The Third Reader

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F. Blake, 1855 - 288 sider
 

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Side 268 - Is it where the feathery palm trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny skies? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things ?"
Side 267 - loved spot which my infancy knew; The wide-spreading pond, and the mill that stood by it, The bridge and the rock where the cataract fell; The cot of my father, the dairy-house nigh it, And e'en the rude bucket which hung in the well!
Side 250 - A stranger animal," cries one, " Sure never lived beneath the sun! A lizard's body, lean and long, A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, Its foot with triple claw disjoin'd; And what a length of tail behind! How slow its pace! and then its hue— Who ever saw so fine a
Side 251 - Both stared; the man looked wondrous wise— "My children," the chameleon cries, (Then first the creature found a tongue,) "You all are right, and all are wrong. When next you talk of what you view, Think others see as well as you; Nor wonder, if you find that none Prefers your eye-sight to his own.
Side 40 - Upon this the weights, who had neVer been accused of light conduct, used all their- influence in urging him to proceed; when, as with one consent, the wheels began to turn, the hands began to move, the pendulum began to swing, and, to its credit, ticked as loud as ever; while a red beam
Side 40 - A celebrated modern writer says, " Take care of the minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." This is an admirable remark, and might be very seasonably recollected when we begin to be " weary in well-doing," from the thought of having much to do.
Side 38 - Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good!" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as every body knows, set yourself up above me,— it is vastly easy for you, I say, to accuse other people of laziness ! You, who have had
Side 39 - ticked six times in its usual pace. " Now," resumed the dial, " may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you ? " " Not in the least," replied the pendulum, " it is not of six strokes that I complain, nor of sixty, but of millions.
Side 39 - many times I should have to tick in the course of only the next twenty-four hours; perhaps some of you, above there, can give me the exact sum." 8. The minute hand, being quick at figures, presently replied: " Eighty-six thousand four hundred times." " Exactly so," replied the pendulum;
Side 38 - I am tired of ticking." Upon hearing this, the old clock became so enraged that it was on the very point of striking. 5. " Lazy wire ! " exclaimed the dial-plate, holding up its hands. " Very good!" replied the pendulum, " it is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial, who have always, as every body knows, set yourself up above

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