McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Page 103
... answer ; " they are not fighting ; they are pausing . " " Why is that man expiring ? Why is that other writhing with agony ? What means this implacable fury ? " The answer must be , You are quite wrong , sir , you deceive yourself ...
... answer ; " they are not fighting ; they are pausing . " " Why is that man expiring ? Why is that other writhing with agony ? What means this implacable fury ? " The answer must be , You are quite wrong , sir , you deceive yourself ...
Page 107
... answer ; " they are not fighting ; they are pausing . " " Why is that man expiring ? Why is that other writhing with agony ? What means this implacable fury ? " The answer must be , " You are quite wrong , sir , you deceive yourself ...
... answer ; " they are not fighting ; they are pausing . " " Why is that man expiring ? Why is that other writhing with agony ? What means this implacable fury ? " The answer must be , " You are quite wrong , sir , you deceive yourself ...
Page 207
... answer , But one , arise , - 66 we come , we come ! " ' Tis but the living who are dumb ! In vain in vain ! -strike ... answers each bold Bacchanal ! You have the Pyrrhic dance as yet ; Where is the Pyrrhic phalanx gone ? Of two such ...
... answer , But one , arise , - 66 we come , we come ! " ' Tis but the living who are dumb ! In vain in vain ! -strike ... answers each bold Bacchanal ! You have the Pyrrhic dance as yet ; Where is the Pyrrhic phalanx gone ? Of two such ...
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