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 141
... passed his early youth . At the age of sixteen , Bryant entered Williams Col- lege , but was honorably dismissed at the end of two years . He then entered on the study of law , and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty - one . He ...
... passed his early youth . At the age of sixteen , Bryant entered Williams Col- lege , but was honorably dismissed at the end of two years . He then entered on the study of law , and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty - one . He ...
Page 147
... passed his early youth . At the age of sixteen , Bryant entered Williams Col- lege , but was honorably dismissed at the end of two years . He then entered on the study of law , and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty - one . He ...
... passed his early youth . At the age of sixteen , Bryant entered Williams Col- lege , but was honorably dismissed at the end of two years . He then entered on the study of law , and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty - one . He ...
Page 356
... passed away , And left no shadow of their loveliness On the dead waste of life . That specter lifts The coffin lid of Hope , and Joy , and Love , And , bending mournfully above the pale , Sweet forms that slumber there , scatters dead ...
... passed away , And left no shadow of their loveliness On the dead waste of life . That specter lifts The coffin lid of Hope , and Joy , and Love , And , bending mournfully above the pale , Sweet forms that slumber there , scatters dead ...
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