Literature Reader, Volume 7California state printing office, 1916 |
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... hand - in - hand as work- ing principles ; that the purpose of oral reading is enter- tainment , and that if this purpose is to be maintained , new material outside the Readers must be brought continually before the class ; that ...
... hand - in - hand as work- ing principles ; that the purpose of oral reading is enter- tainment , and that if this purpose is to be maintained , new material outside the Readers must be brought continually before the class ; that ...
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... hand as a matter of course . Ichabod , on the contrary , had to win his way to the heart of a country coquette , beset with a labyrinth of whims and caprices , which were forever present- ing new difficulties and impediments ; and he ...
... hand as a matter of course . Ichabod , on the contrary , had to win his way to the heart of a country coquette , beset with a labyrinth of whims and caprices , which were forever present- ing new difficulties and impediments ; and he ...
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... hand , was most valiantly fighting the wind on the pinnacle of the barn . In the mean time Ichabod would carry on his suit with the daughter by the side of the spring under the great elm , or sauntering along in the twilight , that hour ...
... hand , was most valiantly fighting the wind on the pinnacle of the barn . In the mean time Ichabod would carry on his suit with the daughter by the side of the spring under the great elm , or sauntering along in the twilight , that hour ...
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... hand , like a scepter , and , as his horse jogged on , the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings . A small wool hat rested on the top of his nose , for so his scanty strip of forehead might be called ; and ...
... hand , like a scepter , and , as his horse jogged on , the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings . A small wool hat rested on the top of his nose , for so his scanty strip of forehead might be called ; and ...
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... hand of Katrina Van Tassel . 39. Thus feeding his mind with many sweet thoughts and " sugared suppositions , " he journeyed along the sides of a range of hills which look out upon some of the goodliest scenes of the mighty Hudson . The ...
... hand of Katrina Van Tassel . 39. Thus feeding his mind with many sweet thoughts and " sugared suppositions , " he journeyed along the sides of a range of hills which look out upon some of the goodliest scenes of the mighty Hudson . The ...
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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?