Doings of the Bodley Family in Town and CountryHurd and Houghton, 1875 - 250 pages Fifteen stories telling of some of the doings of Nathan, Philippa, and Lucy Bodley, their father and mother, the hired hand Martin, and others. Includes poems by various authors and fairy tales in verse told to the childrn by their parents, by Martin, and by each other. |
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50 cents apples arrow asked Lucy asked Nathan asked Phippy asleep bagpipe barn began Bodley Bottom Bumble-Bee Bumble-Bug carryall Cheviot Christmas cloth cried dance Dear High dinner door doughty Douglas drum Elisha eyes F. O. C. Darley fairy Faneuil Hall father fire frogs Gilpin gold gone Gran'ther guilders hand head hear heard heir of Linne hill illustrated Jacob Abbott Jean Marot John John Gilpin kite knew laughed little boy little girl lived looked Lord Percy mama Martin Master High Flyer merry mice mother Mouse Castle never night papa Philippa Phippy and Lucy pig-pen pipe Piper play pretty quarto round Salah Scupper side small rid stood stopped story street suppose tell Thanny thee thou thought told tree turkey chick turn walked window wish wonder woods
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Page 160 - And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush' d and neat He manfully did throw.
Page 166 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. ' But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case.
Page 76 - Come in!" — the Mayor cried, looking bigger: And in did come the strangest figure! His queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow and half of red, And he himself was tall and thin, With sharp blue eyes, each like a pin, And light loose hair, yet swarthy skin, No tuft on cheek nor beard on chin, But lips where smiles went out and in; There was no guessing his kith and kin: And nobody could enough admire The tall man and his quaint attire. Quoth one: "It's as my great-grandsire Starting...
Page 162 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Page 77 - Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a...
Page 242 - Star light, star bright! First star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight.
Page 84 - The Mayor sent East, West, North and South, To offer the Piper, by word of mouth, Wherever it was men's lot to find him, Silver and gold to his heart's content, If he'd only return the way he went, And bring the children behind him. But when they saw 'twas a lost...
Page 158 - That's well said ; And for that wine is dear, We will be furnish'd with our own, Which is both bright and clear.' John Gilpin kiss'd his loving wife ; O'erjoy'd was he to find That, though on pleasure she was bent, She had a frugal mind. The morning came, the chaise was brought, But yet was not allowed To drive up to the door, lest all Should say that she was proud.
Page 79 - You should have heard the Hamelin people Ringing the bells till they rocked the steeple. " Go," cried the Mayor, " and get long poles, Poke out the nests and block up the holes ! Consult with carpenters and builders, And leave in our town not even a trace Of the rats! " — when suddenly, up the face Of the Piper perked in the market-place, W>th a, " First, if you please, my thousand guilders !
Page 86 - To their fathers and mothers having risen Out of some subterraneous prison Into which they were trepanned Long time ago in a mighty band Out of Hamelin town in Brunswick land, But how or why, they don't understand.