Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 10 Hernando Cortes Free Audiobooks Educational Library.
chapter 10 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 10 hernando cortes the spaniards who lived on the island of hispaniola sent frequent expeditions to the mainland in the hope of finding gold hernando cortes a dashing young spaniard with a love of nature and a reckless daring seldom seeing was given command of one of these expeditions in march 1519 he landed on the coast of central america with about 600 men 10 heavy guns and 16 horses here cortes found the natives in large numbers arrayed against him a fierce battle was fought but the firearms of the spaniards frightened the barbarians and when the cavalry arrived the indians fled in terror the indians who had never seen horses before thought the men riding the horse was a part of the animal and that these strange creatures were sent by the gods fear made the indians helpless and it was easy for cortes to gain a victory over them after this victory cortes sailed northward along the coast of san juan de algoa the natives of that region had heard of the wonderful white-skinned and bearded men who bore charmed lives and they thought that these men were gods they therefore treated the spaniards in a friendly manner and brought gifts of flowers fruits and vegetables and also ornaments of gold and silver to cortez here cortez landed and founded the city of veracruz which is today an important seaport of mexico the native indians in this place were called aztecs some of their chiefs who paid a visit to cortez told him of the great emperor montezuma who was rich and powerful and who lived inland in a wonderful city built in a lake by these chiefs cortes sent to montezuma presence of collars bracelets and ornaments of glass an armchair richly carved and an embroidered crimson cap in return montezuma sent shields helmets and plates of pure gold sandals fans gold ornaments of exquisite workmanship together with robes a fine cotton interwoven with feather work so skillfully done that it resembled painting the cap which cortez had sent was returned filled with gold dust the great montezuma also sent a message to cortes saying that he would be glad to meet so brave a general but that the road to the mexican capital was too dangerous for an army to pass over he also promised to pay a yearly tribute to the spanish king if cortes and his followers would depart and leave him in peace the spaniards were jubilant when they saw the superb gifts they felt certain that this great emperor must have enormous wealth at his command and in spite of the warning message most of them wish to start immediately for the mexican capital some however thought such a course very unwise montezuma they said was so powerful a ruler that it was absurd to attack him with their small force and they advised returning to cuba for a large number of soldiers but cortes had his own ideas on the subject so he secretly ordered his ships to be sunk and then all chants of retreat being cut off the entire force proceeded toward mexico august 16 1519 after a long march the spaniards began to ascend the plateau on which the city of mexico is situated and finally reached the top of it seven thousand feet high they found the climate on this plateau temperate and balmy the fields were cultivated and beautiful flowers grew wild in profusion during the march the spaniards passed many towns containing queer houses and temples they entered many of the temples threw down the idols and took possession of ornaments of value at length they saw in the distance a city which was built in a salt lake three avenues built of stone led across the water to it these avenues which were four or five miles in length were guarded on both sides by indians in canoes the avenues continued through the city meeting in the center where the great temple was situated...

Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 10 Hernando Cortes Free Audiobooks Educational Library.
chapter 10 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 10 hernando cortes the spaniards who lived on the island of hispaniola sent frequent expeditions to the mainland in the hope of finding gold hernando cortes a dashing young spaniard with a love of nature and a reckless daring seldom seeing was given command of one of these expeditions in march 1519 he landed on the coast of central america with about 600 men 10 heavy guns and 16 horses here cortes found the natives in large numbers arrayed against him a fierce battle was fought but the firearms of the spaniards frightened the barbarians and when the cavalry arrived the indians fled in terror the indians who had never seen horses before thought the men riding the horse was a part of the animal and that these strange creatures were sent by the gods fear made the indians helpless and it was easy for cortes to gain a victory over them after this victory cortes sailed northward along the coast of san juan de algoa the natives of that region had heard of the wonderful white-skinned and bearded men who bore charmed lives and they thought that these men were gods they therefore treated the spaniards in a friendly manner and brought gifts of flowers fruits and vegetables and also ornaments of gold and silver to cortez here cortez landed and founded the city of veracruz which is today an important seaport of mexico the native indians in this place were called aztecs some of their chiefs who paid a visit to cortez told him of the great emperor montezuma who was rich and powerful and who lived inland in a wonderful city built in a lake by these chiefs cortes sent to montezuma presence of collars bracelets and ornaments of glass an armchair richly carved and an embroidered crimson cap in return montezuma sent shields helmets and plates of pure gold sandals fans gold ornaments of exquisite workmanship together with robes a fine cotton interwoven with feather work so skillfully done that it resembled painting the cap which cortez had sent was returned filled with gold dust the great montezuma also sent a message to cortes saying that he would be glad to meet so brave a general but that the road to the mexican capital was too dangerous for an army to pass over he also promised to pay a yearly tribute to the spanish king if cortes and his followers would depart and leave him in peace the spaniards were jubilant when they saw the superb gifts they felt certain that this great emperor must have enormous wealth at his command and in spite of the warning message most of them wish to start immediately for the mexican capital some however thought such a course very unwise montezuma they said was so powerful a ruler that it was absurd to attack him with their small force and they advised returning to cuba for a large number of soldiers but cortes had his own ideas on the subject so he secretly ordered his ships to be sunk and then all chants of retreat being cut off the entire force proceeded toward mexico august 16 1519 after a long march the spaniards began to ascend the plateau on which the city of mexico is situated and finally reached the top of it seven thousand feet high they found the climate on this plateau temperate and balmy the fields were cultivated and beautiful flowers grew wild in profusion during the march the spaniards passed many towns containing queer houses and temples they entered many of the temples threw down the idols and took possession of ornaments of value at length they saw in the distance a city which was built in a salt lake three avenues built of stone led across the water to it these avenues which were four or five miles in length were guarded on both sides by indians in canoes the avenues continued through the city meeting in the center where the great temple was situated...

Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 9 Magellan Free Audiobooks Educational Library

Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 9 Magellan Free Audiobooks Educational Library

Poems Every Child Should Know 14 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain.
poems every child should know edited by mary e burt section 14 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems a boys song buttercups and daisies the rainbow and old ironsides

part two continued

a boy's song a boy's song a boy's song by james hogg 1770-1835 is a sparkling poem very attractive to children

where the pools are bright and deep where the grey trout lies asleep up the river and ore of the lee that's the way for billy and me where the black bird sings the latest where the hawthorne blooms the sweetest where the nestlings chirp and flee that's the way for billy and me where the mowers mow the cleanest where the hay lies thick and greenest there to trace the homeword be that's the way for billy and me where the hazel bank is steepest where the shadow falls the deepest where the clustering nuts fall free that's the way for billy and me why the boys should drive away little sweet maidens from the play or love to banter and fight so well that's the thing i never could tell but this i know i love to play through the meadow among the hay up the water and or the lee that's the way for billy and me

james hogg

buttercups and daisies buttercups and daisies oh the pretty flowers coming air the springtime to tell of sunny hours while the trees are leafless while the fields are bare buttercups and daisies spring up here and there air the snowdrop peepeth air the crocus bold air the early primrose opens its paley gold somewhere on the sunny bank buttercups are bright somewhere among the frozen grass peeps the daisy white little hearty flowers like to children poor playing in their sturdy health by their mother's door purple with the north wind yet alert and bold fearing not and caring not though they be a cold what to them is winter what are stormy showers buttercups and daisies are these human flowers he who gave them hardships and a life of care gave them likewise hearty strength and patient hearts to bear

mary howard

the rainbow triumphal arch that fills the sky when storms prepare to part i ask not proud philosophy to teach me what thou art still seem as to my childhood sight a midway station given for happy spirits to a light betwixt the earth and heaven thomas campbell

old ironsides old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes 1809-1894 is learned readily children are untouched by the commercial spirit which is the reproach of this age ingratitude is the vice of republics and this poem puts to shame the love of money and the spirit of ingratitude that could let a national servant become a wreck

i tear her tattered ensign down long has it waved on high and many an eye has danced to see that banner in the sky beneath it rung the battle shout and burst the cannon's roar the meteor of the ocean air shall sweep the clouds no more her deck once read with hero's blood where knelt the vanquished foe when winds were hurrying or the flood and waves were white below no more shall feel the victors tread or know the conquered knee the harpies of the shore shall pluck the eagle of the sea

oh better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave her thunders shook the mighty deep and there should be her grave nail to the mast her holy flag set every threadbare sail and give her to the god of storms the lightning and the gale

oliver wendell holmes end of section 14 read by kara shallenberg on october 12 2006 in oceanside california

