MCGUFFEY'S
THIRD READER.
LESSON I.
THE SHEPHERD BOY.
1. Little Roy led his sheep down to pasture, And his cows, by the side of the brook;
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14 ECLECTIC SERIES.
But his cows never drank any water,
And his sheep never needed a crook.
2. For the pasture was gay as a garden,
And it glowed with a flowery red;
But the meadows had never a grass blade,
And the brooklet—it slept in its bed:
3. And it lay without sparkle or murmur,
Nor reflected the blue of the skies;
But the music was made by the shepherd,
And the sparkle was all in his eyes.