Literature Reader, Volume 7California state printing office, 1916 |
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... Glory " ; to the American Book Company for Sarah Winter Kellogg's " A Second Trial , " and James Baldwin's " The Boy Judge ' ; to the Hall & Locke Company for " In the Factory " from " The Rubber Industry , " by Henry C. Pearson , in ...
... Glory " ; to the American Book Company for Sarah Winter Kellogg's " A Second Trial , " and James Baldwin's " The Boy Judge ' ; to the Hall & Locke Company for " In the Factory " from " The Rubber Industry , " by Henry C. Pearson , in ...
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... glory and its charm in that fact . No Gadgrind , bent on facts , should ever be permitted to teach a class in literature . When teachers of literature measure their success by the number of good books read appreciatively during a term ...
... glory and its charm in that fact . No Gadgrind , bent on facts , should ever be permitted to teach a class in literature . When teachers of literature measure their success by the number of good books read appreciatively during a term ...
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... Glory Concord Hymn A Second Trial Kind Hearts and Simple Faith The First Grenadier of France The Soldier's Dream Soldier , Rest Lochinvar · They Come Not Back Liberty or Death • A Prayer for Our Country The Painter of Seville Roland's ...
... Glory Concord Hymn A Second Trial Kind Hearts and Simple Faith The First Grenadier of France The Soldier's Dream Soldier , Rest Lochinvar · They Come Not Back Liberty or Death • A Prayer for Our Country The Painter of Seville Roland's ...
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... Glory of God In Memory of George Washington Character of Washington Andre and Hale The Revolutionary Rising How Sleep the Brave Supposed Speech of John Adams Washington The Water Ouzel California's Cup of Gold Rip Van Winkle For Those ...
... Glory of God In Memory of George Washington Character of Washington Andre and Hale The Revolutionary Rising How Sleep the Brave Supposed Speech of John Adams Washington The Water Ouzel California's Cup of Gold Rip Van Winkle For Those ...
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... Glory ? —say , who- Who gave you the name of Old Glory ? The old banner lifted , and faltering then In vague lisps and whispers fell silent again . Old Glory : the story we're wanting to hear Is what the plain facts of your christening ...
... Glory ? —say , who- Who gave you the name of Old Glory ? The old banner lifted , and faltering then In vague lisps and whispers fell silent again . Old Glory : the story we're wanting to hear Is what the plain facts of your christening ...
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Page 97 - So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume, And the bridemaidens whispered, "'Twere better by far To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.
Page 101 - Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable, and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace! peace!
Page 97 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied : Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide ! And now am I come, with this lost love of mine To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Page 71 - 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 hair.
Page 64 - Now in building of chaises, I tell you what, There is always somewhere a weakest spot, — In hub, tire, felloe, in spring or thill, In panel, or crossbar, or floor, or sill, In screw, bolt, thoroughbrace, • — lurking still, Find it somewhere you must and will, — Above or below, or within or without, — And that's the reason, beyond a doubt, A chaise breaks down, but doesn't wear out. But the Deacon swore (as Deacons do, With an
Page 70 - The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Page 160 - Love suffereth long, and is kind ; Love envieth not ; Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up Doth not behave itself unseemly, Seeketh not her own, Is not easily provoked, Thinketh no evil ; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Page 344 - Then they rode back, but not, Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them...
Page 300 - Moreover by them is Thy servant warned : and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Page 101 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?