The Third Reader

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D. Appleton, 549 and 551 Broadway., 1879 - Readers - 214 pages
 

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Page 123 - different feelings of the people speaking. Read first the eighth verse: 8th. " The neighbors, therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he' that sat and begged ?" 9th. " Some said", This is he : others said", He is like
Page 126 - me," cried Katy, who liked stories very much. So her father repeated: " For the want of a nail", the shoe' was lost; For the want of a shoe , the horse" was lost; For the want of a horse", the
Page 146 - We'd ca-ll to the stars' to keep out of the way, Lest we should rock over their toes^ And there we would stay till the dawn of the day", And see where the pretty moon goes\ And there we would rock in the beau-tiful skies", And through the bright
Page 135 - bowed' his head; The vi'olets curt'sied, and went to bed'; And good little Lucy tied up her hair, And said, on her knees, her favorite prayer'. And while on her pillow she softly lay, She knew nothing more till again it was day'; And a-ll things said to the beau-tiful sun,
Page 196 - Daisies, their white fingers Half clasped in prayer; Dandelions, proud of The gold of their hair; Innocents, children Guileless and frail, Meek little faces Upturned and pale; Wild-wood Geraniums, All in their best, Languidly leaning In purple gauze dressed : All are assembled, This sweet Sabbath-day, To hear what the priest In his pulpit will say.
Page 126 - was lost; For the want of the battle", the KINGDOM' was lost— And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail'." " O papa?! " cried the little girl, " I see ' what you mean\ Who would have
Page 146 - And there we would rock in the beau-tiful skies", And through the bright clouds * we would roam ' ; We'd see the sun set', and see the sun rise\ And on the next rain-bow come home\ Write answers to the following questions : Where, in this lesson, can you find a word which has the mark of the emphasis of force?—the mark of the emphasis of time
Page 194 - JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Jack-in-the-Pulpit Preaches to-day, Under the green trees Just over the way. Squirrel and Song-Sparrow, High on their perch, Hear the sweet Lily-bells Ringing to church. Come, hear what his reverence Rises to say, In his low, painted pulpit, This calm Sabbath-day. Fair is the canopy Over him seen, Penciled, by Nature's hand, Black, brown, and green; Green is his surplice,

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