The School board readers. Standard i(iii-vi), ed. by a former H.M. inspector of schools, Volume 4 |
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... Tiryns , and serve King Eurystheus with patience and submission , and do all that he would command him . She said that Eurystheus would order him to en- counter twelve combats , all so terrible that he would be in danger of perishing in ...
... Tiryns , and serve King Eurystheus with patience and submission , and do all that he would command him . She said that Eurystheus would order him to en- counter twelve combats , all so terrible that he would be in danger of perishing in ...
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... Tiryns , and sent the king word that the Nemean lion was dead ; and when Eurystheus heard this , he was excessively afraid of him , and he had a chamber all of brass made underground , in which he shut himself up whenever Hercules was ...
... Tiryns , and sent the king word that the Nemean lion was dead ; and when Eurystheus heard this , he was excessively afraid of him , and he had a chamber all of brass made underground , in which he shut himself up whenever Hercules was ...
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... Tiryns . And this was the third labour . Next Eurystheus commanded Hercules to bring him the wild boar of Erymanthus alive . Erymanthus is a mountain in Arcadia , and this wild boar lived there , and laid waste the gardens and ...
... Tiryns . And this was the third labour . Next Eurystheus commanded Hercules to bring him the wild boar of Erymanthus alive . Erymanthus is a mountain in Arcadia , and this wild boar lived there , and laid waste the gardens and ...
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... Tiryns . The boar lay on its back with its legs in the air , and grunted , and kicked , and struggled , but could not get away . This was the fourth labour . Then Eurystheus ordered him to cleanse the stable of Augeas in a single day ...
... Tiryns . The boar lay on its back with its legs in the air , and grunted , and kicked , and struggled , but could not get away . This was the fourth labour . Then Eurystheus ordered him to cleanse the stable of Augeas in a single day ...
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... Tiryns . This was the seventh labour . The king then commanded Hercules to bring the savage bull from Crete . So he went in a ship to Crete , and asked Minos , the king of the island , for leave to catch the bull , which Minos gave him ...
... Tiryns . This was the seventh labour . The king then commanded Hercules to bring the savage bull from Crete . So he went in a ship to Crete , and asked Minos , the king of the island , for leave to catch the bull , which Minos gave him ...
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Page 67 - There was a rustling that seemed like a bustling Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling; Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering, Little hands clapping, and little tongues chattering; And, like fowls in a farm-yard when barley is scattering, Out came the children running. All the little boys and girls, With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls, And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls, Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.
Page 150 - The way was long, the wind was cold, The Minstrel was infirm and old; His withered cheek, and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy.
Page 66 - And what's dead can't come to life, I think. So, friend, we're not the folks to shrink From the duty of giving you something for drink, And a matter of money to put in your poke; But, as for the guilders, what we spoke Of them, as you very well know, was in joke. Beside, our losses have made us thrifty; A thousand guilders! Come, take fifty!
Page 155 - There were indeed some persons, but their number was very small, that continued a kind of hobbling march on the broken arches, but fell through one after another, being quite tired and spent with so long a walk.
Page 64 - And the muttering grew to a grumbling ; And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling : And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.
Page 85 - THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form.
Page 63 - I'm able. By means of a secret charm, to draw All creatures living beneath the sun, That creep or swim or fly or run, After me so as you never saw! And I chiefly use my charm On creatures that do people harm, The mole and toad and newt and viper; And people call me the Pied Piper.
Page 64 - Smiling first a little smile, As if he knew what magic slept In his quiet pipe the while; Then, like a musical adept, To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, And green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled, Like a...
Page 85 - Say, father, say, If yet my task is done ?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son. " Speak, father !" once again he cried, " If I may yet be gone ! And" — but the booming shots replied, And fast the flames rolled on.
Page 155 - I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it ; and upon...