Introduction to the English Reader: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Poetry, Calculated to Improve the Younger Classes of Learners in Reading, and to Imbue Their Minds with the Love of Virtue. To which are Added, Rules and Observations for Assisting Children to Read with ProprietyE. T. Scott, 1824 - 166 pages |
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... live ; instead of living , as many do , to eat and drink . " Artaxerxes Mnemon , king of Persia , being , upon an extraordinary occasion , reduced to eat barley - bread and dried figs , and to drink water : " What pleasure , " said he ...
... live ; instead of living , as many do , to eat and drink . " Artaxerxes Mnemon , king of Persia , being , upon an extraordinary occasion , reduced to eat barley - bread and dried figs , and to drink water : " What pleasure , " said he ...
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... live mostly at home ; and aim at being useful ra- ther than shining . 6. " But in return , I will ensure you content , even spi- rits , self - approbation , and the esteem of all who thoroughly know you . If these offers appear to your ...
... live mostly at home ; and aim at being useful ra- ther than shining . 6. " But in return , I will ensure you content , even spi- rits , self - approbation , and the esteem of all who thoroughly know you . If these offers appear to your ...
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... live . 5. Whilst the poor man groans on the bed of sickness : whilst the unfortunate languish in the horrors of a dun- geon ; or the hoary head of age lifts up a feeble eye to thee for pity ; how canst thou riot in superfluous enjoy ...
... live . 5. Whilst the poor man groans on the bed of sickness : whilst the unfortunate languish in the horrors of a dun- geon ; or the hoary head of age lifts up a feeble eye to thee for pity ; how canst thou riot in superfluous enjoy ...
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... live many weeks without food ; and that the period of its life exceeds a hundred years . SECTION II . The humming - bird . GOLDSMITH . 1. Of all the birds that flutter in the garden , or paint the landscape , the humming bird is the ...
... live many weeks without food ; and that the period of its life exceeds a hundred years . SECTION II . The humming - bird . GOLDSMITH . 1. Of all the birds that flutter in the garden , or paint the landscape , the humming bird is the ...
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... live with their young ones . 10. " All four frequently perched upon their master's hand , chirping as if they had been at liberty abroad . He fed them with a very fine clear paste , made of wine , bis- cuit , and sugar . They thrust ...
... live with their young ones . 10. " All four frequently perched upon their master's hand , chirping as if they had been at liberty abroad . He fed them with a very fine clear paste , made of wine , bis- cuit , and sugar . They thrust ...
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amongst animal Arachne BARBAULD beauty behold birdlime birds bless'd blessed bosom breast brother Canute cheerful colour creatures cries delight Demetrius earth ECONOMY OF HUMAN Euphronius ev'ry eyes father favour feet flowers fond French consul fruit gentle give gratitude green woodpecker ground hand happiness harity Hast thou hear heart heaven henbane honour horse insect kind king labour live look looking-glass Lord louis d'ors manner mind morning mother negroes nest never night o'er obey obliged observed Offa orange colour ostrich Ouran-Outang parents peace Perrin persons pleasure poor pow'r praise reader red pulp replied rest returned rise river Robber Robert rose SECTION III SECTION VII slaves sleep Socrates soul spring stranger stream sweet tears tender Tetuan thee ther thine thing Thracian tion tree Tutor virtue viscus voice walk William wings words young youth
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Page 154 - Hark! they whisper: angels say, "Sister spirit, come away!" What is this absorbs me quite, — Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirit, draws my breath?
Page 91 - Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view! The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valleys warm and low; The windy summit, wild and high, Roughly rushing on the sky! The pleasant seat, the ruin'd tower, The naked rock, the shady bower; The town and village, dome and farm, Each give each a double charm, As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm.
Page 131 - LET dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise ; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
Page 125 - I've heard of fearful winds and darkness that come there; The little brooks that seem all pastime and all play, When they are angry, roar like lions for their prey. " Here thou need'st not dread the raven in the sky; Night and day thou art safe, — our cottage is hard by. Why bleat so after me? Why pull so at thy chain? Sleep — and at break of day I will come to thee again...
Page 114 - Nature expects mankind should share The duties of the public care. Who's born for sloth ? * To some we find The ploughshare's annual toil assign'd : Some at the sounding anvil glow: Some the swift-sliding shuttle throw; Some, studious of the wind and tide, From pole to pole our commerce guide: Some (taught by industry) impart With hands and feet the works of art; * Barrow.
Page 140 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows ? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who tanght that heaven-directed spire to rise ? ' The Man of Ross,
Page 113 - IN other men we faults can spy, And blame the mote that dims their eye ; Each little speck and blemish find, To our own stronger errors blind. A Turkey, tir'd of common food, Forsook the barn, and sought the wood ; Behind her ran an infant train, Collecting here and there a grain. * Draw near, my Birds...
Page 140 - But clear and artless pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows ? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ? " The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross...
Page 90 - ... the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Page 79 - I counted fifteen church steeples ; and I saw several gentlemen's houses peeping out from the midst of green woods and plantations ; and I could trace the windings of the river all along the low grounds, till it was lost behind a ridge of hills.