Woodworth's Youth's Cabinet, Volumen3D.A. Woodworth, 1852 |
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... . There was another slab , too , of more recent origin , telling the whole story . But the grotto was filthy , and uninviting to the last degree I plucked a wild flower or two which bloomed near NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS . 11.
... . There was another slab , too , of more recent origin , telling the whole story . But the grotto was filthy , and uninviting to the last degree I plucked a wild flower or two which bloomed near NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS . 11.
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... whole juvenile escort at my heels , each cry- ing lustily for a grano . A little beyond the spot , known as Virgil's tomb , is a famous tunnel cut through a solid rock . It is called la grotto di Pausilippo . I cannot tell you when this ...
... whole juvenile escort at my heels , each cry- ing lustily for a grano . A little beyond the spot , known as Virgil's tomb , is a famous tunnel cut through a solid rock . It is called la grotto di Pausilippo . I cannot tell you when this ...
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... whole winter , and fifty people could stand under its shade in the summer , at once . Well , that mammoth tree came from a little acorn , not larger than the end of your finger . A squirrel could once have eaten the germ from which it ...
... whole winter , and fifty people could stand under its shade in the summer , at once . Well , that mammoth tree came from a little acorn , not larger than the end of your finger . A squirrel could once have eaten the germ from which it ...
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... whole fortnight , when the mother happened to be passing through the church - yard , and found the faithful old Scotch dog on the child's grave ! It had scraped a deep hole in the earth , and was lying there in a wretchedly lean state ...
... whole fortnight , when the mother happened to be passing through the church - yard , and found the faithful old Scotch dog on the child's grave ! It had scraped a deep hole in the earth , and was lying there in a wretchedly lean state ...
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... whole of the drop of ink in my pen run out at once , while I am writing , instead of flowing gradually over the sheet , for my accommodation ? 5. How does it come to pass , that , when you enter a dark room , though at first you can ...
... whole of the drop of ink in my pen run out at once , while I am writing , instead of flowing gradually over the sheet , for my accommodation ? 5. How does it come to pass , that , when you enter a dark room , though at first you can ...
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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...