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... father hoped to make a lawyer of him , but James did not like to study law , and begged his father to let him become a sign - painter . One day , after he had learned this trade , a patent - medicine man came to town and gave a street ...
... father hoped to make a lawyer of him , but James did not like to study law , and begged his father to let him become a sign - painter . One day , after he had learned this trade , a patent - medicine man came to town and gave a street ...
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... father eagerly followed , though I sought " Oh , Mother , and was Father killed ? " asked one of the youngest - little Tommy Dragon . " Of course not ! " replied his elder brother , scornfully . " Don't you see him sleeping over there ...
... father eagerly followed , though I sought " Oh , Mother , and was Father killed ? " asked one of the youngest - little Tommy Dragon . " Of course not ! " replied his elder brother , scornfully . " Don't you see him sleeping over there ...
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... father , just where I now see a remaining elm - tree . About the mid- dle of the forenoon the Hon . Abiel Foster , M.C. , who lived in Canterbury , six miles off , called at the house and came into the field to see my father . When he ...
... father , just where I now see a remaining elm - tree . About the mid- dle of the forenoon the Hon . Abiel Foster , M.C. , who lived in Canterbury , six miles off , called at the house and came into the field to see my father . When he ...
Contents
OUR GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS PART I | 1 |
POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES PART I | 14 |
FIVE GREAT ENGLISH WRITERS INTRODUCED TO LITTLE FOLK | 27 |
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