Gill's Illustrated Series of Reading Books. First [-third] Standard

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Página 4 - If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me, Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Página 54 - THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW he north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will poor Robin do then, Poor thing? He'll sit in a barn, And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing.
Página 47 - And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye Till the sun is in the sky. As your bright and tiny spark Lights the traveler in the dark, Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Página 13 - Cow. THANK you, pretty cow, that made Pleasant milk to soak my bread, Every day, and every night, Warm, and fresh, and sweet, and white. Do not chew the hemlock rank, Growing on the weedy bank ; But the yellow cowslips eat, They will make it very sweet. Where the purple violet grows, Where the bubbling water flows, Where the grass is fresh and fine, Pretty cow, go there and dine.
Página 7 - I," said the Sparrow, "With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin." Who saw him die? "I," said the Fly, " With my little eye, I saw him die.
Página 54 - The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow, And what will the dormouse do then, poor thing ? Rolled up like a ball, in his nest snug and small, He'll sleep till warm weather comes back, poor thing.
Página 30 - Maps are usually drawn so that the top of the map represents the north, the bottom the south, the right hand side the east, and the left hand side the west.
Página 54 - Rolled up like a ball, in his nest snug and small, He'll sleep till warm weather comes back, poor thing. The north wind doth blow, and we shall have snow, And what will the children do then, poor things ? When lessons are done, they'll jump, skip, and run, And play till they make themselves warm, poor things.
Página 11 - Be that as it may," replied the Wolf, " it was but a year ago that you called me many ill names." " Oh, Sir ! " said the Lamb, trembling, " a year ago I was not born." " Well," replied the Wolf, "if it was not you, it was your father, and that is all the same ; but it is no use trying to argue me out of my supper ; " — and without another word he fell upon the poor helpless Lamb and tore her to pieces.
Página 24 - He feeds on the flesh of the whale, the seal, and the walrus, and is as much at home in the water as on the land, for he can both dive and swiiu.

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