A Book for Massachusetts Children,: In Familiar Letters from a Father, for the Use of Families and SchoolsHilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins., 1829 - 132 pages |
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... side of it ; that Connecticut , Rhode Island , and the sea bound it on the south side ; that the sea bounds it on the east side ; and that New York bounds it on the west side . Vermont , New Hampshire , Rhode- Island 6 LETTER III .
... side of it ; that Connecticut , Rhode Island , and the sea bound it on the south side ; that the sea bounds it on the east side ; and that New York bounds it on the west side . Vermont , New Hampshire , Rhode- Island 6 LETTER III .
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... Connecticut , and New York are States . So you see there are other States beside Mas- sachusetts . There are indeed many others , but I cannot speak of them at present . The sea , which touches Massachusetts on a part of the south side ...
... Connecticut , and New York are States . So you see there are other States beside Mas- sachusetts . There are indeed many others , but I cannot speak of them at present . The sea , which touches Massachusetts on a part of the south side ...
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... Connecticut and the Merrimack . But the Connecticut is much larger than the Merri- mack . Neither of these rivers begins in Mas- sachusetts . The head of the Connecticut is in New Hampshire , a State , which , you remem- ber , lies ...
... Connecticut and the Merrimack . But the Connecticut is much larger than the Merri- mack . Neither of these rivers begins in Mas- sachusetts . The head of the Connecticut is in New Hampshire , a State , which , you remem- ber , lies ...
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... Connecticut is about four hundred miles . The land on the banks of the river is very rich , and many of the towns are very pleasant and flourishing . As the Connecticut runs along through Massachusetts , several rivers run into it . In ...
... Connecticut is about four hundred miles . The land on the banks of the river is very rich , and many of the towns are very pleasant and flourishing . As the Connecticut runs along through Massachusetts , several rivers run into it . In ...
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... Connecticut , into the sea . This is a fine river , and has much rich land on its banks . All these rivers you will find on the map , with a number of others besides . Long flat boats pass up and down the Connecticut and the Merrimack ...
... Connecticut , into the sea . This is a fine river , and has much rich land on its banks . All these rivers you will find on the map , with a number of others besides . Long flat boats pass up and down the Connecticut and the Merrimack ...
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Page 127 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
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Page 3 - ... north, the bottom, south, the right hand, east, the left hand, west, when the map fell down the little boy would not have failed to point out the north.
Page 15 - When the men see a whale, they get out of their ship into their boats, and row towards him. One man stands at the head of the boat, holding a sharp iron spear in his hand, called a harpoon ; and when the boat comes close to the whale, the man throws the harpoon at him with all his might. The harpoon cuts very deep into the soft flesh of the whale, and hurts him very much ; so he dives down into the water to get away ; but he is prevented by a. long rope which is fastened at one end to the harpoon,...