American Popular Lessons: Chiefly Selected from the Writings of Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, and Other Approved WritersRoe Lockwood, 1848 - 251 pages |
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... flowers ; will you buy some of those roses ? " " No , my dear . " 66 Why ? " " Because I have no use for them . " It They went a little further , and came to an- other shop , which caught Rosamond's eye . was a jeweller's shop , and ...
... flowers ; will you buy some of those roses ? " " No , my dear . " 66 Why ? " " Because I have no use for them . " It They went a little further , and came to an- other shop , which caught Rosamond's eye . was a jeweller's shop , and ...
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... flowers in them , and they would look so pretty on the chimney piece ; -I wish I had one of them . " " You have a flower - pot , " said her mother , " and that is not a flower - pot . " " But I could use it for a flower - pot , mamma ...
... flowers in them , and they would look so pretty on the chimney piece ; -I wish I had one of them . " " You have a flower - pot , " said her mother , " and that is not a flower - pot . " " But I could use it for a flower - pot , mamma ...
Page 65
... flower - pots , and buck- les , and boxes , and every thing else . " Rosamond thought that was a great pity . But now her foot , which had been hurt by the stone , began to give her so much pain , that she was obliged to hop every other ...
... flower - pots , and buck- les , and boxes , and every thing else . " Rosamond thought that was a great pity . But now her foot , which had been hurt by the stone , began to give her so much pain , that she was obliged to hop every other ...
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... flower - pot . " " Well , which would you rather have , that jar , or a pair of shoes ? I will buy either for you . " “ Dear mamma , I thank you — but if you could buy both ? " 66 No , not both . " " Then the jar if you please . " " But ...
... flower - pot . " " Well , which would you rather have , that jar , or a pair of shoes ? I will buy either for you . " “ Dear mamma , I thank you — but if you could buy both ? " 66 No , not both . " " Then the jar if you please . " " But ...
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... flower - pot ; that is , if you do not think me very silly , mamma . " 66 Why , as to that , I shall not tell you what I ... flowers in her apron . “ No , mamma , it will come very soon I dare say ; —and I shall be very happy , putting ...
... flower - pot ; that is , if you do not think me very silly , mamma . " 66 Why , as to that , I shall not tell you what I ... flowers in her apron . “ No , mamma , it will come very soon I dare say ; —and I shall be very happy , putting ...
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Page 166 - Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. And I went out after him, and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear ; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 167 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD OF HOSTS, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 165 - Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on an harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Page 167 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Page 201 - The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.
Page 168 - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
Page 163 - And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him : for this is he.
Page 168 - Therefore David ran and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
Page 163 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Page 136 - Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.