Introduction to the English Reader; Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Calculated to Improve the Younger Classes of Learners, in Reading: And to Imbue Their Minds with the Love of Virtue, with Rules and Observations for Assisting Children to Read with Propriety ...George Sherman, 1814 - 216 Seiten |
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... honours and pleasures of a vain world ? Pride , ( to use the emphatical words of a sacred wri- ter ) was not made for man . How can we spend our time foolishly , when we know that we must give an account hereafter , of our thoughts ...
... honours and pleasures of a vain world ? Pride , ( to use the emphatical words of a sacred wri- ter ) was not made for man . How can we spend our time foolishly , when we know that we must give an account hereafter , of our thoughts ...
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... honoured and obeyed ; where brothers and sisters dwell together in love and harmony ; where peace and order reign ; where there is no law but the law of kindness and wisdom ; is surely a most delightful and interesting spectacle ...
... honoured and obeyed ; where brothers and sisters dwell together in love and harmony ; where peace and order reign ; where there is no law but the law of kindness and wisdom ; is surely a most delightful and interesting spectacle ...
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... honour to his memo- ry . A certain soldier in the Macedonian army , had , in various instances , distinguished himself by extraor dinary acts of valour ; and had received many marks of Philip's favour and approbation . On a particular ...
... honour to his memo- ry . A certain soldier in the Macedonian army , had , in various instances , distinguished himself by extraor dinary acts of valour ; and had received many marks of Philip's favour and approbation . On a particular ...
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... honour , and the happiness of an honest man ! No ; I have kept her for you , in order to make you a present worthy of you and of me . The only gratitude I require of you , for this inestimable gift , is , that you will be a friend to ...
... honour , and the happiness of an honest man ! No ; I have kept her for you , in order to make you a present worthy of you and of me . The only gratitude I require of you , for this inestimable gift , is , that you will be a friend to ...
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... honour , should prevent him from endeavouring to accomplish it . " He begged to know whether he might be allowed six months to ac- quire the knowledge of some manual art . The father , pleased with the young man's resolution and ...
... honour , should prevent him from endeavouring to accomplish it . " He begged to know whether he might be allowed six months to ac- quire the knowledge of some manual art . The father , pleased with the young man's resolution and ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Arachne Aram ARTABANES BARBAULD beauty behold bless blest bosom bread breast brother brother crying CANUTE Catharina Chærecrates cheer creatures cries dear dirty country duty e'er earth endeavour Euphronius ev'ry eyes father faults favours fear flowers folly fortune fruit give gratitude hand happiness hast hear Heav'n heav'nly honour human insect kind king labour Lamb Lamprocles live Livonia look looking-glass Lord louis-d'or mankind mind molehill morning mother nature ne'er never night nosegay o'er OFFA parents passions peace PERCIVAL Perrin persons pismire pleasure poor pow'r praise pursue replied rest rich rill rise ROBBER SECTION III SECTION VII shar'd shine sing slaves sleep smile Socrates sorrows soul stranger stream sweet taught tears tempest tender thee thine thing thou thought Thracian thro thy heart tree universal song virtue voice whistle wings wisdom words young youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 167 - Happy the man*, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire.
Seite 103 - 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...
Seite 194 - And labours hard to store it well With the sweet food she makes. In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.
Seite 153 - Rest, little Young One, rest ; thou hast forgot the day When my Father found thee first in places far away ; Many flocks were on the hills, but thou wert own'd by none. And thy mother from thy side for evermore was gone.
Seite 187 - Hark ! they whisper ; angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. . What is this absorbs me quite ! Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul!
Seite 195 - Though they bloom and look gay like the rose; Yet all our fond care to preserve them is vain, Time kills them as fast as he goes. Then I'll not be proud of my youth or my beauty, Since both of them wither and fade; But gain a good name by well doing my duty, This will scent like a rose when I'm dead.
Seite 168 - Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, 'You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again.' As the door on its hinges, so he on his bed, Turns his sides and his shoulders and his heavy head. 'A little more sleep, and a little more slumber...
Seite 175 - BEHOLD, where, in a mortal form, Appears each grace divine ; The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine. 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 3...
Seite 172 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows ? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who tanght that heaven-directed spire to rise ? ' The Man of Ross,
Seite 167 - ... fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.