The universal spelling book; or, A new and easy guide to the English languagePublished and sold by all the booksellers, and by R. & W. Dean, Printers, 1800 - 256 pages |
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Page 39
... Brother Tommy , because he would not play with them , but Tommy told him plainly he would never play at all , rather than play with fuch wicked fwearing Boys ; for , fays he , they will be your ruin , Brother Harry , and you know it ...
... Brother Tommy , because he would not play with them , but Tommy told him plainly he would never play at all , rather than play with fuch wicked fwearing Boys ; for , fays he , they will be your ruin , Brother Harry , and you know it ...
Page 40
... Brother Tommy addreffed him . He talked in fo gave him and manly a manner to his Brother Harry , and and Aunt , advice , that he got the good will of his Uncle furprised all that heard him . Harry after this goes on " Tetty well for ...
... Brother Tommy addreffed him . He talked in fo gave him and manly a manner to his Brother Harry , and and Aunt , advice , that he got the good will of his Uncle furprised all that heard him . Harry after this goes on " Tetty well for ...
Page 41
... Brother , continues to follow bad company , and now , having money , he is perfuaded ( and foolishly . perfuades himself ) that he can live better from his Uncle than with him therefore he refolves that his Uncle's and Brother's advice ...
... Brother , continues to follow bad company , and now , having money , he is perfuaded ( and foolishly . perfuades himself ) that he can live better from his Uncle than with him therefore he refolves that his Uncle's and Brother's advice ...
Page 42
... brother Harry fo debafed by his folly , yet as he found Harry would not come near him , he refolved ( if poffible ) to find him out , and talk to him once more concerning his unhappy life ; for who knows , fays he , but the respect I ...
... brother Harry fo debafed by his folly , yet as he found Harry would not come near him , he refolved ( if poffible ) to find him out , and talk to him once more concerning his unhappy life ; for who knows , fays he , but the respect I ...
Page 43
... brother Harry , fays Tommy , I have now no hopes of you ! Yet as God has profpered me , it is my duty to ferve you as a brother ; I will therefore make you an offer before this gentleman , which , if you accept of it , muft certainly be ...
... brother Harry , fays Tommy , I have now no hopes of you ! Yet as God has profpered me , it is my duty to ferve you as a brother ; I will therefore make you an offer before this gentleman , which , if you accept of it , muft certainly be ...
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Adverbs alfo alſo Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Divinity bad company bassador becauſe belonging beſt Bird Book burn called cheat Child Church Confonants death Dipthongs Divinity Doctor of Divinity doth Duty eaſy Engliſh faid fame Father fays fear fecond fhall fhews fhort fhould fignifies follow fome fometimes foon four Syllables fuch fuffering give Gresham College Harry's helping Verbs Herb Honour Imperative Mood Inftruction irregular Verbs joined juft Learning Leffons LESSON Lord Mafter Man's Name mean mind Mood neuter Nouns Subftantive Number Optative Mood Paffive Participle Parents Perfon Place pleaſe Plural Pofitive Potential Mood Pray prefent Tenfe Prepofitions Preter Tenfe pronounced Ro-bust ſay Sentence ſhall Singular ſmall Sorrow ſpeak Speech TABLE thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe Thoſe thou three Syllables Tommy and Harry Uncle Underſtanding unto uſed Vowels wicked wife Words write Youth
Popular passages
Page 27 - Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Page 26 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Page 31 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 21 - My duty towards God, is to believe in him, to fear him, and to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and with all my strength; to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his Word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life.
Page 29 - ... a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing...
Page 26 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Page 106 - LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord ; and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Page 32 - Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Page 30 - OLORD, thou hast searched me out, and known me; thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine uprising ; thou understandest my thoughts long before.
Page 30 - Or whither shall I go then from thy presence? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there: If I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.