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... when she wanted it . The winter had passed away , and Frank had made such
rapid progress in his lessons , that Mr . Vernon was much pleased with him . As a
reward , he gave him a piece of ground for a garden , and desired the gardener ...
... when she wanted it . The winter had passed away , and Frank had made such
rapid progress in his lessons , that Mr . Vernon was much pleased with him . As a
reward , he gave him a piece of ground for a garden , and desired the gardener ...
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But before you begin , Frank , ” said his papa , " I give you notice , that I expect
you will be industrious , and attend to William ' s directions , and keep your
ground free from weeds , and put away all your tools in their proper places , when
you ...
But before you begin , Frank , ” said his papa , " I give you notice , that I expect
you will be industrious , and attend to William ' s directions , and keep your
ground free from weeds , and put away all your tools in their proper places , when
you ...
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... from seeds sown this month , and I promise you we shall have variety enough .
” “ I am quite content , ” said Frank ; " and papa promised , that if I attended to your
instructions this summer , I should have a larger piece of ground next spring .
... from seeds sown this month , and I promise you we shall have variety enough .
” “ I am quite content , ” said Frank ; " and papa promised , that if I attended to your
instructions this summer , I should have a larger piece of ground next spring .
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ground next spring . ” William was very • glad to hear that it was in his power to
oblige Frank ; for all the servants were fond of him , he always spoke so civilly to
them , and never showed any impatience if they were not ready to serve him the ...
ground next spring . ” William was very • glad to hear that it was in his power to
oblige Frank ; for all the servants were fond of him , he always spoke so civilly to
them , and never showed any impatience if they were not ready to serve him the ...
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... seeds , and decay before the winter , never to appear again . “ But all those
roots we have planted , " said William , " will remain in the ground and - - - - - - -
produce flowers , again and again , though the stems 8 THE JUVENILE
GARDENER .
... seeds , and decay before the winter , never to appear again . “ But all those
roots we have planted , " said William , " will remain in the ground and - - - - - - -
produce flowers , again and again , though the stems 8 THE JUVENILE
GARDENER .
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Page 78 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire, — dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head : The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark, Diminish'd to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight : the murmuring surge, That on th' unnumber'd idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high.
Page 52 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 1 - Then she sang Handel's song — " What though I trace each herb and flower That decks the morning dew? Did I not own Jehovah's power, How vain were all I knew...
Page 122 - The berries and fruit are somewhat of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting. — Coffee is an article of but recent introduction.
Page 66 - ... Richmond, at the battle of Bofworth Field ; and to exemplify the atrocity of Richard, I have introduced his Falfe Accufation of Haftings on the one fide, and the Death of the two Young Princes in the Tower on the other. " To contraft with thefe preceding tragical fubjects, I have in the centre reprefented the Marriage of Henry the Seventh, with the Daughter of Edward the Fourth, the Union of the White and Red Rofes ; and on one hand, as an image of peace and happinefs, I have introduced young...