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... honour An hostler The Garden The fields The rainbow The clouds The scholars ' duty The horizon Virtue The vices Temperance A variety George The Rhine A prince A rivulet The Humber . Gregory The Pope An inclination The undertaking ...
... honour An hostler The Garden The fields The rainbow The clouds The scholars ' duty The horizon Virtue The vices Temperance A variety George The Rhine A prince A rivulet The Humber . Gregory The Pope An inclination The undertaking ...
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... honour them , You encourage us . They commend her . Thou dost improve . He assisted me . We completed our jour . ney . Our hopes did flatter us . They have deceived me . Your expectation has failed . Know yourselves .. Let them advance ...
... honour them , You encourage us . They commend her . Thou dost improve . He assisted me . We completed our jour . ney . Our hopes did flatter us . They have deceived me . Your expectation has failed . Know yourselves .. Let them advance ...
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... honoured . To be trusted , we must be virtuous . To have been admired , availed him little . We should have consi- dered . To see the sun is pleasant . To live well is honour- able . To have conquered him- self was his highest praise ...
... honoured . To be trusted , we must be virtuous . To have been admired , availed him little . We should have consi- dered . To see the sun is pleasant . To live well is honour- able . To have conquered him- self was his highest praise ...
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... honour , abase , amuse , slight , enlighten , dis- please , envelop , bereave . Conjugate the following verbs , in the indicative mood , pluperfect and first future tenses : fly , con- trive , know , devise , choose , come , see , go ...
... honour , abase , amuse , slight , enlighten , dis- please , envelop , bereave . Conjugate the following verbs , in the indicative mood , pluperfect and first future tenses : fly , con- trive , know , devise , choose , come , see , go ...
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... honour . How feeble are the attractions of the fairest form , when nothing within corresponds to them ! Piety and virtue are particularly graceful and be- coming in youth . Can we , untouched by gratitude , view that pro- fusion of good ...
... honour . How feeble are the attractions of the fairest form , when nothing within corresponds to them ! Piety and virtue are particularly graceful and be- coming in youth . Can we , untouched by gratitude , view that pro- fusion of good ...
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21st edit adjective adverb appear attention beauty benevolence blessings censure CHAP cheerful conduct correct dangers Demosthenes disappointments disposition distress duty earth endeavour English language esteem evil exer Exercises favour following verbs folly gentle give governed Gram Grammar happiness heart honour hope human imperative mood imperfect tense improve indicative mood knowledge labours language learned learner light to spring live manner ment mind nature ness neuter gender never nominative notes and observations nouns objective observations under RULE occasion Orthography ourselves Parsing passions peace pleasure plural number possess preposition present principles promoting pronoun proper reason receive regular verb religion render reward riches Rules of Syntax SECT sentences sentiments silent e singular number spring from primeval studies subjunctive mood substantive temper tences tense thee things third person Thou art tion true vice Virtue rewards virtuous wisdom wise words Write the following young persons youth
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Page 29 - And nightly to the list'ning earth Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 147 - But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
Page 96 - And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Page 135 - 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 27 - 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 28 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.
Page 27 - Is hung on high, to poison half mankind. All fame is foreign but of true desert, Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart : One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas : And more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels Than Caesar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies ? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise ? 'Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others...
Page 137 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Page 135 - 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 28 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth...