The First [-sixth] Reader of the Popular Series: By Marcius Willson, 2. raamat

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J.B. Lippincott, 1881
 

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Page 35 - I like little Pussy, Her coat is so warm; And if I don't hurt her She'll do me no harm. So I'll not pull her tail, Nor drive her away, But Pussy and I Very gently will play; She shall sit by my side, And I'll give her some food; And she'll love me because I am gentle and good. I'll pat little Pussy, And then she will purr, And thus show her thanks For my kindness to her...
Page 153 - I love you, mother," said rosy Nell; "I love you better than tongue can tell; " Then she teased and pouted full half the day, Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play. "I love you, mother," said little Fan; "To-day I'll help you all I can; How glad I am that school doesn't keep!
Page 154 - I love you, mother," again they said — Three little children going to bed ; How do you think that mother guessed Which of them really loved her best?
Page 156 - Its root was like a thread, Till the kind-ly earth had nour-ished it, Then out it free-ly spread : On this side and on that side, It grap-pled with the ground, And in the an-cient rift-ed rock Its firm-est foot-ing found.
Page 150 - ... God can see me every day, When I work and when I play ; When I read and when I talk, When I run and when I walk ; When I eat and when I drink, When I sit and only think ; When I laugh and when I cry, — God is ever watching nigh. When I'm quiet, when I'm rude, When I'm naughty, when I'm good j When I'm happy, when I'm sad, When I'm sorry, when I'm glad ; When I pluck the fragrant rose, That in my neat garden grows ; When I crush the tiny fly,— God is watching from the sky.
Page 154 - Then, stepping softly, she took the broom, And swept the floor, and dusted the room; Busy and happy all day was she, Helpful and cheerful as child could be. "I love you, mother...
Page 150 - When I'm hap-py, when I'm sad, When I'm sor-ry, when I'm glad ; When I pluck the scent-ed rose That in my neat garden grows ; When I crush the ti-ny fly, God is watch-ing from the sky. When the sun gives heat and light, When the stars are twink-ling bright, When the moon shines on my bed, God still watch-es o'er my head ; Night or day, at church or fair, God is ev-er, ev-er near, Mark-ing all I do or say, Point-ing to the hap-py way.
Page 153 - I love you, mother," said little John; Then, forgetting his work, his cap went on, And he was off to the garden swing, Leaving his mother the wood to bring. "I love you, mother...
Page 48 - WORK while you work, Play while you play, That is the way To be cheerful and gay, All that you do, Do with your might ; Things done by halves Are never done right.
Page 22 - The honey sweet It gathers while it may, In tiny drops, And never stops To waste its time in play. I hear it come ; I know its hum : It flies from flower to flower, And to its store A little more It adds each day and hour.

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