McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

The tall house which you see on that high rock is a lighthouse. At night its light is seen far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell where to go.

If it were not for this, they would run on the rocks.

How would you like to live in a lighthouse?

Lesson XLII

wrong  wolf   us   my   took   sheep   more   watch   lambs

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Let us watch the sheep as they feed on the hills. They like to eat the new grass.

Do you see my two lambs? I had two more; but an old wolf took them one night.

I love my pet lambs. It would be wrong to hurt them.

Lesson XLIII

laugh  snow   head   fun   mouth   made   pipe

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The boys have made a big snow man.

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.

Lesson XLIV

sweets  mean   please   bee   buzz     vine   could  said once

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“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”.

Lesson XLV— Review

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 sat with us, and let the sheep eat the grass.

What fun it is to see lambs play! It made us laugh to see them.

The man said that once, when the sheep and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.

I think that men should watch their sheep, so that a wolf can not catch them.

Lesson XLVI

while  might   time   things   done    right   your   halves

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 XLVII

went    fish   fell    safe   arms   sprang   was    thank   got

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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 neck, and was soon safe on the log once more.

“Thank you, my brave old dog,” said John to Watch.

Lesson XLVIII

James  asks   warm   town   then   drives   been show

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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.

Lesson XLIX

I’ll  she’ll   don’t   puss   pur   pat   fur   harm   deeds

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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 pur,
And show me her thanks
For my kind deeds to her.

Lesson L

now  wreaths   who   queen   woods   shall   crown

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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 some one Queen of the May. Who shall it be?

It should be the best girl, and that is Kate.

Lesson LI

God  small   from   world   moon   shine   nut   long   ago

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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 shows that he loves us by all that he has done for us. Should we not then love him?

Lesson LII

Lord  smile   joys   tears   nigh   morn   griefs   woes   stars   say

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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 knows,
Sees each smile and tear;
When to him you tell your woes,
Know the Lord will hear.