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a-bout a-ny a-way an-i-mals aunt beasts Bi-ble Bible bird girl birds bread brook field cake called Carlo catch cha-sing Charles CHARLES BELL clothes Condor corn cosset cows Cup and Ball David Dick e-nough eighth Commandment Ellen Emily and Frances ev-e-ry fault fields flax flowers foolish frog garden gave give glad grass grow happy hill Howard and Francis hurt Jane John John Holt JOHN REED Joseph kind kite lambs LESSON little girl live look Lord Lord's-day ma-ny milk Moon mouse never night oft-en Ostrich oth-er parents Peggy plant play play-ed poor pretty Sabbath School SAMUEL WORCESTER scholars seeds sheep sister SOAP BUBBLES soon sorry spell sport spring strong teacher tell thimble things thought told topsy-turvy tree ver-y waggon walk warm wear wicked William Wilson wood words
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Page 2 - In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled " An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of Ma,ps, Charts, and Dooks, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape.
Page 2 - AD 1830, in the fiftyfifth year of the Independence of the United States of America...
Page 124 - HAMMOND had a silly habit of screaming when she saw a spider, an earwig, a beetle, a moth, or any kind of insect ; and the sound of a mouse behind the wainscot of the room made her suppose she should die with fright. The persons with whom she lived used to pity her for being afraid, and that made her fond of the silly trick, so that she became worse daily, and kept the house in a constant tumult and uproar...
Page 102 - Sixty seconds make a minute, Sixty minutes make an hour, Twenty-four hours make a day, Seven days make a week, Four weeks make a month, Twelve months make a year.
Page 52 - Wee awl injoy gude helth. Doo rite mee ay lettur, and tel mee abowt Bosten, and ant Wite's foax, and hou soone wee ma expekt yu. Yure verry luving childe, Lucy Turner. Now, only think how much grieved and ashamed her mother must have been, when she found that Lucy had spelled only her name and one word right.
Page 122 - When her father brought her home her mother did all that she could to prevent her taking cold ; but the naughty girl had been so long wet with the rain, which was made cold by the hail, that she was very much chilled. The next day she was quite sick, and the bruises made her very sore and lame.
Page 129 - Wilson in her chamber, and this good lady being fatigued and sleepy, gave Clara a book of pretty stories to divert her, and begged the little girl would make no noise while she slept. Mrs Wilson lay down on the bed, and Clara sat on a stool at some little distance. All was as still as possible ; and after some time, as Clara chanced to lift her eyes from her book, she saw not far from her a spider, who was spinning his web up and down from the ceiling. She was just going to scream, when she thought...
Page 129 - ... which were still more afraid of her than she could be of them ; and with reason, since she was stronger, and had far more power to hurt and give pain, than a thousand frogs or mice had. Clara promised that she would try to get the better of her fault, and she soon proved that her promise was sincere. One day she was with Mrs Wilson in her chamber, and this good lady being fatigued and sleepy, gave Clara a book of pretty stories to divert her, and begged the little girl would make no noise while...
Page 84 - CHAPTER IV 1. The son of Zoma said, " Who is wise? He who is willing to receive instruction from all men, as is said, ' Than all my teachers.' 1 Who is mighty ? He who subdues his evil imagination, as is said, ' He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.