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Page 100 - But now my task is smoothly done: I can fly, or I can run, Quickly to the green earth's end, Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend, And from thence can soar as soon To the corners of the moon.
Page 80 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie : There I couch when owls do cry, On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily: Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 16 - Fair and softly," John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon In spite of curb and rein.
Page 123 - Pilgrim's Progress from this World to That which is to Come. By John Bunyan. With Memoir by Rev. W. Landels, DD Fcap. 4to, printed in clear type, with 74 Coloured Engravings. Third Thousand. Elegant cloth, 5s. The Life of Jesus. For Young People. By the Editor of
Page 124 - Our Four-footed Friends; or, the History of Manor Farm, and the People and Animals there. By Mary Howitt. With numerous Illustrations.
Page 123 - Clever Dogs, Horses, &c., with Anecdotes of other Animals. By Shirley Hibberd, Esq. Twenty-four Engravings. Cloth, Medallion on side, 5s. ; extra gilt, 7s. 6d. Our Four-Footed Friends; or, The History of Manor Farm, and the People and Animals there.
Page 35 - There giant palms lift high their tufted heads, The plantain wide his graceful foliage spreads ; Wild in the woods the active monkey springs, The chattering parrot claps his painted wings...
Page 124 - Cloth. JACK THE CONQUEROR; or, Difficulties Overcome. By the author of
Page 125 - Mrs. Carus Wilson. Cloth, is. Rachel ; or, Little Faults. By Charlotte Elizabeth. Cloth is. The Story of Little Alfred. By DJE, Author of " Story of the Lost ' London.' " Cloth, is. Thoughts for Young Thinkers. By Aaron Hall (Old Humphrey). Cloth, is. Toil and Trust; or, Life Story of Patty, the Workhouse Girl. By Mrs. Balfour. Cloth, is.