The American Preceptor Improved: Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking. Designed for the Use of SchoolsE. Peck, 1826 - 228 Seiten |
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... received as truths ; how many , now received as truths , will in their turn be despised ? Of what then can man be certain ? 27. An immoderate desire of riches is a poison lodged in the soul . It contaminates and destroys every thing ...
... received as truths ; how many , now received as truths , will in their turn be despised ? Of what then can man be certain ? 27. An immoderate desire of riches is a poison lodged in the soul . It contaminates and destroys every thing ...
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... ) Your Majesty will pardon the ill usage you have received . The King draws his sword . His Majesty surely will not kill a servant for doing his du ty too faithfully . King . No , my good fellow . So far 32 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
... ) Your Majesty will pardon the ill usage you have received . The King draws his sword . His Majesty surely will not kill a servant for doing his du ty too faithfully . King . No , my good fellow . So far 32 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
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... received secret intelligence of their design , or repented of his weakness , or both , is uncertain ; but he surprised the audience by a declaration very different from what was expected . 13. After explaining his sense of what he owed ...
... received secret intelligence of their design , or repented of his weakness , or both , is uncertain ; but he surprised the audience by a declaration very different from what was expected . 13. After explaining his sense of what he owed ...
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... received : for he shunned intercourse with the new race , born since he had been exiled from the world ; and he pass- ed his time in the midst of Paris , in the same solitude as he had done whilst confined in a dungeon for almost half a ...
... received : for he shunned intercourse with the new race , born since he had been exiled from the world ; and he pass- ed his time in the midst of Paris , in the same solitude as he had done whilst confined in a dungeon for almost half a ...
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... receiving the child , it of right belonged to the poor man who had shown such humanity in keeping it , when he was so ill able to afford any additional expense . THE UNFORTUNATE PHILANTHROPIST . IN the year 1775 , a ship lying at anchor ...
... receiving the child , it of right belonged to the poor man who had shown such humanity in keeping it , when he was so ill able to afford any additional expense . THE UNFORTUNATE PHILANTHROPIST . IN the year 1775 , a ship lying at anchor ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
animal appear arms Athenians Aunt Aunt Betty behold blood brethren Brutus Calais called captain carried Cassius Cato Cesar child Cortez Council of Ten creatures cried death Demosthenes Egypt endeavour enemies eyes falls father FERNANDO CORTEZ gentleman give glory governour Hamet hand happy hath hear heart Heaven honour horrour human Indians island Joseph kill king land liberty lion lives look Massa Fenton mean ment Mexican empire Miller mind morning mother MOUNT ETNA neighbour Nero never night obliged parents person Pocahontas poor Powhatan prison publick Rolla Roman savage Scrape sent ship shore Sicily side slaves soldier soon speak SPEECH suffer superiour tears tell thee Themistocles thing thou hast tion unhappy unto Venice virtue Walter Manny wife William Penn words wretched young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 36 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 207 - 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, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him. For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood : I only speak right on...
Seite 15 - Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine...
Seite 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.
Seite 14 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours.
Seite 207 - O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what ! weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.