The Elson Readers..: Book 5-8 ...Scott, Foresman and Company, 1921 |
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... army together that they might go to attack Sir Lancelot in his own land . Now King Arthur was loath to war against Sir Lancelot , and seeing this , Sir Gawain upbraided him bitterly . 25 " I see well it is naught to you that my brother ...
... army together that they might go to attack Sir Lancelot in his own land . Now King Arthur was loath to war against Sir Lancelot , and seeing this , Sir Gawain upbraided him bitterly . 25 " I see well it is naught to you that my brother ...
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... army passed through the land , laying it waste , and presently encamped about the 10 castle , besieging it closely ; but so thick were the walls and so watchful the garrison that in no way could they prevail against it . One day there ...
... army passed through the land , laying it waste , and presently encamped about the 10 castle , besieging it closely ; but so thick were the walls and so watchful the garrison that in no way could they prevail against it . One day there ...
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... army . It was grievous to see how many a stout knight held by Modred , ay , even many whom Arthur 15 himself had raised to honor and fortune ; for it is the nature of men to be fickle . Thus it was that , when Arthur drew near to Dover ...
... army . It was grievous to see how many a stout knight held by Modred , ay , even many whom Arthur 15 himself had raised to honor and fortune ; for it is the nature of men to be fickle . Thus it was that , when Arthur drew near to Dover ...
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... army , and said to him : " Demaratus , you are a Greek . Now , therefore , tell me whether the Grecians will venture to lift their hands against me ; for I think that if all the Grecians were collected together , they would not be able ...
... army , and said to him : " Demaratus , you are a Greek . Now , therefore , tell me whether the Grecians will venture to lift their hands against me ; for I think that if all the Grecians were collected together , they would not be able ...
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... army was Leonidas , the young King of Sparta . When the vast Persian army drew near the pass , the Greeks 5 became alarmed and consulted about a retreat . It seemed best to some to retire ; but Leonidas determined to stay , and to dis ...
... army was Leonidas , the young King of Sparta . When the vast Persian army drew near the pass , the Greeks 5 became alarmed and consulted about a retreat . It seemed best to some to retire ; but Leonidas determined to stay , and to dis ...
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Page 473 - For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths— for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead.
Page 276 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 274 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty ? Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
Page 276 - Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us.
Page 275 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak, — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week — or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed; and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Page 275 - No, Sir, she has none. They are meant for us, they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument ? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years.
Page 256 - The spirits of your fathers Shall start from every wave ; For the deck it was their field of fame, And ocean was their grave ; Where Blake and mighty Nelson fell, Your manly hearts shall glow, As ye sweep through the deep While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 297 - Not as the conqueror comes, They, the true-hearted, came; Not with the roll of the stirring drums, And the trumpet that sings of fame; Not as the flying come, In silence and in fear; They shook the depths of the desert gloom With their hymns of lofty cheer.
Page 275 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending...
Page 274 - I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the house? Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?