The American Reader: Consisting of Familiar, Instructive, and Entertaining Stories Selected for the Use of SchoolsParaclete Potter, 1818 - 288 pages |
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... GILES THE POACHER . With the history of the Widow Brown's Apple Tree . 1. Poaching Giles lived at the mud cottage , with the broken windows , stuffed with dirty rags , just beyond the gate , which divides the upper from the lower moor ...
... GILES THE POACHER . With the history of the Widow Brown's Apple Tree . 1. Poaching Giles lived at the mud cottage , with the broken windows , stuffed with dirty rags , just beyond the gate , which divides the upper from the lower moor ...
Page 254
... Giles fell into that common mistake , that a beggarly looking cottage , and filthy ragged children , raised most compassion , and of course drew most charity ; but as cun- ning as he was , in other things , he was out in his reckoning ...
... Giles fell into that common mistake , that a beggarly looking cottage , and filthy ragged children , raised most compassion , and of course drew most charity ; but as cun- ning as he was , in other things , he was out in his reckoning ...
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... Giles , to be sure , as his children grew old- er , began to train them to such other employ- ments , as the idle habits they had learned very properly qualified them for . For as soon as they grew too big for the trade of begging at ...
... Giles , to be sure , as his children grew old- er , began to train them to such other employ- ments , as the idle habits they had learned very properly qualified them for . For as soon as they grew too big for the trade of begging at ...
Page 256
... Giles , as much as he blamed the wicked parents . He had , therefore , long been desirous of snatching some of this vagrant family from ruin , and his chief hopes were bent on Dick , as the least skilled in knavery . 13. He had once ...
... Giles , as much as he blamed the wicked parents . He had , therefore , long been desirous of snatching some of this vagrant family from ruin , and his chief hopes were bent on Dick , as the least skilled in knavery . 13. He had once ...
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... Giles happened to come by , having been skulking round the back way , to look over the Parson's garden wall , to see if there was any thing worthy climbing over for , on the following night . He spied Dick , and began to rate him for ...
... Giles happened to come by , having been skulking round the back way , to look over the Parson's garden wall , to see if there was any thing worthy climbing over for , on the following night . He spied Dick , and began to rate him for ...
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Page 280 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 135 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 153 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 158 - And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace! And then its hue, — Who ever saw so fine a blue?
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Page 141 - Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Page 157 - OFT has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark, With eyes that hardly served at most To guard their master 'gainst a post ; Yet round the world the blade has been, To see whatever could be seen. Returning from his...
Page 159 - I've got it yet, And can produce it." — "Pray, sir, do; I'll lay my life the thing is blue." " And I'll be sworn that when you've seen The reptile, you'll pronounce him green.
Page 141 - My GOD hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me : forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me ; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
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