Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, " Moment by moment I'll well employ, Learning a little every day, And not spending all my time in play, And still this rule in my mind shall dwell, Whatever I do, I will do it well. " Little by little I'll learn... Harper's First [-sixth] Reader - Page 190edited by - 1888Full view - About this book
| Charles Northend - Readers - 1865 - 192 pages
...bring verdure there ; Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle, " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, " Moment...this rule in my mind shall dwell, ' Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And, one... | |
| John Dudley Philbrick - Readers - 1866 - 174 pages
...bring verdure there ; Till the summer sunbeams gayly smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle, " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy; " Moment...this rule in my mind shall dwell, * Whatever I do I will do it well ! ' Little by little, I learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And one... | |
| Scottish school-book assoc - 1867 - 136 pages
...another. XXVII.— LITTLE BY LITTLE. ti-ny a-corn branch-es oak dew grew nse-fal em-ploy im-prov-ing " LITTLE by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank...this rule in my mind shall dwell — ' Whatever I do, I will do it well' Little by little I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And one of... | |
| Caroline Matilda Kirkland - American poetry - 1868 - 710 pages
...; _ OARLAITD. Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle. 257 " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, Moment by...this rule in my mind shall dwell. ' Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And one... | |
| Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...bring verdure there ; Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle. " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, Moment by...play. And still this rule in my mind shall dwell. 1 Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long... | |
| William Osborn (schoolmaster) - 1871 - 114 pages
...bring verdure there, Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle. " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, " Moment...rule in my mind shall dwell :— ' Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And one... | |
| Oxford (England) - 494 pages
...bring verdure there ; Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and dowers of the coral isle. " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, " Moment...this rule in my mind shall dwell, ' Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago; And one... | |
| London readers - 1878 - 248 pages
...bring verdure there, Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle. " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, " Moment...this rule in my mind shall dwell — ' Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little, I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago ; And one... | |
| Thomas Murby (publisher.) - 1879 - 264 pages
...'verdure there; Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers o£ the Coral isle.• "Little by little," said a 'thoughtful boy, "Moment...shall dwell — ' Whatever I do, I'll do it well.' " Cor'al Isle, an island formed by less coral islands in the Pacific cornl insects. There are number-... | |
| Blackie and son, ltd - 1879 - 328 pages
...verdure there; Till the summer sunbeams gaily smile On the buds and flowers of the coral isle. 3. " Little by little," said a thoughtful boy, "Moment...this rule in my mind shall dwell, -Whatever I do, I will do it well.' Little by little I'll learn to know The treasured wisdom of long ago; And one of... | |
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