The Third Reader: For Primary Schools |
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Common terms and phrases
Alice apples asked aunt Mary Bandy bantam basket bear beautiful blackberries brave bright brook called CASABIANCA chaffinch Charles clock clouds creeping everywhere cried Dare dear deck drum Eddie Edward Ellen eyes face Fanny father fear finches Frisk frog George George Mills give Good-morning happy hard Harry hazel-nuts heart horse hour Jemmy Jocko John John Grant kind kite Lady Moon LESSON Let me fly little fish little girl little trout live looked Lucy masts meadow minute-hand morning mother nerves nest never night Nonesuch nuth nuts orange ostrich pair play poor pretty round sheep shine ship short hand shrubs silver trouts sing sleep snow soon stone stop sure taught Teacher tell thing Thomas thought tired took tree Uncle Willie wind wish wrong young
Popular passages
Page 101 - Do you ask what the birds say ? The Sparrow, the Dove, The Linnet and Thrush say, ' ' I love and I love ! " In the winter they're silent — the wind is so strong ; What it says, I don't know, but it sings a loud song. But green leaves, and blossoms, and sunny warm weather, And singing, and loving — all come back together. But the Lark is so brimful of gladness and love, The green fields below him, the blue sky above, That he sings, and he sings ; and for ever sings he" I love my Love, and my Love...
Page 152 - THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm — A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike form.
Page 153 - And shouted but once more aloud, "My father! must I stay?" While o'er him fast, through sail and shroud, The wreathing fires made way. They...
Page 75 - Though she saw him there like a ball of light; For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world and never could sleep.
Page 153 - Speak, Father!" once again he cried, "If I may yet be gone!" —And but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on.
Page 23 - 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. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day ? Baby says, like little birdie, Let me rise and fly away.
Page 56 - Ask me not this, little child, if you love me : You are too bold : I must obey my dear Father above me, And do as I'm told.
Page 17 - Knowest thou how many clouds Every day go floating by? God, the Lord, has counted all ; He would miss one should it fall.
Page 86 - Silently creeping, creeping everywhere : Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere You cannot see me coming, Nor hear my low sweet humming; For in the starry night, And the glad morning light, I come quietly creeping everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere; More welcome than the flowers In summer's pleasant hours ; The gentle cow is glad, And the merry bird not sad, To see me creeping, creeping everywhere.
Page 133 - And we'll do all that father likes ; His wishes are so few. „ Would they were more ! that every hour Some wish of his I knew ! I'm sure it makes a happy day When I can please him any way.