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Adam's Fall: Mixed G-M

Listen carefully to the verse(s) for each letter:

  • Pick out which word begins with that letter.
  • Can you say describe what the verse means?
  • Which picture do you like best?
G g
As runs the Glass
Man's life does pass.

1843 picture - hourglass
H h
My Book and Heart
Shall never part.

1727 picture
J j
Job feels the rod,
Yet blesses God.

1777 and 1807 eds. - this verse was labeled with letter 'I'
ca. 1780 picture
K k
1807 ed.
Kings should be good
Not men of blood.

(This verse changed frequently, depending on who the monarch was.)

ca. 1780 picture
L l
The Lion bold
The Lamb does hold.
1843 picture
M m
The Moon gives light
In time of night.
ca. 1780 picture
Note In keeping with the publishing tradition of The New England Primer, we have modernized spellings and grammatical forms in the text. Original spellings are shown in the links that show alternate editions. See discussion on the history page of editions we have reviewed.
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