The illustrated English reader, 2. könyv

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97. oldal - One step and then another, And the longest walk is ended, One stitch and then another, And the largest rent is mended ; One brick upon another, And the highest wall is made ; One flake upon another, And the deepest snow is laid. So the little coral- workers, By their slow but constant motion, Have built those pretty islands, In the distant, dark blue ocean; And the noblest undertakings Man's wisdom hath conceived, By oft-repeated efforts Have been patiently achieved.
14. oldal - THE sun is hidden from our sight, The birds are sleeping sound ; 'Tis time to say to all, " Good night !
21. oldal - Catch me," said the cherry, -'catch me, Little master, if you can." — " I would catch you soon," said Freddie,
126. oldal - He that by the Plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
45. oldal - I'll go too;" and down he came. "And I," said another; "and I;" " and I;" and so on, till a whole shower of them came ; and the corn was all watered, and it grew and ripened, all because the first little rain-drop determined to do what it could.
40. oldal - That God would spare her sightless child. He felt her warm tears on his face, And said, " Oh, never weep for me : I'm going to a bright, bright place, Where...
15. oldal - Good night! ye merry, merry birds, Sleep well till morning light; Perhaps if you could sing in words, You would have said,
44. oldal - but you are only a little rain-drop; and what can you do? You can't wet even one hillock." " Well," said the first, " to be sure I can't do much; but I can cheer the farmer a little at any rate, and I am resolved to do my best. I'll try; I'll go to the field to show my good will, if I can do no more; so, here I go.
98. oldal - The ancient proverb teaches ; And Nature, by her trees and flowers, The same sweet sermon preaches. Think not of far-off duties, But of duties which are near ; And having once begun to work; Resolve to persevere.
77. oldal - ... obtaining it. The dairymaid was in the habit of passing through the yard where the fox was, so he managed to go up to her, and brush himself against one of the pails; the milk immediately was so tainted with the smell of the fox, that the dairymaid did not venture to take it into the house; so she poured it out into a -vessel and gave it to the fox. He repeated this several times with success; but the spoiled milk having been given, to the pigs, he left off troubling himself about it. A cunning...

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