An Introduction to Latin Syntax,or An Exemplification of the Rules of Construction, [etc.]

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Bell & Bradfute, 1793

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Seite 105 - And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life ; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies...
Seite 204 - In order to this he set before him a sack of wheat, as it had been just threshed out of the sheaf. He then bid him pick out the chaff from among the corn, and lay it aside by itself.
Seite 43 - The hand of the generous man is like the clouds of heaven, which drop Upon the earth fruits, herbage, and flowers...
Seite 56 - ... full of blood. All men hate those that are unmindful of a kindness, and all men love a mind grateful, and mindful of a good turn. Mutual benevolence is the great bond of human society ; and without it life itself is grievous, full of fear and anxiety, and void of all comfort and...
Seite 98 - ... that they would not ascribe the villany of Appius Claudius to him ; that they would not abhor him as the murderer of his children. He told them that the life of his daughter was dearer to him than his own. After Alexander, Arrybas...
Seite 163 - Greece, upon which Darius was about to make war. Before this engagement at sea, Xerxes had sent four thousand armed men to Delphi, to plunder the temple of Apollo, as if he carried on the war, not with the Greeks only, but also with the immortal gods ; which detachment was all destroyed with rains and thunder, that he might understand how vain- the strength of men is against the gods...
Seite 80 - A faithful friend is a strong defence; and he that hath found such an one, hath found a treasure. Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable. A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him. Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright; for as he is, so shall his neighbour (that is, his friend) be also.
Seite 43 - But the heart of the envious man is gall and bitterness; his tongue spitteth venom ; the success of his neighbour breaketh his rest. " He sitteth in his cell repining; and the good that happeneth to another is to him an evil. " Hatred and malice feed upon his heart, and there is no rest in him.
Seite 19 - A kindness does not consist in that which is done or given, but in the intention of the doer or giver. My father and mother were very pious, I will implore the divine assistance, and will follow their good example. 12. Numerianus, Cams' son, a young -man of an extraordinary genius, was taken off by a plot among the Persians.
Seite 142 - That mighty hand, which once opened the windows from on high, and broke up the fountains of the great deep, will then unlock all the magazines of fire, and pour a second deluge upon the earth. The vengeful flames, kindled by the breath of the Almighty, spread themselves from the centre to the circumference.

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