A New Spelling Book: Adapted to the Different Classes of Pupils: Compiled with a View to Render the Arts of Spelling and Reading Easy and Pleasant to ChildrenKimber & Sharpless, 1827 - 168 pages |
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... parents , brothers , and sisters . He always minds what his parents say to him , and tries to please them . If they desire him not to do a thing , he does not do it : if they tell him to do any thing , he does it cheerfully . When they ...
... parents , brothers , and sisters . He always minds what his parents say to him , and tries to please them . If they desire him not to do a thing , he does not do it : if they tell him to do any thing , he does it cheerfully . When they ...
Page 44
... parents for green apples , or unripe fruit , or any thing else that is not proper for him ; but he is content and thank- ful for what they give him . At table he sits up , and is quiet , till he is served , and then eats what is given ...
... parents for green apples , or unripe fruit , or any thing else that is not proper for him ; but he is content and thank- ful for what they give him . At table he sits up , and is quiet , till he is served , and then eats what is given ...
Page 46
... parents and friends , to worship him . Every body that knows this good boy , loves him , and speaks well of him , and is kind to him , and he is very happy : for those who are good are always the most happy . SECTION XII . The accent on ...
... parents and friends , to worship him . Every body that knows this good boy , loves him , and speaks well of him , and is kind to him , and he is very happy : for those who are good are always the most happy . SECTION XII . The accent on ...
Page 49
... parents had often told him not to go near to a horse , nor attempt to get on one to ride , without their leave ; and pointed out the danger of little boys riding on horses , before they were old enough to manage them . á De fal ca tion ...
... parents had often told him not to go near to a horse , nor attempt to get on one to ride , without their leave ; and pointed out the danger of little boys riding on horses , before they were old enough to manage them . á De fal ca tion ...
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... parents ' advice , but asked leave of the owner to ride it . As soon as the man had given them leave , though he told them not to ride fast , yet they both got on , and began to kick and beat the horse , to make him gallop .. Upon this ...
... parents ' advice , but asked leave of the owner to ride it . As soon as the man had given them leave , though he told them not to ride fast , yet they both got on , and began to kick and beat the horse , to make him gallop .. Upon this ...
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Page 4 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 114 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone; To which we twenty-eight assign, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 74 - ALMIGHTY GOD, thy piercing eye Strikes through the shades of night, And our most secret actions lie All open to thy sight.
Page 75 - WAY TO BE HAPPY. How pleasant it is, at the end of the day, No follies to have to repent ; But reflect on the past, and be able to say, That my time has been properly spent. When I've done all my bus'ness with patience and care, And been good, and obliging, and kind ; I lie on my pillow and sleep away there, With a happy and peaceable mind.
Page 55 - Have you not heard what dreadful plagues Are threaten'd by the Lord, To him that breaks his father's law, Or mocks his mother's word ? What heavy guilt upon him lies ! How cursed is his name ! The ravens shall pick out his eyes, And eagles eat the same.
Page 84 - But liars we can never trust, Though they should speak the thing that's true ; And he that does one fault at first, And lies to hide it, makes it two.
Page 41 - Birds in their little nests agree, And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. 3 Hard names at first, and threatening words, That are but noisy breath, May grow to clubs and naked swords, To murder and to death.
Page 42 - Pardon, O Lord, our childish rage, Our little brawls remove, That, as we grow to riper age, Our hearts may all be love! XVIII. AGAINST SCOFFING AND CALLING NAMES. OUR...
Page 93 - Twill save us from a thousand snares, To mind religion young ; Grace will preserve our following years, And make our virtue strong.
Page 84 - There is an hour when I must die, Nor do I know how soon 'twill come : A thousand children, young as I, Are call'd by death to hear their doom. Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled: There's no repentance in the grave, No pardon ofFer'd to the dead.