Choice Literature, Book 3American Book Company, 1912 - Readers |
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Æsop Aladdin Aladdin's mother ALICE CARY asked beautiful began begged birds blue Bobolink Book of Rhyme Boy's Book bread brook Brownie castle CELIA THAXTER CHARLES MACKAY climbed CLINTON SCOLLARD cloud coal cellar color cook corn cricket cried daughter dear door dwarf eyes fell fire flask flowers Fraidie-Cat gave Genius Gessler Gluck gold Golden River hand head heard heart holy water king kitchen lamp laughed lived looked Magician maiden MARY HOWITT Mice morning mountains Mouse never night o'er ogre old gentleman Oysters palace Pom-pom-pullaway poor Princess rain replied river Dee rock rose round Schwartz sing slaves soon stood Sultan supper tell thing thirst thought told tongues took Treasure Valley tree turned twelve brothers VISIT FROM ST walk Walrus wind window
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Page 154 - With a little old driver, so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled and shouted and called them by name: " Now, Dasher ! now, Dancer ! now, Prancer and Vixen ! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall ! Now dash away, dash away, dash away all...
Page 43 - For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth!
Page 84 - And never wore a pair of boots For thirty years or more. But good old Grimes is now at rest, Nor fears misfortune's frown: He wore a double-breasted vest — The stripes ran up and down. He modest merit sought to find, And pay it its desert: He had no malice in his mind, No ruffles on his shirt.
Page 104 - IN winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day...
Page 153 - And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap ; — When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Page 108 - Then wherefore, wherefore were they made, All dyed with rainbow light, All fashioned with supremest grace Upspringing day and night : — Springing in valleys green and low. And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness Where no man passes...
Page 35 - Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly, Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by; With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew, -- Thinking only of her brilliant eyes , and green and purple hue; Thinking only of her crested head- -poor foolish thing! At last, Up jumped the cunning Spider , and fiercely held her fast...
Page 40 - Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; And thick and fast they came at last, And more, and more, and more— All hopping through the frothy waves, And scrambling to the shore.
Page 70 - He prayeth well, who loveth well Both man and bird and beast. He prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.
Page 85 - SMALL BEGINNINGS. (1) A traveler through a dusty road strewed acorns on the lea; And one took root and sprouted up, and grew into a tree. Love sought its shade, at evening time, to breathe its early vows; And age was pleased, in heats of noon, to bask beneath its boughs; The dormouse loved its dangling twigs, the birds sweet music bore; It stood a glory in its place, a blessing evermore.