Swinton's Advanced First, Second Reader, Book 1Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, 1886 - Readers |
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asked baby began bird sew birdie black tea Bruin butcher catch Charlie clothes coat cold Cousin Katy cried crow Daisy darling little girl dear door dress eyes feet flew flower friends funny gave glad go to school goat grandma happy heard hole hungry Jennie Julia KARST kill the birds kind kitten Kittie Let me fly lion little bird little boy little chicken little mouse little squirrel Little white Lily looked lump sugar Mabel Mamma says Mary mother Mousie mouth naughty Nellie nest never nice Noah's ark old crow paws Pet Lamb Pitter-patter play pretty Puss Robin Sam Smith saucers SECOND READING seed sews the leaves sing sleep Snow Fort Stub supper sweet Tabby tailor bird tark tell thawt THIRD READING tick tock told Tommy trap tree trunk Tudie warm
Popular passages
Page 122 - What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day ? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger.
Page 19 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Page 127 - Little white Lily Sat by a stone, Drooping and waiting Till the sun shone. Little white Lily Sunshine has fed ; Little white Lily Is lifting her head. Little white Lily Said, " It is good ; Little white Lily's Clothing and food.
Page 128 - It is good ; Little white Lily's Clothing and food." Little white Lily, Drest like a bride ! Shining with whiteness, And crowned beside! Little white Lily Droopeth with pain, Waiting and waiting For the wet rain. Little white Lily Holdeth her cup; Rain is fast falling And filling it up. Little white Lily Said, " Good again, When I am thirsty To have nice rain; Now I am stronger, Now I am cool ; Heat cannot burn me, My veins are so full.
Page 94 - VIOLET. DOWN in a green and shady bed, A modest violet grew, Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view.
Page 62 - Said the third little chicken, With a sharp little squeal, " I wish I could find Some nice yellow meal." Said the fourth little chicken, With a small sigh of grief, " I wish I could find A green little leaf.
Page 125 - That bless the field and grove ; So innocent to look upon, They claim our warmest love. The happy birds — the tuneful birds, How pleasant 'tis to see ; No spot can be a cheerless place Where'er their presence be.
Page 124 - Don't kill the birds,— the little birds That sing about your door, Soon as the joyous spring has come, And chilling storms are o'er. The little birds, — how sweet they sing ! O let them joyous live ; And never seek to take the life Which you can never give.
Page 126 - When you've work to do, boys, Do it with a will ; They who reach the top, boys, First must climb the hill.
Page 70 - s the darling little girl Everybody loves to see ? She it is whose sunny face Is as sweet as sweet can be.