The Oriel readers. First (-Third) infant primer1885 |
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baby BOBBING FOR APPLES bread bright castle catch clothes cold corn Crib dear doll doll's ducks Dusty millers eggs eyes farm farmer father and mother fields fire fish flies Fred garden Gertie grandpapa grass grist happy Harry heard horse Joe Smith kind kittens knew lady lambs LESSON little girl little Jack little Joe little kitty little mousy lived Long time ago Look loves Mary Brown meat mill monkeys morning mouse nest never nice night noise ostrich Page Boy picture play polar bear poor quiet rabbits Roger rooks round says mama sing sister snow soft soon STAGE COACH strong summer Susy swan sweet thief things tick tiger to-day toad Tom Cobb Too-hoo trees Uncle John walk warm wind that brings window WRITE THIS COPY WRITE THIS WORD young
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Page 95 - A fair little girl sat under a tree. Sewing as long as her eyes could see; Then smoothed her work, and folded it right. And said, 'Dear work, Good Night! Good Night!
Page 96 - The farmer sat in his easy chair Smoking his pipe of clay, While his hale old wife with busy care Was clearing the dinner away : A sweet little girl with fine blue eyes On her grandfather's knee was catching flies.
Page 103 - Which is the wind that brings the cold ? The North Wind, Freddy, and all the snow ; And the sheep will scamper into the fold When -the North begins to blow. Which is the wind that brings the heat? The South Wind, Katy; and corn will grow, And peaches redden for you to eat, When the South begins to blow.
Page 87 - Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
Page 93 - I'll try, I'll try, I'll try." I know a child, and who she is I'll tell you by and by, When mother says " Do this," or " that," She says
Page 95 - And while on her pillow she softly lay, She knew nothing more till again it was day; And all things said to the beautiful sun, "Good morning, good morning! our work is begun.
Page 87 - Little drops of water, Little grains of sand Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land.
Page 98 - A little bird with feathers brown Sat singing on a tree ; The song was very soft and low, But sweet as it could be. And all the people passing by, Looked up to see the bird That made the sweetest melody That ever they had heard. But all the bright eyes looked in vain For birdie was so small ; And with a modest dark brown coat, He made no show at all.
Page 95 - Though she saw him there like a ball of light ; For she knew he had God's time to keep All over the world, and never could sleep.
Page 100 - TWO little kittens, one stormy night, Began to quarrel and then to fight ; One had a mouse, the other had none, And that was the way the quarrel begun. " I'll have that mouse," said the bigger cat. " You'll have that mouse ? We'll see about that." " I will have that mouse,