The American PreceptorO. Farnsworth & Company, 1825 |
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... their minds ; for whatever they are to a certain degree , at eighteen , they will be more er less so , all the rest of their lives . 2. Nothing 2. Nothing can be of greater service to a young THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR . ' 7.
... their minds ; for whatever they are to a certain degree , at eighteen , they will be more er less so , all the rest of their lives . 2. Nothing 2. Nothing can be of greater service to a young THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR . ' 7.
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... less hurtful than that of a slanderer ; and the gilded scales of a rattlesnake , less dread- ful than the purse of the oppressor . 22. As benevolence is the most sociable of all the 22. As THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
... less hurtful than that of a slanderer ; and the gilded scales of a rattlesnake , less dread- ful than the purse of the oppressor . 22. As benevolence is the most sociable of all the 22. As THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
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... less courage at first . Terrified by the prospect of those tortures which awaited him , or overcome by the fond love of life and by the flattery of artful men , who pompously represented the dignities to which his cha- racter still ...
... less courage at first . Terrified by the prospect of those tortures which awaited him , or overcome by the fond love of life and by the flattery of artful men , who pompously represented the dignities to which his cha- racter still ...
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... less astonished than delighted with his success , had him conducted to court with a pomp suita- ble to the event , which added such distinguished lustre to their reign . His family was ennobled ; and his former priv- ileges and offices ...
... less astonished than delighted with his success , had him conducted to court with a pomp suita- ble to the event , which added such distinguished lustre to their reign . His family was ennobled ; and his former priv- ileges and offices ...
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... less shall thy fair ones to glory ascend , And genius and beauty in harmony blend ; The graces of form shali awake pure desire , And the charms of the soul ever cherish the fire : Their sweetness unmingled , their manners refin'd , And ...
... less shall thy fair ones to glory ascend , And genius and beauty in harmony blend ; The graces of form shali awake pure desire , And the charms of the soul ever cherish the fire : Their sweetness unmingled , their manners refin'd , And ...
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Page 63 - Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision ; but shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Page 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.
Page 209 - 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...
Page 209 - 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.
Page 208 - But yesterday the word of Caesar might Have stood against the world : now lies he there, And none so poor to do him reverence.
Page 134 - PITY the sorrows of a poor old man, Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door. Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span, Oh ! give relief and heaven will bless your store.
Page 171 - Rapt into future times, the Bard begun : A Virgin shall conceive, a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jesse's root behold a branch arise, Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies : The ^Ethereal spirit o'er its leaves shall move, And on its top descends the mystic Dove.
Page 16 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 15 - Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Page 34 - 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.