Golden GrainMonfort, 1915 - 220 pages |
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Page 95 - Bring flowers to the captive's lonely cell, They have tales of the joyous woods to tell; Of the free blue streams, and the glowing sky, And the bright world shut from his languid eye ; They will bear him a thought of the sunny hours, And...
Page 199 - God might have made the earth bring forth Enough for great and small, The oak tree and the cedar tree, Without a flower at all.
Page 192 - For the strength of the hills we bless Thee, our God, our fathers
Page 207 - He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, Who fears to put it to the touch, To win or lose it all.
Page 204 - The lark was on the wing, The snail was on the thorn; The horn was on the critter, The knob was on the horn.
Page 202 - Creator of the race, declared that it was not good for man to be alone, and that declaration has been true ever since it was given utterance. The greatest blessing in life is happiness, and there can be no happiness until there are two sexes to enjoy it together. No person can ride over the laws of nature. Defiance and conceit prevail for a while, but only a brief while...
Page 28 - ... composition of our atmosphere. Everybody knows that air Is a mechanical mixture of oxygen and nitrogen. Most people also know that nitrogenous matter is Indispensable to plant and animal life. Yet most plants and animals, though surrounded by a perfect ocean of nitrogen, cannot help themselves to it; It is a case of "water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.
Page 166 - We will now proceed to watch the Old Year out and the New Year in...
Page 189 - Gorge, and after it was over the tired girl fell into a deep sleep, from which she did not waken until the sun was high in the heavens, and they were well on their way. "I wish papa could see you, Mr. Colton, to thank you for your kindness to me...
Page 134 - I never should have thought of it if it had not been for you, Madge, so it is all your work, after all.