McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Page 67
... grace was sound asleep ; and the porter , settled for the night in his armchair , had already commenced a sonorous nap , when the vigorous arm of the Cornish voter roused him from his slumbers . To his first question , " Is the Duke at ...
... grace was sound asleep ; and the porter , settled for the night in his armchair , had already commenced a sonorous nap , when the vigorous arm of the Cornish voter roused him from his slumbers . To his first question , " Is the Duke at ...
Page 75
... grace was sound asleep ; and the porter , settled for the night in his armchair , had already commenced a sonorous nap , when the vigorous arm of the Cornish voter roused him from his slumbers . To his first question , " Is the Duke at ...
... grace was sound asleep ; and the porter , settled for the night in his armchair , had already commenced a sonorous nap , when the vigorous arm of the Cornish voter roused him from his slumbers . To his first question , " Is the Duke at ...
Page 168
... grace ? Why , well ; Never so truly happy , my good Cromwell . I know myself now ; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities , A still and quiet conscience . The king has cured me , I humbly thank his grace ; and from ...
... grace ? Why , well ; Never so truly happy , my good Cromwell . I know myself now ; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities , A still and quiet conscience . The king has cured me , I humbly thank his grace ; and from ...
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