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Page 12
... stones up to the brim ; and then , I dare say , the water will rise to the top in spite of you . " So she went to work , and in a short time the water , as she said , rose so high , that she drank as much of it as she pleased . Clever ...
... stones up to the brim ; and then , I dare say , the water will rise to the top in spite of you . " So she went to work , and in a short time the water , as she said , rose so high , that she drank as much of it as she pleased . Clever ...
Page 83
... the country , plasterer's work is always joined to the business of a bricklayer , and not unfre- quently stone - mason's work also . The materials made use of by bricklayers are bricks ,. E 6 BLAIR'S READING EXERCISES . 83 THE WATER HOG. ..
... the country , plasterer's work is always joined to the business of a bricklayer , and not unfre- quently stone - mason's work also . The materials made use of by bricklayers are bricks ,. E 6 BLAIR'S READING EXERCISES . 83 THE WATER HOG. ..
Page 85
... stone walls . Its eyes are very brilliant ; its aspect agreeable , and its air sprightly . It hunts for its prey which it sometimes pursues to the tops of the highest trees . The blood and brains of its victim are alone valued by this ...
... stone walls . Its eyes are very brilliant ; its aspect agreeable , and its air sprightly . It hunts for its prey which it sometimes pursues to the tops of the highest trees . The blood and brains of its victim are alone valued by this ...
Page 126
... stones : and in succeeding ages there is frequent mention of rings and other orna- ments being made of gold , and set with stones . Civilized countries have greatly improved the art of jewellery . The French , for light- ness and ...
... stones : and in succeeding ages there is frequent mention of rings and other orna- ments being made of gold , and set with stones . Civilized countries have greatly improved the art of jewellery . The French , for light- ness and ...
Page 127
... stones . Diamonds are found in the East Indies , principally in the kingdoms of Golconda , Vis- apour , Bengal , and in the island of Borneo . They are obtained from mines and rivers . Pearls are found in shell fish resembling an oyster ...
... stones . Diamonds are found in the East Indies , principally in the kingdoms of Golconda , Vis- apour , Bengal , and in the island of Borneo . They are obtained from mines and rivers . Pearls are found in shell fish resembling an oyster ...
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Page 147 - Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me.
Page 77 - And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Page 150 - And Joseph went up to bury his father : and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt...
Page 131 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 106 - The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand ; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.
Page 130 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 79 - It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him. Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 131 - And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored ; and, lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Page 146 - And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one ; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.
Page 117 - Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: and there shall arise after them seven years of famine...