The Beacon First-sixth Reader, Volume 3Ginn, 1914 - Readers |
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१९ ९९ Androclus apples asked asleep beanstalk bear beautiful began Bluebeard boat brave brave little tailor brother bears Bruin captain castle caught cave Chanticleer Cheery chickens Christmas present climbed cried daughters dear Donald door fast frog gave Gessler giant gold Grumble hand heard horse Isegrim island Jack JACOB GRIMM jumped killed king king's kitten lion little goat little old little tailor little Two Eyes lived looked Maud morning mother never night old woman once pony poor Prince Dolor rabbit Reynard Reynard the fox Rip Van Winkle robber Robert Robinson Crusoe Rolo Rover Santa Claus ship shore shouted sight sisters soldier soon stopped tell things thought Three Eyes Tibert told took tree uncle walked wicked wife William Tell wish witches wolf wood youngest princess Zadig
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Page 24 - BOY'S SONG. WHERE the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestlings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me.
Page 30 - Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing thro'. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Page 24 - Where the hazel bank is steepest, Where the shadow falls the deepest, Where the clustering nuts fall free, That's the way for Billy and me. Why the boys should drive away Little sweet maidens from the play, Or love to banter and fight so well, That's the thing I never could tell. But this I know, I love to play, Through the meadow, among the hay, Up the water and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me.
Page 227 - I went up to a rising ground to look farther; I went up the shore, and down the shore, but it was all one; I could see no other impression but that one. I went to it again to see if there were any more, and to observe if it might not be my fancy; but there was no room for that, for there was exactly the...
Page 23 - A Boy's Song Where the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestlings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me.
Page 92 - Little by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank in its mossy bed, " I am improving every day, Hidden deep in the earth away." Little by little, each day it grew, Little by little, it sipped the dew ; Downward it sent out a threadlike root, Up in the air sprang a tiny shoot.
Page 228 - I could see no other impression but that one ; I went to it again to see if there were any more, and to observe if it might not be my fancy ; but there was no room for that, for there was exactly the very print of a foot, toes, heel, and every part of a foot ; how it came thither I knew not, nor could in the least imagine.
Page 216 - Now I wanted nothing but a boat, to furnish myself with many things which I foresaw would be very necessary to me. It was in vain to sit still and wish for what was not to be had, and this extremity roused my application.
Page 178 - A GOOD BOY I WOKE before the morning, I was happy all the day, I never said an ugly word, but smiled and stuck to play. And now at last the sun is going down behind the wood, And I am very happy, for I know that ' I've been good. My bed is waiting cool and fresh, with linen smooth and fair, And I must off to sleepsin-by, and not forget my prayer. I...
Page 231 - I slowly advanced towards the two that followed ; then rushing at once upon the foremost, I knocked him down with the stock of my piece : I...