Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 336
!Through darksome night till dawn of day,Absorbed in wakeful thought he lay Of Scotland and her crown. The sun rose brightly, and its gleam Fell on that hapless bed,And tinged with light each shapeless beam Which roofed the lowly shed;When, looking up with wistful eye,The Bruce beheld a spider try… … BRUCE BEHELD A SPIDER In vain that filmy line was sped, For powerless or untrueEach aim appeared, and back recoiledThe patient insect, six times foiled, And yet unconquered still;And soon the Bruce, with eager eye,Saw him prepare once more to try His courage, strength, and skill. 316 The Heart of…
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