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... correct them , his imitative powers will be more influenced by error than by rectitude . Besides , children , in detecting and amending errors , feel their own powers ; and however small the exercise may be , it is a most pleasing and ...
... correct them , his imitative powers will be more influenced by error than by rectitude . Besides , children , in detecting and amending errors , feel their own powers ; and however small the exercise may be , it is a most pleasing and ...
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... correct , in regular order , the orthographical exer- cises attached to the particular rules . 4. In this stage of his progress , he may vary his employment , by occasionally parsing the promiscu- ous exercises , contained in the ninth ...
... correct , in regular order , the orthographical exer- cises attached to the particular rules . 4. In this stage of his progress , he may vary his employment , by occasionally parsing the promiscu- ous exercises , contained in the ninth ...
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... correct , in writing , the false construction of the exercises be- longing to it . Thus , he is to proceed , rule by rule , till the whole is finished . * The learner should now be , occasionally , employed in parsing the promiscu- ous ...
... correct , in writing , the false construction of the exercises be- longing to it . Thus , he is to proceed , rule by rule , till the whole is finished . * The learner should now be , occasionally , employed in parsing the promiscu- ous ...
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... correct ; because the verb visited is in the imperfect tense , and yet used here to express an action , not only past , but prior to the time referred to by the verb returned , to which it relates . By the thirteenth rule of syntax ...
... correct ; because the verb visited is in the imperfect tense , and yet used here to express an action , not only past , but prior to the time referred to by the verb returned , to which it relates . By the thirteenth rule of syntax ...
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... correct and elegant style . " The following extract of a letter from LINDLEY MUR- RAY will shew his opinion of the merits of COLLINS & Co.'s editions of his works . " I am much indebted to Collins & Co. for the neat and correct manner ...
... correct and elegant style . " The following extract of a letter from LINDLEY MUR- RAY will shew his opinion of the merits of COLLINS & Co.'s editions of his works . " I am much indebted to Collins & Co. for the neat and correct manner ...
Common terms and phrases
acquainted with objects adjective adverb agree appear attention beauty benevolence blamable blessings brother censure CHAP conduct conference Conjugate the following dangers and labours Demosthenes disappointments duty earth endeavoured esteem evil examples are adapted exer Exercises favour following verbs folly gism governed Grammar happy HARVARD COLLEGE heart honour hope human imperative mood improve indicative mood infinitive mood JANUARY 25 king knowledge language learner light to spring live mind ness never nominative notes and observations nouns observations under RULE omitted ourselves Parsing Parsing Table passions peace perfect tenses perpetual piety pleasure plural number possess preposition present primeval dark principle proper reason receive render reward riches riety Rules of Syntax SECT sentences sentiments singular number spring from primeval subjunctive mood substantive temper tences tense thee things third person Thou art vice virtue virtue rewards virtuous wise words Write the following youth
Popular passages
Page 97 - The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Page 91 - The centre mov'd, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace ; His country next, and next all human race ; Wide and more wide, th...
Page 18 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Page 17 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 17 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Page 89 - No powers of body or of soul to share, But what his nature and his state can bear. Why has not man a microscopic eye ? For this plain reason, man is not a fly. Say what the use were finer optics given, T...
Page 91 - WHEN all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Page 91 - Man, like the generous vine, supported lives ; The strength he gains is from th' embrace he gives. On their own axis as the planets run, Yet make at once their circle round the sun ; So two consistent motions act the soul, And one regards itself, and one the whole. Thus God and nature link'd the general frame, And bade self-love and social be the same.
Page 86 - Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you.
Page 91 - See the sole bliss heaven could on all bestow ! Which who but feels can taste, but thinks can know : Yet poor with fortune, and with learning blind, The bad must miss, the good untaught will find : Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through nature up to nature's God ; Pursues that chain which links th...