 Little by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank in its mossy bed, " I am improving every day, Hidden deep in the earth away." Little by little, each day it grew, Little by little, it sipped the dew ; Downward it sent out a threadlike root, Up in the...  Harper's First [-sixth] Reader - Page 189edited by - 1888Full view - About this book
 | John Mickleborough, C. C. Long - English language - 1882 - 96 pages
...you? Gaining victory from defeat, — That's the test that tries you. EXERCISE 63. Change to prose. " Little by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank...Downward it sent out a thread-like root; Up in the air sprang a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear; And the... | |
 | Frederick W G. Whitfield - 1884 - 90 pages
...colour from her cheek ? — HW Longfellow. ptit " Little by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank on its mossy bed, " I am improving every day, Hidden...the dew ; Downward it sent out a thread-like root : Upward it sent a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear... | |
 | James Crowther - 1884 - 224 pages
...fancy among the mists and shadows of a mighty past, from which I was quite reluctantly awakened — " ' Little by little,' an acorn said, As it slowly sank in its mossy bed ; ' I *m improving every day, Hidden deep in the earth away.' Little by little each day it grew ; Little... | |
 | Oriel readers - 1885 - 200 pages
...without stopping, balm'-y, sweet-smelling. 1. " Little by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank on its mossy bed ; " I am improving every day, Hidden...the dew ; Downward it sent out a thread-like root ; Upward it sent a tiny shoot. THE ACORN. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the... | |
 | James Jackson Wray - 1885 - 488 pages
...the infltjence of love. LITTLE BY LITTLE. " LITTLE by little," the acorn said, As it slowly sank on its mossy bed, " I am improving every day, Hidden...the dew ; Downward it sent out a thread-like root ; Upward it sent a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear... | |
 | John Ross MacDuff - 1885 - 302 pages
...great parable on the law of advancement in the material world. May I quote the child-words — " ' Little by little,' an acorn said, As it slowly sank in its mossy bed, ' Little by little ' each day it grew, ' Little by little ' it sipped the dew ; Day after day and year... | |
 | Charles Bullock - 1886 - 202 pages
...REV. CHARLES BULLOCK, BD KITTLE BY J^ITTLE. " LITTLE by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank on its mossy bed, " I am improving every day, Hidden...the dew ; Downward it sent out a thread-like root : Upward it sent a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear... | |
 | George F. Bass - Readers - 1887 - 274 pages
...spinner, work is done." -Christian Rcyister. H. H " What u worth doing atoll ii worth doing well." LITTLE BY LITTLE. " Little by little," an acorn said,...little each day it grew, Little by little it sipped the dewj Downward it sent out a thread-like root, Tip in the air sprung a tiny shoot. Day after day, and... | |
 | Richard Newton - Animals - 1889 - 366 pages
...things we are building a structure which shall outlive the mountains, the globe, and time itself. " ' Little by little,' an acorn said, As it slowly sank...Downward it sent out a thread-like root, Up in the air sprang a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves appear ; And the... | |
 | Charles Rufus Skinner - Arbor Day - 1890 - 528 pages
...the following spring supplies ; They fall successive, and successive rise. LITTLE BY LITTLE. « |I j by little," an acorn said, As it slowly sank in its...the dew ; Downward it sent out a thread-like root ; LTp in the air sprung a tiny shoot. Day after day, and year after year, Little by little the leaves... | |
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