The American Girl's Book, Enlarged: Including the American Girl's Book, by Miss Leslie; and Hints for Happy Hours, Combining Amusement for All Ages |
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Other editions - View all
The American Girl's Book, Enlarged: Including the American Girl's Book, by ... Eliza Leslie No preview available - 2015 |
The American Girl's Book, Enlarged: Including the American Girl's Book, by ... Eliza Leslie No preview available - 2018 |
The American Girl's Book, Enlarged: Including the American Girl's Book, by ... Eliza Leslie No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
arms basket blindfolded bottom bran bunch calico CANTELOPE cards centre clothes colour cord corner cover Cupid comes doll doll's Dutch alphabet early Monday edge Ellen EMILY Fanny fasten fat hen flannel four frock galloon gingham grey owl guess half hand handsome Harriet head Julia king lady leaves legs letter letter-and linen little girls look Louisa love my love Lucy's manner MARIA Mary middle muslin narrow ribbon neatly needle NEEDLE-BOOK never nosegay omitting the last pack pair pawn pay a forfeit pieces of pasteboard pile pincushion pins play player quarter queen queen of spades reticule riddle round row green scollops shape shuttlecock silk slips SOPHIA spades stick stitches strikes Jane strings stuffed Susan syllable thick thing thread trick turn Twill vowel WASHING SONG whole word yard yellow
Popular passages
Page 179 - , WE are little airy creatures, All of different voice and features ; One of us in glass is set, One of us you'll find in jet. T'other you may see in tin, And the fourth a box within. If the fifth you should pursue, It can never fly from you.
Page 354 - Fling high the flambeau's light ; And sing the hymn for a parted soul, Beneath the silent night ! The wreath upon his head, The cross upon his breast, Let the prayer be said, and the tear be shed : So — take him to his rest ! Call ye my Whole...
Page 187 - The beginning of eternity, The end of time and space, The beginning of every end, And the end of every place.
Page 19 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last.
Page 347 - Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder, Be seen in the lightning, and heard in the thunder ; 'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends at his birth and awaits him in death, Presides o'er his happiness, honour, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
Page 348 - tis hoarded with care, But is sure to be lost in his prodigal heir ; It begins every hope, every wish it must bound ; It prays with the hermit, with monarchs is...
Page 50 - Most willingly," returned the bishop. " In whatever state I am, I first of all look up to heaven, and remember that my principal business here is to get there : I then look down upon the earth, and call to mind how small a...
Page 50 - I can teach you my secret, and with great facility : it consists in nothing more than making a right use of my eyes." His friend begged him to explain himself. " Most willingly,
Page 105 - Carron side, I left my father's house, and took with me A chosen servant to conduct my steps : Yon trembling coward, who forsook his master. Journeying with this intent, I pass'd these towers, And, Heaven-directed, came this day to do The happy deed that gilds my humble name.
Page 155 - Bright as his manly sire the son shall be In form and soul; but, ah ! more blest than he! Thy fame, thy worth, thy filial love at last, Shall soothe his aching heart for all the past—.