Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 625
Latin and Greek in college. They firstlearn the sounds, andhow to pronounceevery word in thebook, before theystudy the meaningor translate it. Then the reading-master takes them.From him they learnthe meaning of thesentences in the clas-sics. It is a littletiresome to sit so Ion gin school, and… … rHE SINGING TOP. off, hanging up his black-ened copy-book to dry. Athome he takes off his school-clothes, keeping on only onesummer robe ; then he goesto play. He has to practicea good while with his top be-fore he can do all the trickswhich he sees the bigger boysdo. The top is made ofwood, with…
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