The Western Spelling Book: Being an Improvement of the American Spelling Book by Noah Webster |
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Page 96
... sure it is for me ; it is just big enough : the bottom is of wood , and it is cov- ered all over with wires ; I dare say they have made it on purpose to screen me from that terrible cat , which runs after me so often . " There is an ...
... sure it is for me ; it is just big enough : the bottom is of wood , and it is cov- ered all over with wires ; I dare say they have made it on purpose to screen me from that terrible cat , which runs after me so often . " There is an ...
Page 98
... sure they plague me sadly ; and in the kitchen they are so troublesome , that the maids can hardly do the work for them . F. Flies eat up many things which would become very disagreeable , if they were not used , and carried off in some ...
... sure they plague me sadly ; and in the kitchen they are so troublesome , that the maids can hardly do the work for them . F. Flies eat up many things which would become very disagreeable , if they were not used , and carried off in some ...
Page 106
... sure to be with us , He made us , and we are his children.- He loves us and is our heavenly father . He preserves our lives ; he feeds us and provides for all our wants . O ! let us love and adore him ! Useful Lessons . Can you tell me ...
... sure to be with us , He made us , and we are his children.- He loves us and is our heavenly father . He preserves our lives ; he feeds us and provides for all our wants . O ! let us love and adore him ! Useful Lessons . Can you tell me ...
Page 116
... sure to be at the head of his class : for he was the best speller , of his age , in the town where he lived . He wrote and ciphered , and studied geography , and English grammar . Besides this , he had read a number of good books ...
... sure to be at the head of his class : for he was the best speller , of his age , in the town where he lived . He wrote and ciphered , and studied geography , and English grammar . Besides this , he had read a number of good books ...
Page 117
... sure , let what would happen , he would not lie , nor quib- ble in the least degree . If Jack Haylard said a thing was so , that was enough ; no one doubted it . He took pleasure in doing good to every thing about him , and would not ...
... sure , let what would happen , he would not lie , nor quib- ble in the least degree . If Jack Haylard said a thing was so , that was enough ; no one doubted it . He took pleasure in doing good to every thing about him , and would not ...
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Page 51 - And by chance there came down a certain priest that way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Page 51 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Page 94 - It is no more than justice," quoth the farmer, " to be sure. But what did I say ? I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen." " Indeed ! " says the lawyer ; " that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if " " And IF ! " said the farmer — "the business, I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 111 - I am a carpenter, sir. Mr B. The most necessary man that could offer ! We shall find you work enough, never fear. There will be houses to build, fences to make, and all kinds of wooden furniture to provide.
Page 96 - the good people of this family have built me a house to live in; it is in the cupboard: I am sure it is for me, for it is just big enough: the bottom is of wood, and it is covered all over with wires; and I...
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Page 105 - God made man. of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
Page 110 - COLONISTS. COME, said Mr. Barlow to his boys, I have a new play for you. I will be the founder of a colony ; and you shall be people of different trades and professions coming to offer yourselves to go with me. What are you, A ? A.