The Freedman's Third ReaderAmerican tract society, 1866 - 264 pages |
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... hour , Ere I , thirsting , droop in death ! Water ! water soft and still Is my will ! " 5. " Water ! water ! " said the grain , With its yellow head on high ; And the spreading , fertile plain , Ripening , joined the swelling cry ...
... hour , Ere I , thirsting , droop in death ! Water ! water soft and still Is my will ! " 5. " Water ! water ! " said the grain , With its yellow head on high ; And the spreading , fertile plain , Ripening , joined the swelling cry ...
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... hours of the third day were passing : it was ten o'clock in the evening , when , lo ! a light gleamed over the sea . He knew that this light was on some land . Who can imagine the joy he felt ? In the morning he saw the island , which ...
... hours of the third day were passing : it was ten o'clock in the evening , when , lo ! a light gleamed over the sea . He knew that this light was on some land . Who can imagine the joy he felt ? In the morning he saw the island , which ...
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... hour . The expected officers came late ; and , as soon as Lydia had admitted them , she retired to her own room , and lay down for a while without undressing . 5. At length she arose , and went barefooted , in the cold December night ...
... hour . The expected officers came late ; and , as soon as Lydia had admitted them , she retired to her own room , and lay down for a while without undressing . 5. At length she arose , and went barefooted , in the cold December night ...
Page 74
... hours ' rest ; and at early dawn , after a prayer for guidance and protection , she set out to warn her fellow - countrymen of their danger . Taking with her a mealbag , under pretence of going to Frankford Mills for flour , she hurried ...
... hours ' rest ; and at early dawn , after a prayer for guidance and protection , she set out to warn her fellow - countrymen of their danger . Taking with her a mealbag , under pretence of going to Frankford Mills for flour , she hurried ...
Page 80
... hour after hour , and day after day , and year after year , never stopping , but always pushing forward to the sea , you can hardly help ask- ing , " Where do all these waters come from ? " 6. Did you ever ask the same question about ...
... hour after hour , and day after day , and year after year , never stopping , but always pushing forward to the sea , you can hardly help ask- ing , " Where do all these waters come from ? " 6. Did you ever ask the same question about ...
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Page 126 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us,— that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to...
Page 145 - And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Page 145 - And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them : 20.
Page 144 - And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness?
Page 141 - The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast, And the woods against a stormy sky Their giant branches tossed; And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore.
Page 195 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Page 162 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Page 129 - And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Page 126 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract.
Page 262 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.