Book of Tales, Being School Readings, Imaginative and Emotional in Prose and Poetry: Supplementary to Third ReaderWilliam Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart |
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... wind sighing through the trees of the forest . " 6. The child shut her eyes , and kept still for a while ; but in a few minutes , with a face pale with fear , she turned to her father , and said , " Surely that is not the wind : I hear ...
... wind sighing through the trees of the forest . " 6. The child shut her eyes , and kept still for a while ; but in a few minutes , with a face pale with fear , she turned to her father , and said , " Surely that is not the wind : I hear ...
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... wind , when the tide is coming in . 8. When Jack thought all was safe , he crept out , in order to carry off the two bags of money ; but just as he laid his hand upon one of them , the little dog , which he had not noticed before ...
... wind , when the tide is coming in . 8. When Jack thought all was safe , he crept out , in order to carry off the two bags of money ; but just as he laid his hand upon one of them , the little dog , which he had not noticed before ...
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... WIND AND THE SUN . 1. ONCE upon a time a dispute arose between the wind and the sun as to which of them was the stronger ; and they agreed to test their powers upon a traveler , trying which should be the first to get his cloak off . The ...
... WIND AND THE SUN . 1. ONCE upon a time a dispute arose between the wind and the sun as to which of them was the stronger ; and they agreed to test their powers upon a traveler , trying which should be the first to get his cloak off . The ...
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... wind blew , and said to himself , " Yes , I will do so ; I will go and try it with my daughter . Women have softer hearts . " But , after he had spent some time with his daughter , she grew weary of him , and said she was SIX CHILDREN ...
... wind blew , and said to himself , " Yes , I will do so ; I will go and try it with my daughter . Women have softer hearts . " But , after he had spent some time with his daughter , she grew weary of him , and said she was SIX CHILDREN ...
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... wind did blow , the cloak did fly Like streamer long and gay , Till , loop and button failing both , At last it flew away . 1 rig , frolic . 27. Then might all people well discern The bottles he 102 THE BOOK OF TALES .
... wind did blow , the cloak did fly Like streamer long and gay , Till , loop and button failing both , At last it flew away . 1 rig , frolic . 27. Then might all people well discern The bottles he 102 THE BOOK OF TALES .
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Page 171 - I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river; For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever.
Page 12 - They stole little Bridget For seven years long ; "When she 'came down again Her friends were all gone. They took her lightly back Between the night and morrow, They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow.
Page 130 - To see your flag-bird flap his vans Where I, to heart's desire, Perched him ! " The Chief's eye flashed ; his plans Soared up again like fire. The Chief's eye flashed ; but presently Softened itself, as sheathes A film the mother eagle's eye When her bruised eaglet breathes : " You're wounded ! " •
Page 55 - Not there, not there, my child!" " Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ?— Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds, on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things...
Page 68 - You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there none — And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one.
Page 56 - Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold ? Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand — Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? Not there ; not there, my child.
Page 85 - I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER I REMEMBER, I remember, The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away! I remember, I remember, The roses, red and white, The violets, and the lily-cups, Those flowers made of light!
Page 103 - Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...
Page 66 - The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things: Of shoes - and ships — and sealing-wax Of cabbages - and kings And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings.
Page 129 - You know, we French stormed Ratisbon: A mile or so away, On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow Oppressive with its mind. Just as perhaps he mused, ' My plans That soar, to earth may fall, Let once my army-leader Lannes Waver at yonder wall...