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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... short time . MORAL . We should not fail to pay as much heed as we can to what is said to us by those who gave us birth , and know more than we do what is for our good ; for if we do not mind them , but make light of what they say , we ...
... short time . MORAL . We should not fail to pay as much heed as we can to what is said to us by those who gave us birth , and know more than we do what is for our good ; for if we do not mind them , but make light of what they say , we ...
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... short time , the shame which this loss brought on him was so great , that he would have been glad if he had lost his life . Poor wretch ! what could he do ? Why , he spoke first to this Fox , and then to that , and told them that , as ...
... short time , the shame which this loss brought on him was so great , that he would have been glad if he had lost his life . Poor wretch ! what could he do ? Why , he spoke first to this Fox , and then to that , and told them that , as ...
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... short time the young Wolves made a strange noise , as well they might , for want of their Dams . On this the old ones , in great haste , cried out , that the Sheep had broken the peace . ' Poor sweet babes ! ' said they ; ' how these ...
... short time the young Wolves made a strange noise , as well they might , for want of their Dams . On this the old ones , in great haste , cried out , that the Sheep had broken the peace . ' Poor sweet babes ! ' said they ; ' how these ...
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... short time they came to kicks and blows . But at length the Stag , by means of his long and sharp horns , was too much for the Horse , and drove him out of the field . Our steed , as you may well guess , was hurt to the heart to lose ...
... short time they came to kicks and blows . But at length the Stag , by means of his long and sharp horns , was too much for the Horse , and drove him out of the field . Our steed , as you may well guess , was hurt to the heart to lose ...
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... short time down dropped the poor Ass , and breathed his last . When the man came up and saw how the case stood , he took off the whole load , and laid it on the back of the proud Horse . But this was not all : for he stripped off the ...
... short time down dropped the poor Ass , and breathed his last . When the man came up and saw how the case stood , he took off the whole load , and laid it on the back of the proud Horse . But this was not all : for he stripped off the ...
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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.