Poems Every Child Should Know 14 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain.
poems every child should know edited by mary e burt section 14 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems a boys song buttercups and daisies the rainbow and old ironsides

part two continued

a boy's song a boy's song a boy's song by james hogg 1770-1835 is a sparkling poem very attractive to children

where the pools are bright and deep where the grey trout lies asleep up the river and ore of the lee that's the way for billy and me where the black bird sings the latest where the hawthorne blooms the sweetest where the nestlings chirp and flee that's the way for billy and me where the mowers mow the cleanest where the hay lies thick and greenest there to trace the homeword be that's the way for billy and me where the hazel bank is steepest where the shadow falls the deepest where the clustering nuts fall free that's the way for billy and me why the boys should drive away little sweet maidens from the play or love to banter and fight so well that's the thing i never could tell but this i know i love to play through the meadow among the hay up the water and or the lee that's the way for billy and me

james hogg

buttercups and daisies buttercups and daisies oh the pretty flowers coming air the springtime to tell of sunny hours while the trees are leafless while the fields are bare buttercups and daisies spring up here and there air the snowdrop peepeth air the crocus bold air the early primrose opens its paley gold somewhere on the sunny bank buttercups are bright somewhere among the frozen grass peeps the daisy white little hearty flowers like to children poor playing in their sturdy health by their mother's door purple with the north wind yet alert and bold fearing not and caring not though they be a cold what to them is winter what are stormy showers buttercups and daisies are these human flowers he who gave them hardships and a life of care gave them likewise hearty strength and patient hearts to bear

mary howard

the rainbow triumphal arch that fills the sky when storms prepare to part i ask not proud philosophy to teach me what thou art still seem as to my childhood sight a midway station given for happy spirits to a light betwixt the earth and heaven thomas campbell

old ironsides old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes 1809-1894 is learned readily children are untouched by the commercial spirit which is the reproach of this age ingratitude is the vice of republics and this poem puts to shame the love of money and the spirit of ingratitude that could let a national servant become a wreck

i tear her tattered ensign down long has it waved on high and many an eye has danced to see that banner in the sky beneath it rung the battle shout and burst the cannon's roar the meteor of the ocean air shall sweep the clouds no more her deck once read with hero's blood where knelt the vanquished foe when winds were hurrying or the flood and waves were white below no more shall feel the victors tread or know the conquered knee the harpies of the shore shall pluck the eagle of the sea

oh better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave her thunders shook the mighty deep and there should be her grave nail to the mast her holy flag set every threadbare sail and give her to the god of storms the lightning and the gale

oliver wendell holmes end of section 14 read by kara shallenberg on october 12 2006 in oceanside california

Poems Every Child Should Know 13 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain
poems every child should know edited by mary e burt section 13 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems old grimes song of life and fairy song part two continued old grimes old grimes is an heirloom an antique gem we learn it as a matter of course for its sparkle and glow old grimes is dead that good old man we now shall see him more he used to wear a long black coat all buttoned down before his heart was open as the day his feelings all were true his hair was some inclined to gray he wore it in a queue he lived at peace with all mankind in friendship he was true his coat had pocket holes behind his pantaloons were blue he modest merit sought to find and pay it its dessert he had no malice in his mind no ruffles on his shirt his neighbors he did not abuse was sociable and gay he wore large buckles on his shoes and changed them every day his knowledge hid from public gays he did not bring to view nor make a noise town meeting days as many people do his worldly goods he never threw in trust to fortune's chances but lived as all his brothers do in easy circumstances thus undisturbed by anxious cares his peaceful moments ran and everybody said he was a fine old gentleman albert gorton green

song of life a traveler on a dusty road strewed acorns on the lea and one took root and sprouted up and grew into a tree love sought its shade at evening time to breathe its early vows and age was pleased in heights of noon to bask beneath its boughs the dormouse loved its dangling twigs the sweet bird's music bore it stood a glory in its place a blessing ever more a little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern a passing stranger scooped a well where weary men might turn he walled it in and hung with care a ladle on the brink he thought not of the deed he did but judged that toil might drink he passed again and lo the well by summer never dried had cooled ten thousand parched tongues and saved a life beside a nameless man amid the crowd that thronged the daily mart let fall a word of hope and love unstudied from the heart a whisper on the tumult throne a transitory breath it raised a brother from the dust it saved a soul from death o germ o fount o word of love o thought at random cast ye were but little at the first but mighty at the last charles mckay fairy song

shed no tear oh shed no tear the flower will bloom another year weep no more oh weep no more young buds sleep in the root's white core dry your eyes oh dry your eyes for i was taught in paradise to ease my breast of melodies shed no tear overhead look overhead among the blossoms white and red look up look up i flutter now on this flush pomegranate bow see me tis the silvery bell ever cures the good man's ill shed no tear o shed no tear the flowers will bloom another year i do ado i fly i do i vanish in the heavens blue i do i do

john keats

end of section 13 read by kara shallenberg on october 12 2006 in oceanside california

