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... fruit is of another kind , very sweet and nice . In England , the farmers plough the ground : they sow wheat , and barley , and oats , which by harvest time gets ripe and fit to be cut . They are then dried , and afterwards ground in a ...
... fruit is of another kind , very sweet and nice . In England , the farmers plough the ground : they sow wheat , and barley , and oats , which by harvest time gets ripe and fit to be cut . They are then dried , and afterwards ground in a ...
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... fruit ; others , in the fields and by the hedges , give a cool shade , under which the cattle like to stretch their limbs in very hot weather . And all , whether in garden or field , provide a home where the birds love to build their ...
... fruit ; others , in the fields and by the hedges , give a cool shade , under which the cattle like to stretch their limbs in very hot weather . And all , whether in garden or field , provide a home where the birds love to build their ...
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... every part of the tree , just like the blood in our bodies . This circula- tion continues till the season for flowers and fruit , in each tree , is passed . Then gardeners say , the " sap begins to fall . " TREES . 51.
... every part of the tree , just like the blood in our bodies . This circula- tion continues till the season for flowers and fruit , in each tree , is passed . Then gardeners say , the " sap begins to fall . " TREES . 51.
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... fruit of the oak is called an acorn ; it is a kind of small nut . In England , we have the tall poplar with its trembling leaves , the beech , the lime , the ash , the elm , and the birch ; all of use in the build- ing of houses , and ...
... fruit of the oak is called an acorn ; it is a kind of small nut . In England , we have the tall poplar with its trembling leaves , the beech , the lime , the ash , the elm , and the birch ; all of use in the build- ing of houses , and ...
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... fruit tree yields a large fruit , which , when cut in slices , toasted , and buttered , is a good substitute for bread . The mulberry tree furnishes food for the silkworm , and thus is the means of providing us with silk . The paper ...
... fruit tree yields a large fruit , which , when cut in slices , toasted , and buttered , is a good substitute for bread . The mulberry tree furnishes food for the silkworm , and thus is the means of providing us with silk . The paper ...
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Page 121 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 150 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind...
Page 136 - What is that, Mother ? The eagle, boy. Proudly careering his course of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, true to the line.
Page 136 - WHAT IS THAT, MOTHER ? WHAT is that, Mother ? The lark, my child ! The morn has but just looked out, and smiled ; When he starts, from his humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble it out, in his Maker's ear : Ever my child, be thy morn's first lays, Tuned,' like the lark's, to thy Maker's praise. What is that, Mother...
Page 136 - What is that, mother ? The dove, my son ! And that low, sweet voice, like a widow's moan, Is flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure, by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's quick return. Ever, my son, be thou like the dove — In friendship as faithful, as constant in love. What is that, mother...
Page 121 - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass : Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
Page 30 - Consider the lilies how they grow; they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Page 16 - I hear it in each breath of wind : The hills that have for ages stood. And clouds with gold and silver lined, All still repeat that God is good.
Page 139 - My healthy arm shall be thy stay, And I will soothe thy pains away, My Mother. And when I see thee hang thy head, 'Twill be my turn to watch thy bed, And tears of sweet affection shed, My Mother. For God Who lives above the skies, Would look with vengeance in His eyes, If I should ever dare despise My Mother.
Page 122 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.