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... enemy ; whereas , in passing it over , he is superior . 7. A lion and a tiger jointly seized on a young fawn , and then fought to decide whose property it should be , At last , through loss of blood , they were both com- pelled to lie ...
... enemy ; whereas , in passing it over , he is superior . 7. A lion and a tiger jointly seized on a young fawn , and then fought to decide whose property it should be , At last , through loss of blood , they were both com- pelled to lie ...
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... enemy . Every man , however little , makes a figure in his own eyes ; but self love is the mother of mistake . Therefore be humble - judge not too highly of thyself , and think not too meanly of others . 16. A stag , when quenching his ...
... enemy . Every man , however little , makes a figure in his own eyes ; but self love is the mother of mistake . Therefore be humble - judge not too highly of thyself , and think not too meanly of others . 16. A stag , when quenching his ...
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... enemy , they were appeased and induced to return to their duty by the following fable , which one of the wisest and best of the senators addressed to them . " The members , " said he , " of the human body , taking some offence at the ...
... enemy , they were appeased and induced to return to their duty by the following fable , which one of the wisest and best of the senators addressed to them . " The members , " said he , " of the human body , taking some offence at the ...
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... enemy . Sloth impairs the health , and shortens life . It is also the parent of vice and misery ; for standing waters putrify ; and , as man was made for action , he must be employed - if it is not in doing good , it will be assuredly ...
... enemy . Sloth impairs the health , and shortens life . It is also the parent of vice and misery ; for standing waters putrify ; and , as man was made for action , he must be employed - if it is not in doing good , it will be assuredly ...
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... enemy - all for want of a little care about a horse shoe nail . 38. If a man would be wealthy , he must also think of saving by frugality , as well as getting by industry . " Get what you can , and what you get hold , " is the Stone ...
... enemy - all for want of a little care about a horse shoe nail . 38. If a man would be wealthy , he must also think of saving by frugality , as well as getting by industry . " Get what you can , and what you get hold , " is the Stone ...
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A Selection of Moral Lessons, Natural History, Bible Lessons, and Poetry Alexander Spencer Pré-visualização indisponível - 2019 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Africa animal attack barn owl beautiful belly birds body called carried chiefly Christ clouds cock colour common Corn Crake creature crow Crow Tribe danger dart death earth elephant enemy eternity evil eyes falconry feathers feet fierce fish flesh flock FORDOUN frequently frog God's ground habits hair happy hare HARE AND TORTOISE head heaven Holy horns horse hyæna infinitive mood inhabitants insects king kingdom of Judah labour land length light lion live Lord mood motion mountains mouth native nature nest night nouns o'er Oh Mercy OLNEY HYMN pluperfect plural prey prophets quadrupeds racter rein-deer sheep Sing singular skin snow snow drop species spring strength SUBJUNCTIVE Mood tail Tense thee thing thou tortoise trees tribe verb voice weasel whole wild wings winter wisdom wood word young Zedekiah
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Página 124 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense. Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Página 122 - See here thy pictured life; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene.
Página 101 - And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
Página 121 - Tis brightness all, save where the new snow melts Along the mazy current. Low the woods Bow their hoar head ; and ere the languid Sun, Faint from the west, emits his evening ray, Earth's universal face, deep hid, and chill, Is one wild dazzling waste, that buries wide The works of man.
Página 17 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Página 117 - And see where surly WINTER passes off, Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts : His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill, The shatter'd forest, and the ravag'd vale ; While softer gales succeed, at whose kind touch, Dissolving snows in livid torrents lost, The mountains lift their green heads to the sky.
Página 123 - Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view ! The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valleys, warm and low ; The windy summit, wild and high, "Roughly rushing on the sky ! The pleasant seat, the ruin'd tower, The naked rock, the shady bower ; The town and village, dome and farm, Each give each a double charm, As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm.
Página 18 - When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Página 119 - The careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance.
Página 16 - What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy. Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.