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 147
... soon , very soon now , won't you ? " The boy smiled faintly - so very , very faintly - and put his hand upon his friend's gray head . He moved his lips too , but no voice came from them , no , not a sound . In the silence that ensued ...
... soon , very soon now , won't you ? " The boy smiled faintly - so very , very faintly - and put his hand upon his friend's gray head . He moved his lips too , but no voice came from them , no , not a sound . In the silence that ensued ...
Page 245
... soon found many of his former cronies , though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time , and preferred making friends among the rising gen- eration , with whom he soon grew into great favor . -Irving . NOTES . - Rip Van ...
... soon found many of his former cronies , though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time , and preferred making friends among the rising gen- eration , with whom he soon grew into great favor . -Irving . NOTES . - Rip Van ...
Page 291
... soon , too soon The noon will be the afternoon , Too soon to - day be yesterday ; Behind us in our path we cast The broken potsherds of the past , And all are ground to dust at last , And trodden into clay . -Longfellow . NOTE . Coptic ...
... soon , too soon The noon will be the afternoon , Too soon to - day be yesterday ; Behind us in our path we cast The broken potsherds of the past , And all are ground to dust at last , And trodden into clay . -Longfellow . NOTE . Coptic ...
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