Woodworth's Youth's Cabinet, Volumen3D.A. Woodworth, 1852 |
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... sure , I'll leave them , and go where the river runs pure ; I'll launch the new boat Robert gave me to - day- Oh ! ' twill be such fine sport by the river to play . “ Mamma said , it is true , that I must not go there , But I don't see ...
... sure , I'll leave them , and go where the river runs pure ; I'll launch the new boat Robert gave me to - day- Oh ! ' twill be such fine sport by the river to play . “ Mamma said , it is true , that I must not go there , But I don't see ...
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... sure I cannot tell . It no doubt crept into use on account of some superstition connected with sneezing . One of the old French histories , in alluding to the tremendous influenza in the beginning of the seventh century , says that ...
... sure I cannot tell . It no doubt crept into use on account of some superstition connected with sneezing . One of the old French histories , in alluding to the tremendous influenza in the beginning of the seventh century , says that ...
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... sure . fell wounded , and , weltering in his blood , still endeavored to crawl towards his master , as if to tax him with ingratitude . The merchant could not bear the sight ; he spurred on his horse , with a heart full of sorrow , when ...
... sure . fell wounded , and , weltering in his blood , still endeavored to crawl towards his master , as if to tax him with ingratitude . The merchant could not bear the sight ; he spurred on his horse , with a heart full of sorrow , when ...
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... good deal . I am sure I took a great deal of interest in the petrels that followed our steamer . They went through with such a variety. THE STORMY PETREL . , LOITERINGS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY . 34 THE STORMY PETREL . ...
... good deal . I am sure I took a great deal of interest in the petrels that followed our steamer . They went through with such a variety. THE STORMY PETREL . , LOITERINGS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY . 34 THE STORMY PETREL . ...
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... sure to be surrounded by them , on throwing pieces of bread overboard . " It did not appear to me that these birds came around our ship oftener in a storm , or just before a storm , than at any other time . I think it quite likely that ...
... sure to be surrounded by them , on throwing pieces of bread overboard . " It did not appear to me that these birds came around our ship oftener in a storm , or just before a storm , than at any other time . I think it quite likely that ...
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Página 58 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Página 17 - Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it. 4. Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. 5. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
Página 57 - I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Página 35 - And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The Stormy Petrel finds a home, — A home, if such a place may be, For her who lives on the wide, wide sea, On the craggy ice, in the frozen air, And only seeketh her rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them to spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing...
Página 160 - Little deeds of kindness Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, • Like the heaven above.
Página 33 - I could play with much more pleasure than if I had the thought of an unfinished task before my mind. I early formed the habit of doing everything in time, and it soon became easy to do so. It is to this I owe my prosper^." Let every one who reads this do likewise. COURTESIES. — How much does it cost you to say "I thank you" to your husband, your children, your domestics?
Página 32 - Instantly he turned his horse, and went off at full gallop to the place where he had stopped. He saw with half-averted eyes the scene where the tragedy was acted ; he perceived the traces of blood as he proceeded ; he was oppressed and distracted ; but in vain did he look for his dog — he was not to be seen on the road. At last he arrived at the spot where he had alighted. But what were his sensations ! His heart was ready to bleed ; he execrated himself in the madness of despair.
Página 32 - Oh, could I find any one to perform this cruel office for me ! but there is no time to lose ; I myself may become the victim if I spare him.
Página 248 - If an acorn be suspended by a piece of thread within half an inch of the surface of some water contained in a hyacinth glass, and so permitted to remain without being disturbed, it will, in a few months, burst, and throw a root down into the water, and shoot upwards its straight and tapering stem, with beautiful little green leaves.
Página 32 - With these words, he drew a pistol from his pocket, and with a trembling hand, took aim at his faithful servant. He turned away in agony as he fired ; but his aim was too sure. The poor animal...