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... the following School Book , I place it in the hands , and under the patronage of a body of men , no less respectable in private life than diligent and assiduous in the duties of their calling , and harmonious and happy in their social.
... the following School Book , I place it in the hands , and under the patronage of a body of men , no less respectable in private life than diligent and assiduous in the duties of their calling , and harmonious and happy in their social.
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... hands with advantage ; the language in which it is written being so simple and easy . The Table of Con- tents , which is copious and large , may be made to serve as a sort of Catechism , from which the pupil may be questioned as to the ...
... hands with advantage ; the language in which it is written being so simple and easy . The Table of Con- tents , which is copious and large , may be made to serve as a sort of Catechism , from which the pupil may be questioned as to the ...
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... hand into a narrow mouthed pitcher , where plenty of figs and filberts had been stowed , grasped as many as his fist could possibly hold ; but when he tried to pull out his hand again , the straitness of the neck prevented him . As he ...
... hand into a narrow mouthed pitcher , where plenty of figs and filberts had been stowed , grasped as many as his fist could possibly hold ; but when he tried to pull out his hand again , the straitness of the neck prevented him . As he ...
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... hands declared that they would work for the belly no more . The feet vowed that they would carry it no longer ; and the teeth refused to prepare a single morsel more for its use . In vain did the belly beseech them to refrain from so ...
... hands declared that they would work for the belly no more . The feet vowed that they would carry it no longer ; and the teeth refused to prepare a single morsel more for its use . In vain did the belly beseech them to refrain from so ...
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... hand , in the time of their dis- tress , and when they come to die . By being laid on a bed of sickness , we are ... hands . There is no coward like an ill conscience ; but a safe conscience makes a sound sleep , and peace with heaven is ...
... hand , in the time of their dis- tress , and when they come to die . By being laid on a bed of sickness , we are ... hands . There is no coward like an ill conscience ; but a safe conscience makes a sound sleep , and peace with heaven is ...
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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
Passagens conhecidas
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.