Glimpses of Tokyo: Real Conversations for SchoolsSankaido, 1907 - 80 pages |
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... England . Tanaka , a student of the school at which he is going to teach , has come to meet him . Tanaka sees a foreign gentleman with blue eyes and a red mustache , wearing a silk hat . He thinks this must be Mr. B. , and goes up to ...
... England . Tanaka , a student of the school at which he is going to teach , has come to meet him . Tanaka sees a foreign gentleman with blue eyes and a red mustache , wearing a silk hat . He thinks this must be Mr. B. , and goes up to ...
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... England ? B. Not the common people ; but many poets have written about the beautiful cherry orchards in my native county . 7. What is your native county ? B. It is Kent , in the south - east corner of England . But look , here they come ...
... England ? B. Not the common people ; but many poets have written about the beautiful cherry orchards in my native county . 7. What is your native county ? B. It is Kent , in the south - east corner of England . But look , here they come ...
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... England ? B. Oh yes , Tanaka , but their bloom is not so lovely as yours . T. What do you grow them for , then ? B. For bear fruit ? their the fruit . Do your cherry trees 7. Yes , in the north , in such provinces as Aomori . But we ...
... England ? B. Oh yes , Tanaka , but their bloom is not so lovely as yours . T. What do you grow them for , then ? B. For bear fruit ? their the fruit . Do your cherry trees 7. Yes , in the north , in such provinces as Aomori . But we ...
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... England . Now this baker thought himself a very clever fellow . But he was too clever . When the elephant put out his trunk for something to eat , he gave him a biscuit in which was hidden a piece of very strong tobacco . It made the ...
... England . Now this baker thought himself a very clever fellow . But he was too clever . When the elephant put out his trunk for something to eat , he gave him a biscuit in which was hidden a piece of very strong tobacco . It made the ...
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... England . T. What ! I am surprised ! I thought that Japan was the home of the chrysanthemum . B. True ! they were taken to England from Japan , but we have cultivated them and forced them in green - houses and hot - houses and brought ...
... England . T. What ! I am surprised ! I thought that Japan was the home of the chrysanthemum . B. True ! they were taken to England from Japan , but we have cultivated them and forced them in green - houses and hot - houses and brought ...
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Glimpses of Tokyo: Real Conversations for Schools (1907) Ernest Ruse,Torataro Hanawa No preview available - 2009 |
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Admiral Noel Ashikaga B.-What Bank Holidays beautiful scenery Blind Man's Buff bloom blossom boat cakes called Capt cards champion cherry cherry-blossom citizens of Tokyo Cock crowded Dzushi elephant Emperor England English famous fellow fireworks fish garden party glass GLIMPSES OF TOKYO growl HARVARD COLLEGE Hayama Hibiya Park Japan Japanese killed Cock Robin KUDAN MILITARY MUSEUM Legation lemonade Let us go London look Masashige morning Mukojima NAVAL REVIEW OLD MOTHER HUBBARD play pleasure plum trees poor doggie Port Arthur Professor REAL CONVERSATIONS Reds return to Tokyo sailor samurai save the King saw him die SHIMBASHI STATION Shizuoka Shokonsha Festival shrine sing smoke STUDENT SONGS SUMIDA Sunday Teacher and Tanaka tell Thank theatre Thee ticket to-day to-morrow train Ueno Park WAX-WORK Who'll wrestling Yabuiri Yasukuni Shrine Yokohama Zoological Gardens
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Page 9 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song ; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our father's God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing ; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King...
Page 3 - I'll dig his grave. Who'll be the Parson? I, said the Rook, With my little book, I'll be the Parson. Who'll be the Clerk? I, said the Lark, If it's not in the dark, I'll be the Clerk.
Page 4 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. She went to the baker's To buy him some bread, But when she came back The poor dog was dead. She went to the joiner's To buy him a coffin, But when she came back The poor dog was laughing.
Page 8 - God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix: God save us all.
Page 8 - May he defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the King.
Page 1 - I," said the Sparrow, "With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin." Who saw him die? "I," said the Fly, " With my little eye, I saw him die." Who caught his blood? "I," said the Fish, "With my little dish, I caught his blood.
Page 6 - She went to the hatter's To buy him a hat, But when she came back He was feeding the cat. She went to the barber's To buy him a wig, But when she came back He was dancing a jig. She went to the fruiterer's To buy him some fruit, But when she came back He was playing the flute.
Page 7 - He was playing the flute. She went to the tailor's To buy him a coat, But when she came back He was riding a goat. She went to the cobbler's To buy him some shoes, But when she came back He was reading the news.
Page 9 - My native country, thee, — Land of the noble, free, — Thy name, — I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills ; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.
Page 2 - With my little eye, I saw him die. Who caught his blood? I, said the Fish, With my little dish, I caught his blood. Who'll make his shroud? I, said the Beetle, With my thread and needle, I'll make his shroud. Who'll dig his grave? I, said the Owl, With my spade and trowel, I'll dig his grave.