First Book in English for Primary and Lower Grades

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Thompson, 1907 - 163 páginas
 

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Página 62 - The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp, and black, and long, His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man.
Página 63 - It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise! He needs must think of her once more How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes.
Página 96 - BOY'S SONG. Where the pools are bright and deep, Where the gray trout lies asleep, Up the river and o'er the lea, That's the way for Billy and me. Where the blackbird sings the latest, Where the hawthorn blooms the sweetest, Where the nestlings chirp and flee, That's the way for Billy and me.
Página 84 - t is no disgrace, Though we may not win the race; What should you do in the case? Try, try again. If you find your task is hard, Try, try again; Time will bring you your reward, Try, try again. All that other folks can do, Why, with patience, should not you? Only keep this rule in view: Try, try again.
Página 63 - And children coming home from school, Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
Página 62 - Week in, week out, from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow : You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell When the evening sun is low.
Página 145 - ... make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets ; And sometimes the thing our life misses, Helps more than the thing which it gets. For good lieth not in pursuing, Nor gaining, of great nor of small, But just in the doing, and doing As we would be done by, is all. Through envy, through malice, through hating, ^Against the world, early and late, No jot of our courage abating — Our part is to work and to wait. And slight is the' sting of his trouble Whose winnings are less than...
Página 117 - The alder by the river Shakes out her powdery curls ; The willow buds in silver For little boys and girls. The little birds fly over, And oh, how sweet they sing ! To tell the happy children That once again 'tis spring.
Página 106 - Was daintily wrought of the palm-leaf braid, And the fan that cools him of palm was made. Of threads of palm was the carpet spun Whereon he kneels when the day is done, And the foreheads of Islam are bowed as one ! To him the palm is a gift divine, Wherein all uses of man combine, — House, and raiment, and food, and wine ! And, in the hour of his great release, His need of the palm shall only cease With the shroud wherein he lieth in peace.
Página 84 - Tis a lesson you should heed — Try, try again. If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again ; Then your courage should appear, For, if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear : Try, try again...

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