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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
188
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
189
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the state of being absent
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
AccountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
speak to
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
AncestrynounUS /ˈænsestri/
the descendants of one individual
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
AnecdotenounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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AntiquitiesnounUS /ænˈtɪkwətiz/
plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
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the month following March and preceding May
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ArchitecturenounUS /ˈɑːrkətektʃər/
an architectural product or work
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Artist'snounUS /ˈɑːrtəsts/
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
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AssnounUS /æs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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AstonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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Beehives
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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BoastfuladjectiveUS /ˈboʊstfəl/
exhibiting self-importance
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Brocken
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
BrusqueadjectiveUS /brʌsk/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
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Clerk'snounUS /klɜːrks/
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
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CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
ContentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
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an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
CraneverbUS /kreɪn/
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
CruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
CustomsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
DealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
DialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/
a conversation between two persons
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
DivernounUS /ˈdaɪvər/
someone who works underwater
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
DruidsnounUS /ˈdruːɪdz/
plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Drunkard's
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
EaglesnounUS /ˈiːɡəlz/
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
ExperiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
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a social unit living together
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
FannynounUS /ˈfæni/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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FEBRUARYnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
enclose in or as if in a frame
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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
FrostnounUS /frɔːst/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
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a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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Goodrich
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
GossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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GroomverbUS /ɡruːm/
educate for a future role or function
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Hogg's
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
HummingnounUS /ˈhʌmɪŋ/
a humming noise
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
HymnnounUS /hɪm/
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VOLUMES I. II.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VOLUMES I. II.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
INCLUSIVEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːsɪv/
including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
INDEXnounUS /ˈɪndeks/
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
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inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a small worthless amount
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1841, INCLUSIVE.
conformity or harmony
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KingfishernounUS /ˈkɪŋfɪʃər/
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
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a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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immediately past
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LazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
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a characteristic state or mode of living
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likenedverbUS /ˈlaɪkənd/
past form of “liken” — consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
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Logue
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LoonnounUS /luːn/
a worthless lazy fellow
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MadagascarnounUS /ˌmædəˈɡæskər/
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
social deportment
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
march in a procession
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
MassachusettsnounUS /ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Napoleon'snounUS /nəˈpoʊliənz/
possessive form of “napoleon” — French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
NightingalenounUS /ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl/
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
not any; not one
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Obsequies
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
OriginnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
OwlsnounUS /aʊlz/
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
OystersnounUS /ˈɔɪstərz/
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/
obtain a patent for
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
PeachnounUS /piːtʃ/
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
PelicannounUS /ˈpeləkən/
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
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PetnounUS /pet/
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
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disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
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Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
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PhilosophicaladjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪkəl/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
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PhrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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Pilgrim'snounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmz/
possessive form of “pilgrim” — someone who journeys in foreign lands
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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literature in metrical form
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PonynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
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plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
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an executive officer of a firm or corporation
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ProfessionsnounUS /prəˈfeʃənz/
plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Re-entombment
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
Sailor'snounUS /ˈseɪlərz/
possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
SchoolmatesnounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪts/
plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
SeedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
ShetlandnounUS /ˈʃetlənd/
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
ShowernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
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SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
SlyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
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SociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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a thing, without saying which
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a short musical composition with words
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
SpectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
SpectrenounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the season of growth
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
make steady
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
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Susan
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SwallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
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Tea-pot
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From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
TortoisenounUS /ˈtɔːrtəs/
usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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TradesnounUS /treɪdz/
plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
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the act of going from one place to another
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TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
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TriflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
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TrotternounUS /ˈtrɑːtər/
foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
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a fact that has been verified
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VarietiesnounUS /vərˈaɪətiz/
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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VioletsnounUS /ˈvaɪələts/
plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading INDEX TO THE FIRST VOLUME.
VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading VOLUMES I. II.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
WeaversnounUS /ˈwiːvərz/
plural of “weaver” — a craftsman who weaves cloth
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
WhistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Address to the Reader, page 1 About Labor and Property, 3 Anecdote, 102 Absence of Mind, 126 Antiquities of Egypt, 149 A Drunkard’s Home, 152 Architecture of Birds, 158 A Philosophical Tea-pot 171 Astonishing Powers of the Horse 172 A Good Reply, 187 Chinese Spectacles, 18 Contentment, 50 Curious way of Keeping Accounts, 189 Death of the President, 127 Fanny Gossip and Susan Lazy; a Dialogue, 145 Hogg’s Father, 102 Hunting Wild Animals in Africa, 111 Hymn, 159 Importance of Attention; a Dialogue 174 Instinct, 190 John Steady and Peter Sly, a Dialogue 38 My First Whistle, 4 My own Life and Adventures; by Robert Merry, 9, 33, 65, 129, 161 Music--Jack Frost, a Song, 32 Madagascar, 168 Napoleon’s last Obsequies 51 Night, 101 Owls and Eagles, 5 Origin of ‘The House that Jack Built,’ 7 Origin of Words and Phrases, 35 Our Ancestry, 53 Plain Dealing, 26 Peach Seeds, 37 Professions and Trades, 94 Peter Pilgrim’s account of his Schoolmates, No. 1, 107 Pet Oysters, 187 Poetry and Music, 192 Queen Elizabeth of England, 103 Swallows, 15 Story of Philip Brusque 19, 47, 73, 97 Spring is Coming; a Song, 64 Sketches of the Manners, Customs, and History of the Indians of America, 116, 140, 141, 181 Something Wonderful, 141 The Sociable Weavers, 2 The Human Frame likened to a House 18 The Sailor’s Family, 21 The Groom and the Horse, 23 The Druids, 24 The Re-entombment of Napoleon 27 The Pelican, 36 The Three Friends, 41 The Fox and the Tortoise, 43 The Travels, Adventures and Experiences of Thomas Trotter, 44, 81, 120, 138 The Month of March, 60 The Child and the Violets, 62 The Great Northern Diver, or Loon 71 The Spectre of the Brocken 79 Trifles, 80 The New Custom House, Boston, 86 The New Patent Office, Washington 89 The River; a Song, 96 The Sun, 101 The Kingfisher and the Nightingale 125 The April Shower,--a Song, 128 The Artist’s Cruise, 133 The Boastful Ass, 157 Travelling Beehives, 158 The Secret, 158 The Logue Family, 159 The Humming Birds, 167 The Moon, 173 The Horse and the Bells, 178 The Crane Family, 179 The Shetland Pony, 188 Varieties, 30, 62, 127, 190 What is Truth?
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, by S. G. Goodrich, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.