Blackie's graded readers, ed. by M. Paterson, Teil 3

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Maurice Paterson
1880

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Seite 39 - How beautiful is the rain ! After the dust and heat, In the broad and fiery street, In the narrow lane, How beautiful is the rain ! How it clatters along the roofs, Like the tramp of hoofs ! How it gushes and struggles out From the throat of the overflowing spout...
Seite 19 - WORK while you work, Play while you play, That is the way To be cheerful and gay, All that you do, Do with your might ; Things done by halves Are never done right.
Seite 35 - 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,
Seite 96 - Said Mary, one day, To a frolicsome brook, That was running away. " You run on so fast ! I wish you would stay ; My boat and my flowers You will carry away. "But I will run after : Mother says that I may ; For I would know where You are running away.
Seite 73 - Among the leaves so green, There flows a little gurgling brook, The brightest e'er was seen. There come the little gentle birds, Without a fear of ill ; Down to the murmuring water's edge And freely drink their fill ! And dash about and splash about. The merry little things; And look askance with bright black eyes, And flirt their dripping wings.
Seite 96 - But I will run after: Mother says that I may; For I would know where You are running away." So Mary ran on; But I have heard say, That she never could find Where the brook ran away.
Seite 86 - THERE was once a small child who would never say please, I believe, if you even went down on your knees. But, her arms on the table, would sit at her ease, And call out to her mother in words such as these : " I want some potatoes ! " " Give me some peas ! "
Seite 66 - Standing at the foot, boys, Gazing at the sky ; How can you get up, boys, If you never try ? Though you stumble oft, boys, Never be downcast ; Try and try again, boys.
Seite 77 - More beautiful than they ; And yet we scarcely notice them But tread them off in play.
Seite 61 - So good night, little baby, And shut up your eyes; Let the stars now have their turn at play; They soon will begin To shoot through the skies, And dance in the bright milky way.

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