The little child's fable book, arranged in words of 1, 2, and 3 syllables. (Taken from The ladder to learning).1868 |
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... keep the door fast , and not let any one in till she came back , and then to look out and see who was there : For , Bill , ' said she , if you do not mind what I say , there are some fierce rogues in the fields , who will rush in and ...
... keep the door fast , and not let any one in till she came back , and then to look out and see who was there : For , Bill , ' said she , if you do not mind what I say , there are some fierce rogues in the fields , who will rush in and ...
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... keep pace with a hog . No , no , sir , your own back shall bear the load for me . ' Well , on they went , and in a short time down dropped the poor Ass , and breathed his last . When the man came up and saw how the case stood , he took ...
... keep pace with a hog . No , no , sir , your own back shall bear the load for me . ' Well , on they went , and in a short time down dropped the poor Ass , and breathed his last . When the man came up and saw how the case stood , he took ...
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... keep out of his reach . FABLE XXI . THE SAME COCK AND THE FOX . THIS vile thief of a Fox , as he had the good luck to get clear from the pack of hounds , and had still a strong wish to make a meal of the young Cock , rose up one morn as ...
... keep out of his reach . FABLE XXI . THE SAME COCK AND THE FOX . THIS vile thief of a Fox , as he had the good luck to get clear from the pack of hounds , and had still a strong wish to make a meal of the young Cock , rose up one morn as ...
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... keep it , and a brave prize it will be . But after he had groped and poked , and felt a long while , but all in vain , up he came as vexed as could be ; when , to his no small grief and shame , he found that for the cup of gold , which ...
... keep it , and a brave prize it will be . But after he had groped and poked , and felt a long while , but all in vain , up he came as vexed as could be ; when , to his no small grief and shame , he found that for the cup of gold , which ...
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... keep your good master , and your warm kennel , and your nice fare , and your long chain to yourself ; for me , I had rather go where I please , and be lean and thin , than be a slave all my life for the sake of good eating . ' And with ...
... keep your good master , and your warm kennel , and your nice fare , and your long chain to yourself ; for me , I had rather go where I please , and be lean and thin , than be a slave all my life for the sake of good eating . ' And with ...
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Æsop Bear beast bird Boar Bull cloth Cock coloured CONSISTING OF WORDS creature cried Crow dear Eagle eyes FABLE BOOK fable shows FABLE VII FABLE XI FABLE XIX FABLE XVIII FABLE XXI Farmer fast Fcap fell fighting flew fool forest Frog gilt edges glad Goat Goose harm head heard heart honest Horse ill-luck Jester laughed legs load look master Mastiff meal MORAL Mouse Mule neck neighbours nimble NOBLE LION once oxen pack of hounds pains poor Ass poor Lamb Post 8vo pray pride proud Reynard shame Sheep silly skin sly Fox soon speak stood Stork Story Super-royal 16mo SWAIN SYLLABLES tail tell thief thing THOMAS HOOD thought told took tree trick vile VIPER WEASEL Wolf Wolves WORDS NOT EXCEEDING wretch young Fox young Lion young rogue
Popular passages
Page 80 - Bull of mine, and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation.
Page 67 - George, do you get a couple of good sickles ready against to-morrow morning, and we will even reap the corn ourselves." When the young ones told their mother this,
Page 66 - hold your silly tongues ; for if the old farmer depends upon his friends and his neighbors, you may take my word for it, that his wheat will not be reaped tomorrow.
Page 56 - I am almost frightened to death ! I have seen the most extraordinary creature that ever was. He has a fierce look, and struts about upon two legs , a strange piece of flesh grows on his head, and another under his throat, as red as blood : he flapped his arms against his sides, as if he intended to rise into the air; and stretching out his head, he opened a...
Page 72 - Upon which he continued to nibble first at one piece and then the other, till the poor cats, seeing their cheese gradually diminishing, entreated him to give himself no farther trouble, but deliver to them what remained. — "Not so fast, I beseech you, friends...
Page 72 - I beseech you, friends," replied the monkey ; " we owe justice to ourselves as well as to you ; what remains is due to me in right of my office.
Page 67 - When the young ones told ihor mother this, " Now, my Hale dears," said she, "we must be gone indeed, for when a man takes it in hand to do his own work himself, you may depend upon it that it will be done.