Introductory English reading bookLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822 - 171 sider |
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Side 8
... sacking , which is a strong cloth made of hemp , laced with cords to pieces of the same kind of stuff , nailed on the four sides of the bedstead . The reason why the bed is so kept off from the floor is , that the air may 8 INTRODUCTORY.
... sacking , which is a strong cloth made of hemp , laced with cords to pieces of the same kind of stuff , nailed on the four sides of the bedstead . The reason why the bed is so kept off from the floor is , that the air may 8 INTRODUCTORY.
Side 20
... pieces called cakes or rolls , and baked in an oven , till , by the heat , all the moisture is evaporated . You know what evaporation is now . The urn is made of thin plates of iron bent into that pretty shape , and covered with that ...
... pieces called cakes or rolls , and baked in an oven , till , by the heat , all the moisture is evaporated . You know what evaporation is now . The urn is made of thin plates of iron bent into that pretty shape , and covered with that ...
Side 28
... pieces of thick skin ; and when they swim , they strike with those broad feet against the water , and so push ... piece of flesh like a red rag over his bill ; and raises his tail , and brushes the ground with his wings , making a ...
... pieces of thick skin ; and when they swim , they strike with those broad feet against the water , and so push ... piece of flesh like a red rag over his bill ; and raises his tail , and brushes the ground with his wings , making a ...
Side 47
... piece of coarse stuff , called canvass , is strained tightly . Look , there it is . The meal produced from the first grind- ing of the ears of corn , is put into this boulting machine . See , now the mill is at work , how fast it turns ...
... piece of coarse stuff , called canvass , is strained tightly . Look , there it is . The meal produced from the first grind- ing of the ears of corn , is put into this boulting machine . See , now the mill is at work , how fast it turns ...
Side 52
... pieces of wood ; and some of them are very fine . The saw is a very useful instrument . The invention of it , is ascribed to Icarus , the son of Dedalus , a famous mechanic of antiquity ; and he is supposed to have bor- rowed the idea ...
... pieces of wood ; and some of them are very fine . The saw is a very useful instrument . The invention of it , is ascribed to Icarus , the son of Dedalus , a famous mechanic of antiquity ; and he is supposed to have bor- rowed the idea ...
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animals barley beautiful bee bread bees birds bless bloom bread breath bricks called Charles cheer cloth colour cows dear children dear mama death delightful door earth eyes father feet flowers fruit garden give grass green ground grows hammer hand hear heart heat heaven hive insects iron jessamine kind L'Ami des Enfans labour laburnum leaves LESSON live look Lord mama mamma Mary meadow milk morning Mount Lebanon nature night NOSEGAY o'er papa perly pheasants Philip pieces plant pleasure praise pretty purple violet queen bee rice pudding rich rise rock salt rose sabbath seeds sheep shining sleep song spring stone Sweden sweet tell thee thing thou tivated tree turn vale voice walk warm wild William wings winter Wise wish wood words
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Side 135 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Side 76 - See! from the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings: Short is his joy; he feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground. Ah! what avail his glossy, varying dyes, His purple crest, and scarlet-circled eyes, The vivid green his shining plumes unfold, His painted wings, and breast that flames with gold?
Side 135 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Side 35 - How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day.
Side 141 - HOW doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower...
Side 104 - Conceal'd, and fattens with the richest sap ; These are not wanting ; nor the milky drove Luxuriant, spread o'er all the lowing vale ; Nor bleating mountains...
Side 103 - For him the spring Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds; for him the hand Of autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold, and blushes like the morn.
Side 103 - Each passing hour sheds tribute from her wings ; And still new beauties meet his lonely walk, And loves unfelt attract him. Not a breeze Flies o'er the meadow, not a cloud imbibes The setting sun's effulgence, not a strain From all the tenants of the warbling shade Ascends, but whence his bosom can partake Fresh pleasure, unreproved...
Side 166 - But chiefly man the day of rest enjoys. Hail, SABBATH ! thee I hail, the poor man's day! On other days, the man of toil is...
Side 34 - If we had been ducks we might dabble in mud ; Or dogs, we might play till it ended in blood ; So foul and so fierce are their natures : But Thomas and William, and such pretty names, Should be cleanly and harmless as doves or as lambs, Those lovely sweet innocent creatures.