Farm Life Readers, 5. könyvSilver, Burdett & Company, 1913 |
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26. oldal
... looked up quickly with a soft light in his eyes , but he did not answer , for the wasted form between them was threatening to stir . Becky got up softly and went out under the stars . One year had passed since they turned their backs in ...
... looked up quickly with a soft light in his eyes , but he did not answer , for the wasted form between them was threatening to stir . Becky got up softly and went out under the stars . One year had passed since they turned their backs in ...
31. oldal
... looked at their brother , who had turned from the window . His face was white and drawn . The man in him had been hurt to the quick . " We are not - we are not objects of charity , " he said in a low , passionate voice as he came ...
... looked at their brother , who had turned from the window . His face was white and drawn . The man in him had been hurt to the quick . " We are not - we are not objects of charity , " he said in a low , passionate voice as he came ...
63. oldal
... looked her su- perior officer in the eye for a moment , and then they both laughed . " Well , come on , " she exclaimed , leading the way , " if you want any watermelons , you'll have to walk after them , that's sure ! " II The Pure Fun ...
... looked her su- perior officer in the eye for a moment , and then they both laughed . " Well , come on , " she exclaimed , leading the way , " if you want any watermelons , you'll have to walk after them , that's sure ! " II The Pure Fun ...
65. oldal
... looked at each other . They were thinking of Seth Seth Winthrop , the prodigal son , who nearly two years before , had grown restive under the monotony of his farmer- boy life , and had left it for the city . There had been distressing ...
... looked at each other . They were thinking of Seth Seth Winthrop , the prodigal son , who nearly two years before , had grown restive under the monotony of his farmer- boy life , and had left it for the city . There had been distressing ...
68. oldal
... looked with dismay at his father . " And where am I to sleep ? " he asked . " " " Roll up in a blanket on the ground , you scamp , ' retorted the old man . " Your grandfather slept that way for four years , and no manlier man ever died ...
... looked with dismay at his father . " And where am I to sleep ? " he asked . " " " Roll up in a blanket on the ground , you scamp , ' retorted the old man . " Your grandfather slept that way for four years , and no manlier man ever died ...
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Népszerű szakaszok
317. oldal - Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way?
34. oldal - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
208. oldal - Woodman, spare that tree, Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now: 'Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And would'st thou hack it down?
318. oldal - Hath swallowed up thy form; yet, on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone Will lead my steps aright.
174. oldal - The judge, who was a shrewd fellow, winked at the manifest iniquity of the decision : and when the court was dismissed, went privily and bought up all the pigs that could be had for love or money. In a few days his Lordship's town house was observed to be on fire.
355. oldal - And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays...
171. oldal - While he was thinking what he should say to his father, and wringing his hands over the smoking remnants of one of those untimely sufferers, an odor assailed his nostrils unlike any scent which he had before experienced. What could it proceed from ? Not from the burnt cottage : he had smelt that smell before ; indeed, this was by no means the first accident of the kind which had occurred through the negligence of this unlucky young firebrand.
171. oldal - ... through the negligence of this unlucky young fire-brand. Much less did it resemble that of any known herb, weed, or flower. A premonitory moistening at the same time overflowed his nether lip.
174. oldal - Evidence was given, the obnoxious food itself produced in court, and verdict about to be pronounced, when the foreman of the jury begged that some of the burnt pig, of which the culprits stood accused, might be handed into the box. He handled it, and they all handled it, and burning...