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 163
hem— I The long boat, the jolly boat, \ I The pinnace and the yawl; i \ The skiff and the water boat, i * Ship boats we call. i i But the life-boat, my boys, t J Is the best thing that floats. J 158 MCGUFFEY S SECOND READER. ^ James. Yes; that life-boat is a grand thing, to besure. To save the poor… … Albert. That I will; I will write them out for youto-night, if father will let me have some paper.JaJYies. Thank you, Albert, But the life-boat, my boys,Is the best thing that floats. I say, Albert, do nt you think that the best thing fath-er and mother could do, would be to send us to sea ?Why, we…
![An illustration from Banbury chap books and nursery toy book literature [of the XVIII and early XIX centuries] (1890)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-banburychapbooks00pearrich-130-412.webp)
![An illustration from Sagen und Schwänke von Rübezahl dem Herrn des Riesengebirges : [Johann Karl August Musäus] ; Für die Jugend bearbeitet von Paul Arndt. Mit 4 Bunt-, 9 Voll- u. 80 Textbildern ([von] Fritz Bergen [u.a.]) (1906)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/sbb-1857865189-167-1.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial01dodg-475-290.webp)