The Little Speaker, and a Juvenile Reader: Being a Collection of Pieces in Prose, Poetry, and Dialogue, Designed for Exercises in Speaking, and for Occasional Reading, in Primary SchoolsCollins & brother, 1864 - 162 pages |
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Page 38
... joys more dear than they , How oft my heart reproves the way That leads from Home . When anxious fears my mind assail , When cares perplex , and pleasures fail , Then to my heart how dear the tale That speaks of Home ! When day's ...
... joys more dear than they , How oft my heart reproves the way That leads from Home . When anxious fears my mind assail , When cares perplex , and pleasures fail , Then to my heart how dear the tale That speaks of Home ! When day's ...
Page 44
... joy attend us , Kind friends are ever near , And thou , O God , dost send us These gifts , these friends , so dear ; And still we , in our blindness , Enjoy , but disobey ; And yet thou , in thy kindness , Turn'st not these gifts away ...
... joy attend us , Kind friends are ever near , And thou , O God , dost send us These gifts , these friends , so dear ; And still we , in our blindness , Enjoy , but disobey ; And yet thou , in thy kindness , Turn'st not these gifts away ...
Page 58
... the flowers all day A soothing lullaby . There's music everywhere on earth , Where'er there ' s joy or love ; . It is a feeble echo from The spirit - land above . VACATION . VACATION is coming , We all will be 58 THE LITTLE SPEAKER .
... the flowers all day A soothing lullaby . There's music everywhere on earth , Where'er there ' s joy or love ; . It is a feeble echo from The spirit - land above . VACATION . VACATION is coming , We all will be 58 THE LITTLE SPEAKER .
Page 64
... joys abound . But where the faithful teacher stands , With firm but gentle rule ; O , that's the happiest place for me- The pleasant common school ! O , the school - room ! O , that's the place for me ! -- You'll rarely find , go where ...
... joys abound . But where the faithful teacher stands , With firm but gentle rule ; O , that's the happiest place for me- The pleasant common school ! O , the school - room ! O , that's the place for me ! -- You'll rarely find , go where ...
Page 67
... breeze that took My dearest joy , thus to destroy The pastime of your happy boy . My kite ! my kite ! how sad to think She soared so high , so soon to sink ! KINDNESS . BROTHERS and sisters , names so dear , THE LITTLE SPEAKER . 67.
... breeze that took My dearest joy , thus to destroy The pastime of your happy boy . My kite ! my kite ! how sad to think She soared so high , so soon to sink ! KINDNESS . BROTHERS and sisters , names so dear , THE LITTLE SPEAKER . 67.
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Alfred Alice ALMIRA AMERICAN SPEAKER beautiful brother CASABIANCA charm cheerful chick-a-de-de Cricket dear parents doth Edwin Eliza Ellen Emily Emma father feel flowers friends GEORGE WASHINGTON gingerbread give glad go to school happy hard Harriet hate hear heard heart heaven Helen hope hour idle improve Jack Frost Jack Frost-Jack Frost Jane John joys Julia Kate keep kite laugh learn to lie lessons little birds little girls Lizzie look Lucy magic lamp Maria Mary mind moon morning never night o'er Peter place for Frank play play cards pleasant Spring poor pray prettiest sight rill Samuel Sarah scholar school-room schoolmates shilling shining singing sister SNOWBIRD song speak stay at home sunny sure Susan sweet sweet and low tell things THOU GOD SEEST thought told tree Twas Whip-poor-will whistle wicked wish young youthful