Standard Supplementary ReadersWilliam Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart American Book Company, 1880 |
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Annie babe beautiful better brave brother called charming Clusium Colonel court cried dark daughter dead death delighted dreadful English ENOCH ARDEN ERIN ERIN GO BRAGH eyes father fear fell Fitz-James Gael garden Genius gentle gentleman Hamlet hand happy Harpath haste heard heart Heaven hill Hilpa honor Horatius humor JOSEPH ADDISON kind king knew lady Laertes land Lars Porsena live Lochiel Lochinvar lonely looked Lord Lord Macaulay marabout melancholy mind mother mountain murder Nadab never night noble Nubian o'er Ophelia passed Philip pleasure Polonius preux chevalier prince queen Roderick round Saxon SECOND READING seemed seen Shalum smile soul speak spirit spoke stood story sweet sword tears thee thou thought tide Tirzah told turned uncle voice Wamba WARREN HASTINGS wife wild woman wood young Zilpah
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Página 18 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 18 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 107 - I'm the chief of Ulva's isle, And this, Lord Ullin's daughter. 'And fast before her father's men Three days we've fled together, For should he find us in the glen, My blood would stain the heather. 'His horsemen hard behind us ride — Should they our steps discover, Then who will cheer my bonny bride When they have slain her lover?
Página 7 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Página 111 - Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Página 133 - Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright Of a broad sea of gold. Four hundred trumpets sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host with measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three. The three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose...
Página 3 - But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon...
Página 63 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied; Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide, And now I am come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine ; There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Página 113 - ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep. That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan.
Página 4 - ... them into the tide, and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. • They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards the end of the arches that were entire.