The Young Man's Best Companion and Guide to Useful KnowledgeT. Kinnersley, 1815 - 476 Seiten |
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... mountain of knowledge and truth , should at- tempt at once to bound from its base to its summit , would speedily convince the world that he was equally devoid of common under- standing as of the talents and genius of the model of his ...
... mountain of knowledge and truth , should at- tempt at once to bound from its base to its summit , would speedily convince the world that he was equally devoid of common under- standing as of the talents and genius of the model of his ...
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... . Geography Latitudes and longitutes of places 323 Tides and tide - tables 333 Winds , light , & c . 335 Europe Heights of mountains England Scotland Ireland 338 341 347 352 358 " Denmark and Norway 363 Sweden 364 Russia 365 The ...
... . Geography Latitudes and longitutes of places 323 Tides and tide - tables 333 Winds , light , & c . 335 Europe Heights of mountains England Scotland Ireland 338 341 347 352 358 " Denmark and Norway 363 Sweden 364 Russia 365 The ...
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... mountains , hills , lakes , rivers , marshes , woods , heaths , arable and pasture lands , cities , towns , villages , churches , country seats , canals , roads , bridges , & c . & c . The map of the world is generally given in two ...
... mountains , hills , lakes , rivers , marshes , woods , heaths , arable and pasture lands , cities , towns , villages , churches , country seats , canals , roads , bridges , & c . & c . The map of the world is generally given in two ...
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... mountains , rivers , lakes , seas , islands , and all other remarkable objects on the face of the globe . The term geography is formed from two Greek words , signifying in general a description of the earth ; and it is divided into ...
... mountains , rivers , lakes , seas , islands , and all other remarkable objects on the face of the globe . The term geography is formed from two Greek words , signifying in general a description of the earth ; and it is divided into ...
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... ( mountains are here not considered ) bounded on all sides by the sea or the heavens . More attentive and sagacious observers however were long ago persuaded that the earth is a round ball or globe , maintaining its appointed station ...
... ( mountains are here not considered ) bounded on all sides by the sea or the heavens . More attentive and sagacious observers however were long ago persuaded that the earth is a round ball or globe , maintaining its appointed station ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 425 - 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 ; While 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.
Seite 5 - A, a; B, b; C, c ; D, d; E, e ; F, f; G, g; H, h; I, i; J, j; K, k ; L, 1; M, m ; N, n ; O, o ; P, p ; Q, q ; R, r S, s ; T, t; U, u ; V, v ; W, w; X, x ; Y, y ; Z, z.
Seite 32 - Each works its end, to move or govern all: And to their proper operation still Ascribe all good; to their improper, ill. Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul; Reason's comparing balance rules the whole. Man, but for that, no action could attend, And but for this, were active to no end...
Seite 32 - XX. When the qualities of different things are compared, the latter noun or pronoun is not governed by the conjunction than or as, but agrees with the verb, or is governed by the verb or the preposition, expressed or understood : as, " Thou art wiser than I;
Seite 41 - Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature...
Seite 81 - January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31.
Seite 24 - ... for hidden; held, for holden, frequently: bid, for bidden; begot, for begotten, once or twice: in which, and a few other like words, it may perhaps be allowed as a Contraction. And in some of these Custom has established it beyond recovery. In the rest it seems wholly inexcusable. The absurdity of it will be plainly perceived in the example of some of these Verbs, which Custom has not so perverted. We should be immediately shocked at I have knew, I have saw, I have gave, &c: but our ears are...
Seite 28 - An explicative sentence is when a thing is said to be or not to be, to do or not to do, to suffer or not to suffer, in a direct manner ; as, ' I am ; thou writest ; Thomas is Joved.
Seite 24 - This general inclination and tendency of the language, seems to have given occasion to the introducing of a very great Corruption; by which the Form of the Past Time is confounded with that of the Participle in these Verbs, few in proportion, which have them quite different from one another. This confusion prevails greatly in common discourse, and is too much authorised by the example of some of our best Writers.
Seite 31 - This is an idiom, which our language is strongly inclined to : it prevails in common conversation, and suits very well with the familiar style in writing: but the placing of the preposition before...