Snow and Sunshine: A Story for Boys and GirlsWhite and Stokes, 1882 - 224 pages |
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Alfred Alfred Chapman arms asked Beauty asked Horace asked Rose Aunty boys bread and cheese BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS called caught Chickering Hall child CHRISTMAS EVE cousin cried DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS dear Dick Chapman dolls door dressed exclaimed Rose eyes face fast fish Gainsborough hat gentleman guess hair hand head heard Helen Howard Henry Mayhew Hillside school Hooker horse Jimmy Giles lady laughed little girl little Maud live look lost Lucy Chapman mamma Mayhew Me'th Miss morning Multiplication Cottage Ned's never papa picked play Play School pony pretty queer replied ride road ROSE FISHING round Sakkarah Santa Claus screamed seat Shishak sleep stairs stockings stood story tell things thought told took trees tried trying turned twied voice wheelbarrow WHITE PONY wish Wishbone wonder
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Page 65 - A man might then behold At Christmas, in each hall Good fires to curb the cold, And meat for great and small. The neighbors were friendly bidden, And all had welcome true. The poor from the gates were not chidden When this old cap was new.
Page 67 - In rich men's halls the fire is piled, And ermine robes keep out the weather ; In poor men's huts the fire is low, Through broken panes the keen winds blow, And old and young are cold together.
Page 94 - T'HERE is a happy land, *• Far, far away, Where saints in glory stand, Bright, bright as day.
Page 20 - This intricate world, as all prudent folks do, May we still on our journey be able to view The benevolent face of a Dollar or two.
Page 110 - Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand : all these were mighty men of valour. And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
Page 64 - LL you that to feasting and mirth are inclined, Come here is good news for to pleasure your mind, Old Christmas is come for to keep open house, He scorns to be guilty of starving a mouse ! Then come, boys, and welcome for diet the chief, Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roast beef.
Page 64 - All travellers, as they do pass on their way, At gentlemen's halls are invited to stay, Themselves to refresh, and their horses to rest, Since that he must be Old Christmas's guest ; Nay, the poor shall not want, but have for relief, Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roastbeef.
Page 58 - KNOW— I know Where the green leaves grow, When the woods without are bare ; Where a sweet perfume Of the woodland's bloom, Is afloat on the winter air ! When tempest strong Hath howled along, With his war-whoop wild and loud, I.
Page 111 - ... to the Moon : two reasons were assigned, — the first, that this animal brings forth one, then two and so on to seven in the whole twenty-eight, the number of the days of a lunation. This, PLUTARCH himself thought to border on the fabulous; of the second he seems to have judged more favourably — that the pupils of the cat's eyes are round at the full moon, but grow contracted and dull as she wanes.
Page 20 - As with cautious step we tread our way through This intricate world as other folks do, May we each on his journey be able to view The benevolent face of a dollar or two...