McGuffey's newly revised eclectic second reader : containing progressive lessons in reading and spelling. Revised and improved. (1848)
Engel, Irving, donor, McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873, ed, Shepard, Edwin, stereotyper, Winthrop B. Smith & Co. publisher · Cincinnati: : Winthrop B. Smith & Co., publishers. · leaf 13
Ought you not to praise Godfor his goodness? lone-some some-thing build-ing play-mates an-i-mal 1. There are some little boys who do not love their \books, nor their schools, but spend all their time in idle- |ness and play. I will tell you a story of one of these, j 8 MCGUFFEYS SECOND READER \ 2.… … 3. The idle boy, whose name was John, first triedto get his dog Rover to join him. But Rover was verybusy keeping the pigs and hens out of the garden,and Avould not leave. 4. Then John went after Tom, the cat; but Tomwas watching a little hole, into which he had seen amouse creep. Tom wanted to…
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