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... pleased when the time came for seeing the book ; and one day , when his mother was talking to him , she said that she would give him the book to keep , as soon as he could read it . Then he began to take great pains , and very soon ...
... pleased when the time came for seeing the book ; and one day , when his mother was talking to him , she said that she would give him the book to keep , as soon as he could read it . Then he began to take great pains , and very soon ...
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... pleased , for he thought the man admired his work : all at once he lifted up his foot , gave a kick to poor Willy's wall , and down it went ! The bricks rolled some one way , some another ; one of them hit his foot , and hurt him ; but 55.
... pleased , for he thought the man admired his work : all at once he lifted up his foot , gave a kick to poor Willy's wall , and down it went ! The bricks rolled some one way , some another ; one of them hit his foot , and hurt him ; but 55.
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... Shav ' - ing Smart ' - ed The next day all the family went to spend some time at the house of a friend . Willy was very much pleased there ; but he often thought , " I wonder how the house goes on building ; " and the day 57.
... Shav ' - ing Smart ' - ed The next day all the family went to spend some time at the house of a friend . Willy was very much pleased there ; but he often thought , " I wonder how the house goes on building ; " and the day 57.
Page 58
... try at yonder bench , " said the carpenter , " where the men are about some lighter work . " So he gave Willy two small pieces of wood , and a little hammer , and some nails . 66 Willy was highly pleased to have the use of all 58.
... try at yonder bench , " said the carpenter , " where the men are about some lighter work . " So he gave Willy two small pieces of wood , and a little hammer , and some nails . 66 Willy was highly pleased to have the use of all 58.
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George Watson (publisher.) Willy was highly pleased to have the use of all these things . He put the two pieces of wood together , and then held the nail between the finger and thumb of his left hand , and tried to strike it with the ...
George Watson (publisher.) Willy was highly pleased to have the use of all these things . He put the two pieces of wood together , and then held the nail between the finger and thumb of his left hand , and tried to strike it with the ...
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Page 104 - That lightly draws its breath, And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death ? I met a little cottage Girl : She was eight years old, she said; Her hair was thick with many a curl That clustered round her head. She had a rustic, woodland air, And she was wildly clad: Her eyes were fair, and very fair ; — Her beauty made me glad. "Sisters and brothers, little Maid, How many may you be?" "How many? Seven in all," she said, And wondering looked at me.
Page 52 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
Page 143 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Page 54 - Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day.
Page 97 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Page 97 - From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of GOD are strewn ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone.
Page 28 - When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark : He could not see which way to go, If you did not twinkle so.
Page 84 - Down in a green and shady bed A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view.
Page 88 - THE dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink ; I heard a voice ; it said, " Drink, pretty Creature, drink ! " And, looking o'er the hedge, before me I espied A snow-white mountain Lamb with a Maiden at its side. No other sheep were near, the Lamb was all alone, And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone ; With one knee on the grass did the little Maiden kneel, While to that mountain Lamb she gave its evening meal.
Page 19 - GENTLE Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child, Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee.