McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Page 115
... father - in - law . His wonderful powers of oratory first showed themselves in a celebrated case which he argued in Hanover Courthouse , his own father being the presiding magis- trate . He began very awkwardly , but soon rose to a ...
... father - in - law . His wonderful powers of oratory first showed themselves in a celebrated case which he argued in Hanover Courthouse , his own father being the presiding magis- trate . He began very awkwardly , but soon rose to a ...
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... father - in - law . His wonderful powers of oratory first showed themselves in a celebrated case which he argued in Hanover Courthouse , his own father being the presiding magis- trate . He began very awkwardly , but soon rose to a ...
... father - in - law . His wonderful powers of oratory first showed themselves in a celebrated case which he argued in Hanover Courthouse , his own father being the presiding magis- trate . He began very awkwardly , but soon rose to a ...
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... father was a Universalist minister ; and , in 1834 , he settled in Charles- town , Massachusetts . The son was preparing to enter Harvard Uni- versity , when the death of his father devolved upon him the support of his mother , and his ...
... father was a Universalist minister ; and , in 1834 , he settled in Charles- town , Massachusetts . The son was preparing to enter Harvard Uni- versity , when the death of his father devolved upon him the support of his mother , and his ...
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