Affection's Gift: For the Instruction and Amusement of the Young, with EngravingsBrown and Parsons, 20 State Street, 1842 - 80 páginas |
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AFFECTION'S GIFT Alps amiable little girl apple tree arrived at Salem Arthur autumn barley beautiful begged bird birth-day blacksmith bright called camwood city-street companion creature daughter dear mother delight disobe DISOBEDIENT BOY disobey his mother Dost remember drink Ellen father desired FLORA STANLEY Frank Franklin garden go to sea grandfather grew handsome favorite happy hear heart HENRY NORTON hope ill-natured immediately set indulged kind knit lady lamb lawn lesson little boy little Flora little Henry little Jane Little Nannie Little Rosalie little sister Little streams look Mary Miss Fletcher morning never parents pear pheasant play pleasant pleasure of sliding plumage pocket-book poor pretty grey squirrel pretty moss-rose punishment replied ship silver hook soon spring stilts summer sunny sure Susan sweet pea tell thing Tis the type told walk white peacock window winter wish wool young
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Página 27 - The pretty red squirrel lives up in a tree, A little blithe creature as ever can be ; He dwells in the boughs, where the stock-dove broods, Far in the shades of the green summer woods.
Página 36 - silunt " for " silent." In the last verse, emphasize " I." " That I may also learn," etc. [HI LITTLE STREAMS. LITTLE streams are light and shadow ; Flowing through the pasture meadow, Flowing by the green way-side, Through the forest dim and wide...
Página 12 - The autumn at length arrived, and all the family went into the country to view the harvest. It happened to be one of those days that are free from clouds, and yet a gentle westerly wind kept the air cool and refreshing. The gardens and orchards were loaded with fruits, and the fine plums, pears, and apples, which hung on the trees almost to the ground, furnished the little visitors with no small amusement and delight.
Página 8 - THE APPLE-TREE. Let them sing of bright red gold ; Let them sing of silver fair ; Sing of all that's on the earth, All that's in the air ; All that's in the sunny air, All that's in the sea ; And I'll sing a song as rare Of the apple-tree ! The red-bloomed apple-tree ; The red-cheeked apple-tree ; That's the tree for you and me, The ripe, rosy apple-tree ! Learned men have learned books...
Página 1 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. In books, or work, or healthful play Let my first years be past, That I may give for every day Some good account at last.
Página 24 - There's not a leaf within the bower ; There's not a bird upon the tree ; There's not a dew-drop on the flower. But bears the impress, Lord, of Thee ! Thy hand the varied leaf...
Página 43 - Oh, the leafy summer time ! Merry is the bird's life, When the year is in its prime ! Birds are by the water-falls Dashing in the rainbow spray; Everywhere, everywhere, Light and lovely there are they ! Birds are in the forest old, Building in each hoary tree ; Birds are on the green hills ; Birds are by the sea...
Página 78 - I LOVE the fields, the woods, the streams, The wild flowers fresh and sweet, And yet I love no less than these, The crowded city street ; For haunts of man, where'er they be, Awake my deepest sympathy.
Página 40 - Birds that fly through the fields of air, What lessons of wisdom and truth ye bear ; Ye would teach our souls from the earth to rise ; Ye would bid us all grovelling scenes despise.
Página 43 - Merry is the bird's life When the year is in its prime ! Some are strong and some are weak ; Some love day and some love night ; But whate'er a bird is, Whate'er loves — it has delight In the joyous song it sings ; In the liquid air it cleaves ; In the sunshine ; in the shower ; In the nest it weaves...