Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-training Classes, Part 1923Charles Madison Curry, Erle Elsworth Clippinger This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... called the basic traditional material . Rhymes , fables , myths , stories were so vaguely and indis- tinctly held in mind that they were practically of no great value . It was therefore not possible to assume much real acquaintance with ...
... called the basic traditional material . Rhymes , fables , myths , stories were so vaguely and indis- tinctly held in mind that they were practically of no great value . It was therefore not possible to assume much real acquaintance with ...
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... called , Do what you're bid , Shut the door after you , Never be chid . 16 Cross patch , Draw the latch , And sit by the fire and spin ; Take a cup , And drink it up , Then call your neighbors in . 17 Curly locks ! curly locks ! wilt ...
... called , Do what you're bid , Shut the door after you , Never be chid . 16 Cross patch , Draw the latch , And sit by the fire and spin ; Take a cup , And drink it up , Then call your neighbors in . 17 Curly locks ! curly locks ! wilt ...
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... called for his pipe , And he called for his bowl , And he called for his fiddlers three . Every fiddler , he had a fine fiddle , And a very fine fiddle had he ; Twee tweedle dee , tweedle dee , went the fiddlers . Oh , there's none so ...
... called for his pipe , And he called for his bowl , And he called for his fiddlers three . Every fiddler , he had a fine fiddle , And a very fine fiddle had he ; Twee tweedle dee , tweedle dee , went the fiddlers . Oh , there's none so ...
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... called the novels and epics of the nursery as the former group may be called the lyrics and short stories . All of them are marked by dramatic power , a necessary element in all true classics for children whether in verse or prose . Nos ...
... called the novels and epics of the nursery as the former group may be called the lyrics and short stories . All of them are marked by dramatic power , a necessary element in all true classics for children whether in verse or prose . Nos ...
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... called the next day On the tomtit and sparrow , And wheeled a poor sick lamb Home in a barrow . " You shall all have some sprats For your humani - ty , My seven good cats , " Said Dame Wiggins of Lee . While she ran to the field , To ...
... called the next day On the tomtit and sparrow , And wheeled a poor sick lamb Home in a barrow . " You shall all have some sprats For your humani - ty , My seven good cats , " Said Dame Wiggins of Lee . While she ran to the field , To ...
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Page 419 - I WANDERED lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Page 29 - OLD King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 394 - Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Page 423 - Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby ; Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla, lulla, lullaby : Never harm, Nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh ; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 415 - Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?
Page 678 - ... cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well-enchanting skill of music; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you, with a tale which holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney corner...
Page 373 - Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.
Page 406 - The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things; Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax — Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot — And whether pigs have wings.
Page 294 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on 'the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Page 424 - Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ? Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well...