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Poems Every Child Should Know 13 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain
poems every child should know edited by mary e burt section 13 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems old grimes song of life and fairy song part two continued old grimes old grimes is an heirloom an antique gem we learn it as a matter of course for its sparkle and glow old grimes is dead that good old man we now shall see him more he used to wear a long black coat all buttoned down before his heart was open as the day his feelings all were true his hair was some inclined to gray he wore it in a queue he lived at peace with all mankind in friendship he was true his coat had pocket holes behind his pantaloons were blue he modest merit sought to find and pay it its dessert he had no malice in his mind no ruffles on his shirt his neighbors he did not abuse was sociable and gay he wore large buckles on his shoes and changed them every day his knowledge hid from public gays he did not bring to view nor make a noise town meeting days as many people do his worldly goods he never threw in trust to fortune's chances but lived as all his brothers do in easy circumstances thus undisturbed by anxious cares his peaceful moments ran and everybody said he was a fine old gentleman albert gorton green

song of life a traveler on a dusty road strewed acorns on the lea and one took root and sprouted up and grew into a tree love sought its shade at evening time to breathe its early vows and age was pleased in heights of noon to bask beneath its boughs the dormouse loved its dangling twigs the sweet bird's music bore it stood a glory in its place a blessing ever more a little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern a passing stranger scooped a well where weary men might turn he walled it in and hung with care a ladle on the brink he thought not of the deed he did but judged that toil might drink he passed again and lo the well by summer never dried had cooled ten thousand parched tongues and saved a life beside a nameless man amid the crowd that thronged the daily mart let fall a word of hope and love unstudied from the heart a whisper on the tumult throne a transitory breath it raised a brother from the dust it saved a soul from death o germ o fount o word of love o thought at random cast ye were but little at the first but mighty at the last charles mckay fairy song

shed no tear oh shed no tear the flower will bloom another year weep no more oh weep no more young buds sleep in the root's white core dry your eyes oh dry your eyes for i was taught in paradise to ease my breast of melodies shed no tear overhead look overhead among the blossoms white and red look up look up i flutter now on this flush pomegranate bow see me tis the silvery bell ever cures the good man's ill shed no tear o shed no tear the flowers will bloom another year i do ado i fly i do i vanish in the heavens blue i do i do

john keats

end of section 13 read by kara shallenberg on october 12 2006 in oceanside california

you

Poems Every Child Should Know 12 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain.
poems every child should know edited by mary e bert section 12 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems the butterfly and the bee an incident of the french camp and robert of lincoln part two continued the butterfly and the bee the butterfly and the bee by william lyle bowles 1762 to 1850 is recommended by some school girls it carries a lesson in favor of the worker me thought i heard a butterfly say to a laboring bee thou hast no colors of the sky on painted wings like me poor child of vanity those dyes and colors bright and rare with mild reproof the bee replies are all beneath my care content i toil from mourn to eve and scorning idleness to tribes of gaudy sloth i leave the venti of dress william lyle bowles

an incident of the french camp an incident of the french camp by robert browning 1812 to 1889 is included in this volume out of regard to a boy of eight years who did not care for many poems but this one stirred his heart to its depths

you know we french stormed rethisbone a mile or so away on a little mound napoleon stood on our storming day with neck out thrust you fancy how legs wide arms locked behind as if to balance the prone brow oppressive with its mind just as perhaps he mused my plans that soar to earth may fall let once my army leader lannis waver at yonder wall out twixed the battery smokes there flew a rider bound on bound full galloping nor bridle drew until he reached the mound then off there flung in smiling joy and held himself erect by just his horse's mane a boy you hardly could suspect so tight he kept his lips compressed scarce any blood came through you looked twice air you saw his breast was all but shot in two well cried he emperor by god's grace we've got you retispon the marshals in the marketplace and you'll be there anon to see your flag bird flap his vans where eye to heart's desire perched him the chief's eye flashed his plans soared up again like fire the chief's eye flashed but presently softened itself as sheathes a film the mother eagle's eye when her bruised eaglet breathes you're wounded nay the soldier's pride touched to the quick he said i'm killed sire and his chief beside smiling the boy fell dead

