all gave her a feather, And she wove them together. I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again." "Chirr-a-whirr! Chirr-a-whirr! All the birds make a stir! Let us find out his name, And all cry 'for shame!'" "I would not rob a bird," Said little Mary Green; "I think I never heard Of anything so mean.
Page 103 - Welsh princes, and thus ended the independence of Wales. Since that time the Welsh have been a part of the British nation, and they now weave stockings and dig coal and iron...
Page 46 - Bow-wow! I wouldn't be so mean, anyhow! I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take. Not I,