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SINGLE COPIES. Any printed book will be sent prepaid on receipt of the list price. Keys and translations will be supplied to teachers only. Transportation charges on blank books, drawing books, blanks, and tablets will be at purchaser's expense.
ORDERS. Each order should be clearly written and signed by the purchaser. It should give the post-office, county, and State, and also indicate whether the goods are to be sent by mail, express, or... more...
CHAPTER I
DEFINITIONS
Arena.—The space included by the boundaries of the croquet ground, within which a ball driven out of it is entitled to be placed.
Blow.—The stroke of the mallet. A blow opposed to a push.
Booby.—A ball that fails to run the first bridge.
Bridged Ball.—A ball that has run the first bridge.
Central Bridges.—Those in a line between the stakes.
Chiefs.—The leaders of the sides, who... more...
A stands for an Archer,
B for his Bow;
C the Crow that he shot at;—and
D for his Dog.
E stands for an Ensign,
F for a Flag, and a Fort:
G stands for a Goat;—and
H for a Horse.
I stands for an Italian,
J for a Jug, and for Jane:
K stands for a Kite:—and
L for a Lobster.
M stands for Mary,
N for the Numbers she wrote;
O stands for an Owl:—and
P for a pretty Parrot.
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DANGERS ON THE ICE,OFF THE COAST OF LABRADOR
T he Moravian Missionaries on the coast of Labrador (a part of North America) for many years suffered much from the severity of the climate, and the savage disposition of the natives. In the year 1782, the brethren, Liebisch and Turner, experienced a remarkable preservation of their lives; the particulars show the dangers the Missionaries underwent in pursuing their labours. To this Narrative are... more...
Tuesday, 8 p.m., August 18th.—Orders just gone round that there are to be no lights after dark, so I am hasting to write this.
We had a great send-off in Sackville Street in our motor-bus, and went on board about 2 p.m. From then till 7 we watched the embarkation going on, on our own ship and another. We have a lot of R.E. and R.F.A. and A.S.C., and a great many horses and pontoons and ambulance waggons: the horses were very difficult to... more...
THE DOG OF ST. BERNARD.
St. Bernard is the name of one of the high mountains of the Alps.
The deep snow hangs so loosely on the sides of these mountains, that great masses often fall into the plains below, with a noise like thunder.
Wild snow storms also come on, and the passes in the mountains become so blocked up and covered over, that it is impossible to find them out.
In this way many travelers have perished, and been... more...
Here is a Steam Boat sailing on the water. How fast she moves. She is carried along by wheels. See the smoke coming from the chimney. There is a great fire in the boat, and large boilers, which hold sixty hogsheads of water; and when this water boils, the steam comes from it so swift and strong that it can be made to move the great wheels which are on the outside of the boat, and these great wheels have wide paddles to them, that are all the... more...
INTRODUCTION.
In presenting to the public the following translations of the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) poems, Elene, Judith, Athelstan, Byrhtnoth, and The Dream of the Rood, it is desirable to prefix a brief account of them for the information of the general reader.
I. The Elene, or Helena, is a poem on the expedition of the Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, to Palestine in search of the true cross,... more...
THE MINSTER.
Copied, by permission, from "Good Words."
Stone upon stone!Each in its place,For strength and for grace,Rises stone upon stone!Like a cluster of rods,Bound with leaf-garlands tender,The great massive pillarsRise stately and slender;Rise and bend and embraceUntil each owns a brother,As down the long aislesThey stand linked to each other;While a rod of each clusterRises higher and higherBreaking up in the shadow,Like clouds... more...
By the Inaccurate.
In the account of an inaugural ceremony it was asserted that "the procession was very fine, and nearly two miles long, as was also the report of Dr. Perry, the chaplain."
A Western paper says: "A child was run over by a wagon three years old, and cross-eyed, with pantalets on, which never spoke afterward."
Here is some descriptive evidence of personal peculiarities:
"A fellow was arrested with short hair."
"I saw a... more...