The Village Reader: Designed for the Use of SchoolsG. & C. Merriam, corner of Main and State Street, 1841 - 300 pages |
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... matter , that the pupil does not improve in reading , where the lessons , being above his capacity , convey sounds to the ear , without communi- cating thoughts to the understanding . The compilers are more desirous of having their ...
... matter , that the pupil does not improve in reading , where the lessons , being above his capacity , convey sounds to the ear , without communi- cating thoughts to the understanding . The compilers are more desirous of having their ...
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... matter , she began to sing , and , in the same instant , let the cheese fall out of her mouth . This being what the Fox wanted , he snapped it up in a moment , and trotted away , laughing to himself at the easy credulity of the Crow . 4 ...
... matter , she began to sing , and , in the same instant , let the cheese fall out of her mouth . This being what the Fox wanted , he snapped it up in a moment , and trotted away , laughing to himself at the easy credulity of the Crow . 4 ...
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... matters , and we both agreed that we had the honor of reckoning you among our kin . You must know , that , according to the best accounts , the wolves and dogs were originally one race in the forests of Armenia ; but the dogs , taking ...
... matters , and we both agreed that we had the honor of reckoning you among our kin . You must know , that , according to the best accounts , the wolves and dogs were originally one race in the forests of Armenia ; but the dogs , taking ...
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... of several countries in Europe . The silver ducat is about the value of an American dollar ; and the gol ducat , of twice that sum . 5. " What is the matter ? " said the 24 VILLAGE READER . Michael Blake and his Pocket Bible,
... of several countries in Europe . The silver ducat is about the value of an American dollar ; and the gol ducat , of twice that sum . 5. " What is the matter ? " said the 24 VILLAGE READER . Michael Blake and his Pocket Bible,
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Designed for the Use of Schools George Merriam. 5. " What is the matter ? " said the king ; " what ails you ? " " Ah ! sire , " said the young man , throwing himself at his feet , " somebody has wished to ruin me . I know not how I came ...
Designed for the Use of Schools George Merriam. 5. " What is the matter ? " said the king ; " what ails you ? " " Ah ! sire , " said the young man , throwing himself at his feet , " somebody has wished to ruin me . I know not how I came ...
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Page 289 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 290 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 251 - Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.
Page 253 - He thinks the whole world sees it in his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost hears its workings in the very silence of his thoughts. It has become his master. It betrays his discretion, it breaks down his courage, it conquers his prudence. When suspicions from without begin to embarrass him, and the net of circumstance to entangle him, the fatal secret struggles with still greater violence to burst forth.
Page 284 - God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
Page 202 - For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Page 253 - The secret which the murderer possesses soon comes to possess him; and, like the evil spirits of which we read, it overcomes him, and leads him whithersoever it will. He feels it beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. He thinks the whole world sees it in his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost hears its workings in the very silence of his thoughts.
Page 291 - He sucks intelligence in every clime, And spreads the honey of his deep research At his return — a rich repast for me.
Page 257 - The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket arose from the well. How sweet from the green, mossy brim to receive it, As poised on the curb it inclined to my lips ! Not a full blushing goblet could tempt me to leave it, Though filled with the nectar that Jupiter sips.
Page 292 - But small the bliss that sense alone bestows, And sensual bliss is all the nation knows. In florid beauty groves and fields appear, Man seems the only growth that dwindles here. Contrasted faults through all his manners reign ; Though poor, luxurious ; though submissive, vain ; Though grave, yet trifling; zealous, yet untrue; And even in penance planning sins anew.