Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf: Little journeys into booklandUniversity Society, 1912 |
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Page 44
... hour of midnight was striking from all the belfries , when a great clatter sounded down below in the courtyard . Horses neighed , and men ran about . The Princess leaned more for- ward , and listened . Then a horseman , whose jewels ...
... hour of midnight was striking from all the belfries , when a great clatter sounded down below in the courtyard . Horses neighed , and men ran about . The Princess leaned more for- ward , and listened . Then a horseman , whose jewels ...
Page 47
At the hour appointed for the contest , the Hare soon left the Tortoise out of sight , and , feeling sure of winning , lay down by the road- side to take a nap . After a half - hour's sleep and rest , he resumed the race . But the ...
At the hour appointed for the contest , the Hare soon left the Tortoise out of sight , and , feeling sure of winning , lay down by the road- side to take a nap . After a half - hour's sleep and rest , he resumed the race . But the ...
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... hour , or an hour at most , had elapsed , I closed my book , and thought over what I had read . If there was anything peculiarly in- teresting or striking in the passage , I endeavored to recall it and lay it up in memory , and com ...
... hour , or an hour at most , had elapsed , I closed my book , and thought over what I had read . If there was anything peculiarly in- teresting or striking in the passage , I endeavored to recall it and lay it up in memory , and com ...
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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