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... give her meal away to one who wanted it so much . more than herself . This pleasure lasted some time , till Lucy began to wonder at feeling a want of something , and without knowing why , kept turning her head every time the nursery ...
... give her meal away to one who wanted it so much . more than herself . This pleasure lasted some time , till Lucy began to wonder at feeling a want of something , and without knowing why , kept turning her head every time the nursery ...
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... give you the verses , though you may know them , and you can fancy the pretty tune to which Susan sang them , as well as her nice pleasant way of singing . " ' T was once upon a time when Jenny Wren was young , So daintily she danced ...
... give you the verses , though you may know them , and you can fancy the pretty tune to which Susan sang them , as well as her nice pleasant way of singing . " ' T was once upon a time when Jenny Wren was young , So daintily she danced ...
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... give us three good reasons for that . " " Oh ! I could give you a hundred , ” replied Arthur , whipping his horses . " One at a time , one at a time , Is all we ask for in reason or rhyme , " 66 said Susan ; " now , Master Arthur , THE ...
... give us three good reasons for that . " " Oh ! I could give you a hundred , ” replied Arthur , whipping his horses . " One at a time , one at a time , Is all we ask for in reason or rhyme , " 66 said Susan ; " now , Master Arthur , THE ...
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... hear something about Taff , than anybody beside . The children entreat- ed to be allowed to go with Richard , and their Mamma was so kind as to give them D leave to do so . Away tripped Lucy , happy THE LITTLE BLACK PONY . 33.
... hear something about Taff , than anybody beside . The children entreat- ed to be allowed to go with Richard , and their Mamma was so kind as to give them D leave to do so . Away tripped Lucy , happy THE LITTLE BLACK PONY . 33.
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... give tidings of him . The fact was that Taff had chosen to set forth on his solitary ramble so early that nobody was about , not even the labourers , though some of them went to their work as soon as the sun was up . Arthur thought it ...
... give tidings of him . The fact was that Taff had chosen to set forth on his solitary ramble so early that nobody was about , not even the labourers , though some of them went to their work as soon as the sun was up . Arthur thought it ...
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afraid ashamed asked basket bear began birds boat breakfast Charles church Cock Robin cow's tail cowslip cried Arthur cried Lucy daisies daisy chain dare say dinner duckweed exclaimed Farmer Smith's flowers give glad Hannah Green hear heard hymn Jarvey Jenny Wren jumped kind knew laughed lessons little black pony Little Bo-peep little boy little children little dog little Frog little gardens little girls little pony little rabbit looked Lucy and Arthur Lucy's mahout Master Arthur Miss Lucy morning naughty never nice night Papa and Mamma pick pigs poor Borwarni poor Froggy poor little poor Taff prayer pretty quietly redde remember replied Richard ride sing sister Smith song soon sorry stairs stay story Sunday sure Taff's ears tell things thought thur tidy tired told took Uncle John walk wish word wrong
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Page 23 - A SWARM of bees in May Is worth a load of hay; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly.
Page 45 - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And can't tell where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind them. Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep, And dreamt she heard them bleating; But when she awoke, she found it a joke, For they were still all fleeting.
Page 186 - WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER? What is that mother?— The lark my child. The morn has but just looked out, and smiled, When he starts from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast. And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure bright sphere , To warble ¡tout in his Maker's ear. Ever, my child, be thy morn's first lays Tuned, like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise. What is that, mother?— The dove, my son.
Page 61 - Who, being little, was not big, He always walked upon his feet, And never fasted when he eat. When from a place he ran away, He never at that place did stay ; And while he ran, as I am told, He ne'er stood still for young or old. He often squeak'd, and sometimes vi'lent, And when he squeak'd he ne'er was silent : Tho' ne'er instructed by a cat, He knew a mouse was not a rat.
Page 13 - I'll dress you like a goldfinch, Or like a peacock gay; So, if you'll have me, Jenny, Let us appoint the day.
Page 14 - CXL1n. [A CANDLE.] LITTLE Nancy Etticoat, In a white petticoat ; The longer she stands, The shorter she grows. CXLIV. [PAIR OF TONGS.] Long legs, crooked thighs, Little head and no eyes. CXLV. [ONE...
Page 104 - The gentleman did think so at first, and decided that the best thing he could do would be to take the gasping boy to the doctor's.
Page 45 - Then up she took her little crook, Determined for to find them; She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed, For they'd left their tails behind them! It happened one day, as Bo-peep did stray, Unto a meadow hard by, There she espied their tails side by side, All hung on a tree to dry.
Page 17 - ... untangle or separate. South." " To redd up a room " is a marked provincialism in Pennsylvania, from whence it has passed into Ohio. It originated with the Scotch immigrants, who settled those districts, and brought the word with them from the borders, where the old proverb is current : " A seamstress that sews and would make her work redde, Must use a long needle and a short thread.
Page 42 - I HAD a little dog, and his name was Blue Bell, I gave him some work, and he did it very well ; I sent him up stairs to pick up a pin, He stepped in the coal-scuttle up to the chin . I sent him to the garden to pick some sage, He tumbled down and fell in a rage ; I sent him to the cellar, to draw a pot of beer, He came up again, and said there was none there.