National PreceptorWoodford & Company, 1845 - 336 páginas |
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... natural progress of the mind . Where emotions are excited , there is little need of rules for their expres- sion . Questions like the following are often asked : -- Why do children and youth more frequently fail in good reading , than ...
... natural progress of the mind . Where emotions are excited , there is little need of rules for their expres- sion . Questions like the following are often asked : -- Why do children and youth more frequently fail in good reading , than ...
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... nature , and to negations contrasted with affirmations ; as , If ye love mé , keep my commandments . The kingdom of God is not in words , but in power . PAUSES . Pauses are distinguished into two kinds ; viz . The Grammatical Pause ...
... nature , and to negations contrasted with affirmations ; as , If ye love mé , keep my commandments . The kingdom of God is not in words , but in power . PAUSES . Pauses are distinguished into two kinds ; viz . The Grammatical Pause ...
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... natural or middle pitch , the high pitch , -and the low pitch . The natural or middle pitch is that which is heard in com- mon conversation . The high pitch is used in calling to one at a distance . The low pitch is employed when we ...
... natural or middle pitch , the high pitch , -and the low pitch . The natural or middle pitch is that which is heard in com- mon conversation . The high pitch is used in calling to one at a distance . The low pitch is employed when we ...
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... Nature of True Eloquence , 126 The Perfect Orator , 127. Rolla's Address to the Peruvians , 245 D. Webster . 254 Sheridan . 254 132. Character of William Pitt , 133. Character of the Puritans , 134. Character of Washington , 138 ...
... Nature of True Eloquence , 126 The Perfect Orator , 127. Rolla's Address to the Peruvians , 245 D. Webster . 254 Sheridan . 254 132. Character of William Pitt , 133. Character of the Puritans , 134. Character of Washington , 138 ...
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... nature ! He broke or bit through his bonds ; escaping , returned to the grave , and never quitted it more ! It was in vain they endeavored to bring him back . 8. They carried him food , but he ate no longer ! For four and twenty hours ...
... nature ! He broke or bit through his bonds ; escaping , returned to the grave , and never quitted it more ! It was in vain they endeavored to bring him back . 8. They carried him food , but he ate no longer ! For four and twenty hours ...
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Términos y frases comunes
army Arth battle beauty behold black crows blood born Bowl brave Calais called Capt Cesar Charlestown Christmas Evans command Commonwealth of England cried dark dead death dervis died earth endeavored enemy eyes father fear fire Gelert give glory grave Greece ground hand happy hath head hear heard heart heaven hill honor Hornby hour Jerusalem Jews Jugurtha king LESSON live look lord master mind miserable morning never night noble o'er Ortogrul passed passion Persian Empire pleasure Pompey poor pray Pronounced Pythias redout replied returned rich Roman Rome Romulus and Remus Sir Rob slaves sleep smile Socrates soldiers soul spirit sweet tears tell temple thee thine thing thou art thou hast thought Titus truth turned twas uncle Toby virtue voice wise words young youth
Pasajes populares
Página 331 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms— the day Battle's magnificently stern array!
Página 159 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Página 281 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love ? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir.
Página 300 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 285 - No matter where; of comfort no man speak: Let's talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs; Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth...
Página 253 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Página 159 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Página 298 - tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there's the respect...
Página 281 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who having eyes see not, and having ears hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
Página 187 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.