The Every Day Book, for YouthHaswell, Barrington & Haswell, 1838 - 359 pages |
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Page 33
... whole day long !. A boast like that before a bird Of harmony the queen ! One wonders how the noisy fright So foolish could have been . " I do not want admirers , " Said the little silly thing ; " For many folks in harvest time Will stop ...
... whole day long !. A boast like that before a bird Of harmony the queen ! One wonders how the noisy fright So foolish could have been . " I do not want admirers , " Said the little silly thing ; " For many folks in harvest time Will stop ...
Page 98
... whole household . When they were summoned , Franklin , with an arch solemnity , said , " My good friends , I sent for you here to give you an account of myself . My name is Benjamin Franklin ; I am a printer , of nine- teen years of age ...
... whole household . When they were summoned , Franklin , with an arch solemnity , said , " My good friends , I sent for you here to give you an account of myself . My name is Benjamin Franklin ; I am a printer , of nine- teen years of age ...
Page 100
... whole wood upon my forehead ; and besides this , they appear to be so strong and well set , that I think in my heart I could defy the fiercest monster in the forest ! " But as for those flimsy spindles , which I suppose are my legs ...
... whole wood upon my forehead ; and besides this , they appear to be so strong and well set , that I think in my heart I could defy the fiercest monster in the forest ! " But as for those flimsy spindles , which I suppose are my legs ...
Page 102
... whole forest look like a wreck ; but the traveller , though at first he could scarcely keep the cloak on his back , ran under a hill for shelter , and buckled his thread - bare mantle so tight about him , that it would have kept pace ...
... whole forest look like a wreck ; but the traveller , though at first he could scarcely keep the cloak on his back , ran under a hill for shelter , and buckled his thread - bare mantle so tight about him , that it would have kept pace ...
Page 116
... whole hours , and even days , so motionless , that one not used to them might mistake them for trunks of trees ; but this mistake is often fatal ; for the torpid animal , at the near approach of any living thing , darts upon it with ...
... whole hours , and even days , so motionless , that one not used to them might mistake them for trunks of trees ; but this mistake is often fatal ; for the torpid animal , at the near approach of any living thing , darts upon it with ...
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