The American Preceptor Improved: Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking. Designed for the Use of the SchoolsJ.H.A. Frost, 1837 - 228 páginas |
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... poor culprit assured the judge that he was not guilty of the robbery , and there were people , if he had time to find them , who could prove that , at the time it was committed , he was in another part of the country . At this moment ...
... poor culprit assured the judge that he was not guilty of the robbery , and there were people , if he had time to find them , who could prove that , at the time it was committed , he was in another part of the country . At this moment ...
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... poor wretch happened to catch sight of the stranger , and fell backwards on the floor . 7. He was , however , with some difficulty recovered , when the judge humanely inquired into the cause of his ex- travagant behaviour . The poor ...
... poor wretch happened to catch sight of the stranger , and fell backwards on the floor . 7. He was , however , with some difficulty recovered , when the judge humanely inquired into the cause of his ex- travagant behaviour . The poor ...
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... poor , scrupulous lad should show any com- punctions of conscience about it , I would have his mother partake of the stolen fruit , and eat it with keener appetite than she does any of her own , or her husband's lawfully acquired ...
... poor , scrupulous lad should show any com- punctions of conscience about it , I would have his mother partake of the stolen fruit , and eat it with keener appetite than she does any of her own , or her husband's lawfully acquired ...
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... poor , upon the principle of charity , why should not the poor take their share without the formality of asking consent ? He will now become a thief in good earnest ; and finding it easier , at least as he imagines , to support himself ...
... poor , upon the principle of charity , why should not the poor take their share without the formality of asking consent ? He will now become a thief in good earnest ; and finding it easier , at least as he imagines , to support himself ...
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... poor entertainment as a miller can give , you shall be welcome to stay here till morning , and then I will go with you myself . King . And cannot you go with me to - night ? Miller . No , not if you were the king himself . King . Then I ...
... poor entertainment as a miller can give , you shall be welcome to stay here till morning , and then I will go with you myself . King . And cannot you go with me to - night ? Miller . No , not if you were the king himself . King . Then I ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 17 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen; and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast. And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
Página 211 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man...
Página 64 - And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come; for which hope's sake, King Agrippa I am accused of the Jews.
Página 73 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Página 64 - Which thing I also did in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Página 16 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Página 17 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Página 174 - Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound. As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care, Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air, Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs, By day o'ersees them, and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms, Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised Father of the future age.
Página 55 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain...
Página 198 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touched his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world, But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large...