robert browning

robert of lincoln robert of lincoln by william cullen bryant 1794-1800

is one of the finest bird poems ever written it finds a place here because i have seen it used effectively as a memory gem in the cook county normal school colonel parker school year after year and because my own pupils invariably like to commit it to memory with the child of six to the student of 20 years it stands a source of delight

merrily swinging on briar and weed near to the nest of his little dame over the mountainside or mead robert of lincoln is telling his name bubble link bubble link sphinx banks pink snug and safe in this nest of hours hidden among the summer flowers chi chi-chi robert of lincoln is gaily dressed wearing a bright black wedding coat white are his shoulders and white his crest hear him call in his merry note bubble ink bubble link spinx bank [ __ ] look what a nice new coat is mine sure there was never a bird so fine

robert of lincoln's quaker wife pretty and quiet with plain brown wings passing at home a patient life broods in the grass while her husband sings bubble link bubble link sphinx banks pink brood kind creature you need not fear thieves and robbers while i am here chichi modest and shy as a nun is she one weak chirp is her only note braggart and prince of braggarts is he pouring boasts from his little throat bubbling bubble link spring spanx pink never was i afraid of man catch me cowardly nails if you can gt six white eggs on a bed of hay flecked with purple a pretty sight there as the mother sits all day robert is singing with all his might bubble...

Poems Every Child Should Know 12 Free Audiobooks Children's Book Club Public Domain.
poems every child should know edited by mary e bert section 12 read for librivox.org by kara shallenberg this section contains the following poems the butterfly and the bee an incident of the french camp and robert of lincoln part two continued the butterfly and the bee the butterfly and the bee by william lyle bowles 1762 to 1850 is recommended by some school girls it carries a lesson in favor of the worker me thought i heard a butterfly say to a laboring bee thou hast no colors of the sky on painted wings like me poor child of vanity those dyes and colors bright and rare with mild reproof the bee replies are all beneath my care content i toil from mourn to eve and scorning idleness to tribes of gaudy sloth i leave the venti of dress william lyle bowles

an incident of the french camp an incident of the french camp by robert browning 1812 to 1889 is included in this volume out of regard to a boy of eight years who did not care for many poems but this one stirred his heart to its depths

you know we french stormed rethisbone a mile or so away on a little mound napoleon stood on our storming day with neck out thrust you fancy how legs wide arms locked behind as if to balance the prone brow oppressive with its mind just as perhaps he mused my plans that soar to earth may fall let once my army leader lannis waver at yonder wall out twixed the battery smokes there flew a rider bound on bound full galloping nor bridle drew until he reached the mound then off there flung in smiling joy and held himself erect by just his horse's mane a boy you hardly could suspect so tight he kept his lips compressed scarce any blood came through you looked twice air you saw his breast was all but shot in two well cried he emperor by god's grace we've got you retispon the marshals in the marketplace and you'll be there anon to see your flag bird flap his vans where eye to heart's desire perched him the chief's eye flashed his plans soared up again like fire the chief's eye flashed but presently softened itself as sheathes a film the mother eagle's eye when her bruised eaglet breathes you're wounded nay the soldier's pride touched to the quick he said i'm killed sire and his chief beside smiling the boy fell dead

robert browning

robert of lincoln robert of lincoln by william cullen bryant 1794-1800

is one of the finest bird poems ever written it finds a place here because i have seen it used effectively as a memory gem in the cook county normal school colonel parker school year after year and because my own pupils invariably like to commit it to memory with the child of six to the student of 20 years it stands a source of delight

merrily swinging on briar and weed near to the nest of his little dame over the mountainside or mead robert of lincoln is telling his name bubble link bubble link sphinx banks pink snug and safe in this nest of hours hidden among the summer flowers chi chi-chi robert of lincoln is gaily dressed wearing a bright black wedding coat white are his shoulders and white his crest hear him call in his merry note bubble ink bubble link spinx bank [ __ ] look what a nice new coat is mine sure there was never a bird so fine

robert of lincoln's quaker wife pretty and quiet with plain brown wings passing at home a patient life broods in the grass while her husband sings bubble link bubble link sphinx banks pink brood kind creature you need not fear thieves and robbers while i am here chichi modest and shy as a nun is she one weak chirp is her only note braggart and prince of braggarts is he pouring boasts from his little throat bubbling bubble link spring spanx pink never was i afraid of man catch me cowardly nails if you can gt six white eggs on a bed of hay flecked with purple a pretty sight there as the mother sits all day robert is singing with all his might bubble...