This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...to teach him gradually that English does not sound like Italian. Bryda? Now suppose, b)T way of variety, that you say this simple little sentence after me: --'" Aldiborontiphoscophorn i o '.--where left you Chrononhotonthologos?"' '"Aldiboronti"--I don't k n o w a n y more! 'That's not English, Uncle Jack!' 'Well, I ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...to teach him gradually that English does not sound like Italian. Bryda? Now suppose, b)T way of variety, that you say this simple little sentence after me: --'" Aldiborontiphoscophorn i o '.--where left you Chrononhotonthologos?"' '"Aldiboronti"--I don't k n o w a n y more! 'That's not English, Uncle Jack!' 'Well, I assure you it comes out of an English play. So, naturally, the actor has to say it. Try something easier, --"l'eter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked. If l'eter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, Where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked P" 'Which of us three will say that very fast three times without a mistake?' They all tried, and all failed, and the lesson ended in such shouts of laughter, that both the grannies hobbled in--helping each other--to see what the fun was. (To be continued.) PROVERBS OLD AND NEW. A Slip of the foot may be soon recovered, but that of the tongue perhaps never. But now 'tis sad to tell, It chanced upon his road, There lay a lovely sparkling well Within the lonely wood. 'Twas a little sparkling well, The children often went Into that pleasant mossy dell, Where happy hours they spent. The water clear and cool, Was always gushing there, And in that sweet and pretty pool They laved their faces fair. But the heavy-laden Lee, Dashed by the summer rain, Fell! splashing in quite hopelessly, Nor could get out again. Now, children, what d'ye think'? A friend was on his track, For little ' Ned' had been to school And now was coming back; So running to the well His chubby hands to lave, He saved the little struggling bee From an early watery grave. Ned handled him so tenderly, Drying him in the sun, That very soon he flew away With a me...
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Add this copy of Sunday Reading for the Young to cart. $50.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Palala Press.
Add this copy of Sunday Reading for the Young to cart. $67.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Palala Press.
