The Golden Deed Book: A School Reader, Volume 6Macmillan, 1913 - 351 pages "This series ... introduces the pupil ... to the subject matter of morals, by means of fairy tale, myth, fable, allegory, parable, legend, stories of real life, of heroes and heroines, biography, and historical incident."--Preface. |
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... moved , and showed the love that was in his heart . " Eat thy fill , O Righteous Bird , and let thy Kinsfolk eat too , for thy sake . " And he wished to bestow a thousand acres of land upon him , but the Great Being would only take a ...
... moved , and showed the love that was in his heart . " Eat thy fill , O Righteous Bird , and let thy Kinsfolk eat too , for thy sake . " And he wished to bestow a thousand acres of land upon him , but the Great Being would only take a ...
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... moved , Napoleon was no more a favorite in Paris than he had been at Brienne , yet the cadets , as well as the greater number of the professors , felt that in some way or other he stood apart . The director of studies , Valfort , was ...
... moved , Napoleon was no more a favorite in Paris than he had been at Brienne , yet the cadets , as well as the greater number of the professors , felt that in some way or other he stood apart . The director of studies , Valfort , was ...
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... moved him no more than a rock is moved by some stone that is thrown at it . On the other hand , Talus dealt him such a blow that he laid him prostrate on the ground . Ere he could recover himself , Talus had seized him in an iron grip ...
... moved him no more than a rock is moved by some stone that is thrown at it . On the other hand , Talus dealt him such a blow that he laid him prostrate on the ground . Ere he could recover himself , Talus had seized him in an iron grip ...
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... Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are , we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts , Made weak by time and fate , but strong in will To strive , to seek , to find , and not to yield . ALFRED TENNYSON . A GLANCE BACKWARD FOR thirty ...
... Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are , we are ; One equal temper of heroic hearts , Made weak by time and fate , but strong in will To strive , to seek , to find , and not to yield . ALFRED TENNYSON . A GLANCE BACKWARD FOR thirty ...
Page 174
... some publication , he was moved to tears . Sitting there upon the Old Clump and looking down upon the scene of his labors , the fields he cleared and improved , and where the vigor of his manhood was spent , I 174 THE GOLDEN DEED BOOK.
... some publication , he was moved to tears . Sitting there upon the Old Clump and looking down upon the scene of his labors , the fields he cleared and improved , and where the vigor of his manhood was spent , I 174 THE GOLDEN DEED BOOK.
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Page 213 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Page 237 - He was my friend, faithful and just to me : But Brutus says he was ambitious ; And Brutus is an honorable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill : Did this in Caesar seem ambitious ? When that the poor have cried, Csesar hath wept ; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff : Yet Brutus says he was ambitious ; And Brutus is an honorable man.
Page 214 - Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!
Page 157 - This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main; The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming Lair.
Page 272 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on Life's parade shall meet TJiat brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Page 239 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 240 - If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle : I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on ; Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent, That day he overcame the Nervii. Look ! in this place, ran Cassius...
Page 129 - My good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance thrusteth sure, My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.
Page 158 - Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her lap forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note is born Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn ! While on mine ear it rings, Through the deep caves of thought I hear a voice that sings :Build thee more stately mansions...
Page 335 - I SING of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers, Of April, May, of June and July flowers...