Independent First[-sixth] Reader, 2. köideA.S. Barnes, 1868 |
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... lives alone for many years on an uninhabited island of the tropics , and who makes his life less lonely by the great number of his contrivances . ? Nothing ( nůth ' ing ) , no thing . 3 Es sen ' tial , important in the highest degree ...
... lives alone for many years on an uninhabited island of the tropics , and who makes his life less lonely by the great number of his contrivances . ? Nothing ( nůth ' ing ) , no thing . 3 Es sen ' tial , important in the highest degree ...
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... lives , we threw our arms around Abby Punderson's neck and kissed her . Poor soul ! she hardly knew how to take it ; those withered lips had been so long unused to kisses that they began to tremble as ours touched them . We were věry ...
... lives , we threw our arms around Abby Punderson's neck and kissed her . Poor soul ! she hardly knew how to take it ; those withered lips had been so long unused to kisses that they began to tremble as ours touched them . We were věry ...
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... live . The socks with your note in them came just before the battle . They broke me all up , and sent me to my knees befōre God . Bless you , mother , that you never forgot me , never forgot to pray for me ; and it is your prayers that ...
... live . The socks with your note in them came just before the battle . They broke me all up , and sent me to my knees befōre God . Bless you , mother , that you never forgot me , never forgot to pray for me ; and it is your prayers that ...
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... live on eggs , might study the appearance , habits , and character of half the winged dwellers on the deep . 4 9. It is altogether unnecessary , however , to voyage so far in order to contem'plate the beauty of one of Nature's master ...
... live on eggs , might study the appearance , habits , and character of half the winged dwellers on the deep . 4 9. It is altogether unnecessary , however , to voyage so far in order to contem'plate the beauty of one of Nature's master ...
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... live single , and , after death , to rise again from its ashes . ful ; most grateful or sweet to the senses . ' Rěv`er iē ' , a loose or irregular train of thoughts occurring in mus- ing ; a vision . • Ir ra` di a ' tion , act of giving ...
... live single , and , after death , to rise again from its ashes . ful ; most grateful or sweet to the senses . ' Rěv`er iē ' , a loose or irregular train of thoughts occurring in mus- ing ; a vision . • Ir ra` di a ' tion , act of giving ...
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ǎlōne ǎlong animal arms ǎway band of horses bank bear beautiful befōre bird black bear bless Bob-o'-link born Boy George boys breast bright BRYAN WALLER PROCTER called chee child clouds color cried Cusha Danger Island Daniel Haines dark dear death deep Doocot Dora earth ěvèry eyes face father fear feel feet flowers fōrth green hand head hear heard heart heaven hills horse inflection kind kite land leaves light lived lizard looked Mary Bell mōre mother never night o'er once oral elements pause Pelatiah poor round SEA-CAVES shining shōre shout smile socks song sound spider Spink spring star stream subtonic summer sweet tears thee thing thou thought tion tree turned Uberto uppe věry voice watch WHIP-POOR-WILL wild wind wings words work-box yět young
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Page 285 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touched his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus ? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 283 - My liege, I did deny no prisoners. But, I remember, when the fight was done, When I was dry with rage, and extreme toil, Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword, Came there a certain lord, neat, trimly...
Page 228 - Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : Thou settlest the furrows thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers : Thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness ; And Thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : And the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; The valleys also are covered over with corn ; They shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 286 - You say, you are a better soldier : Let it appear so ; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well. For mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men. Cas. You wrong me, every way you wrong me, Brutus : I said, an elder soldier, not a better : Did I say, better ? Bru.
Page 271 - 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 46 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed. The mustering squadron, and the clattering car. Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 286 - For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection...
Page 280 - On which their neighbours lay such stress, 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.
Page 284 - Out of my grief and my impatience Answer'd neglectingly, I know not what, He should, or he should not; for he made me mad To see him shine so brisk and smell so sweet And talk so like a waiting-gentlewoman Of guns, and drums, and wounds, — God save the mark!
Page 274 - Swam across and lived to carry (As he, the manuscript he cherished) To Rat-land home his commentary: Which was, 'At the first shrill notes of the pipe, I heard a sound as of scraping tripe, And putting apples, wondrous ripe, Into a...