Hymns in Prose for ChildrenBaldwin and Cradock, 1828 - 79 pages |
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... roots of the trees . The sloping bank is covered with flowers ; let us lie down upon it ; let us throw our limbs on the fresh grass and sleep ; for all things are still , and we are quite alone , The cattle can lie down to sleep in the ...
... roots of the trees . The sloping bank is covered with flowers ; let us lie down upon it ; let us throw our limbs on the fresh grass and sleep ; for all things are still , and we are quite alone , The cattle can lie down to sleep in the ...
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... root in the ground , and resisteth the winter storm . The daisy enamelleth the mea- dows , and groweth beneath the foot of the passenger : the tulip asketh a rich soil , and the care- ful hand of the gardener . The iris and the reed ...
... root in the ground , and resisteth the winter storm . The daisy enamelleth the mea- dows , and groweth beneath the foot of the passenger : the tulip asketh a rich soil , and the care- ful hand of the gardener . The iris and the reed ...
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... root in the hard stone , and spreads its fra- grance amongst broken ruins . Every leaf is of a different form ; every plant hath a sepa- rate inhabitant . Look at the thorns that are white with blossoms , and the flowers that cover the ...
... root in the hard stone , and spreads its fra- grance amongst broken ruins . Every leaf is of a different form ; every plant hath a sepa- rate inhabitant . Look at the thorns that are white with blossoms , and the flowers that cover the ...
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... roots , like crooked fangs , strike deep into the soil , and support its huge bulk . The birds build among the boughs ; the cattle repose beneath its shade : the neigh- bours form groups beneath the shelter of its green canopy . The old ...
... roots , like crooked fangs , strike deep into the soil , and support its huge bulk . The birds build among the boughs ; the cattle repose beneath its shade : the neigh- bours form groups beneath the shelter of its green canopy . The old ...
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... sap no longer rises in their veins ; the flowers and the sweet - smelling shrubs are decayed to their roots . The sun himself looks cold and cheerless ; he gives light only enough to show the univer- sal desolation . Nature HYMN XII. ...
... sap no longer rises in their veins ; the flowers and the sweet - smelling shrubs are decayed to their roots . The sun himself looks cold and cheerless ; he gives light only enough to show the univer- sal desolation . Nature HYMN XII. ...
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Page 80 - The Swiss Family Robinson ; or, Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons on a Desert Island.
Page 16 - All men are stretched on their quiet beds ; and the child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. Darkness is spread over the skies, and darkness is upon the ground ; every eye is shut, and every hand is still. Who taketh care of all people when they are sunk in sleep ; when they cannot defend themselves, nor see if danger approacheth...
Page 2 - COME, let us go forth into the fields, let us see how the flowers spring, let us listen to the warbling of the birds, and sport ourselves upon the new grass. The winter is over and gone, the buds come out upon the trees, the crimson blossoms of the peach and the nectarine are seen, and the green leaves sprout.
Page 4 - The young animals of every kind are sporting about, they feel themselves happy, they are glad to be alive, — they thank him that has made them alive.
Page 11 - COME, and I will show you what is beautiful. It is a rose fully blown. See how she sits upon her mossy stem, like the queen of all the flowers ! her leaves glow like fire : the air is filled with her sweet odour ! she is the delight of every eye.
Page 66 - I have seen the insects sporting in the sunshine, and darting along the streams ; their wings glittered with gold and purple ; their bodies shone like the green emerald ; they were more numerous than I could count ; their motions were quicker than my eye could glance. I returned: they were brushed into the pool ; they were perishing...
Page 18 - He maketh all things to be hushed and still, that His large family may sleep in peace.
Page 12 - ... the cattle of the field fly, and the wild beasts of the desert hide themselves, for he is very terrible.
Page 14 - THE glorious sun is set in the west ; the night dews fall ; and the air, which was sultry, becomes cool. The flowers fold up their coloured leaves ; they fold themselves up, and hang their heads on the slender stalk. The chickens are gathered under the wing of the hen, and are at rest ; the hen herself is at rest also. The little birds have ceased their warbling, they are asleep on the boughs, each...
Page 15 - There is no sound of a number of voices, or of children at play, or of the trampling of busy feet, and of people hurrying to and fro. The smith's hammer is not heard upon the anvil ; nor the harsh saw of the carpenter. All men are stretched on their quiet beds: and the child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. Darkness is spread over the skies...