Category: McGuffey’s Electic Primer
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Lesson: When the stars, at set of sun, Watch you from on high; When the light of morn has come, Think the Lord is nigh. All you do, and all you say, He can see and hear; When you work and when you play, Think the Lord is near. All your joys and griefs he…
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Words: Lesson: Do you see that tall tree? Long ago it sprang up from a small nut. Do you know who made it do so? It was God, my child. God made the world and all things in it. He made the sun to light the day, and the moon to shine at night. God…
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Words: Lesson: It is the first of May. The boys and girls have gone to the woods to have a good time. See them at their play. The girls have wreaths in their hands. Now they will crown someone Queen of the May. Who shall it be? It should be the best girl, and that…
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Words: Lesson: I love my dear puss, Her fur is so warm; And, if I don’t hurt her, She’ll do me no harm. I’ll pat my dear puss, And then she will purr, And show me her thanks For my kind deeds to her.
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Words: Lesson: James has been to the mill. The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade. A girl asks him to show her the way to the town. He tells her the way, and then drives on.
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Words: Lesson: One day John went to the pond to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him. John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish. As he got up to go, he fell off the log. Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms round the dog’s…
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Words: Lesson: Work while you work, Play while you play, One thing each time, That is the way. All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves, Are not done right.
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Lesson: One day Nat and I sat on the high hill by the sea, where the tall lighthouse stands. We could look far out, and could see the ships at sea. As we sat there, we saw a man near by, with some sheep and lambs. The man had a pipe in his mouth. He…
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Words: Lesson: ‘Buzz! buzz!’ a bee said to Mary. ‘What do you mean?’ said Mary. ‘Please tell me once more.’ ‘Buzz! buzz! buzz!’ but Mary could not tell its wants. I think it said, ‘Please let me get some sweets in this vine.’
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Letter Sounds: Words: Lesson: The boys have made a big snowman. They have put a tall hat on his head, and an old pipe in his mouth. Hear them laugh as they play! It is good fun for the boys. They would like to have it snow all day and all night.