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... called the Sacerdotal ( or priestly ) Caste . The chief duties of this class were exercised or directed by the members of the royal family . A second portion of the people formed the Military Caste , out of which soldiers were ...
... called the Sacerdotal ( or priestly ) Caste . The chief duties of this class were exercised or directed by the members of the royal family . A second portion of the people formed the Military Caste , out of which soldiers were ...
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... called GRAMMAR . The RULES of GRAMMAR therefore must be understood . Their study may seem rather dry and difficult at first ; but by a little attention and the exercise of memory you will be able to master one rule at a time , and by ...
... called GRAMMAR . The RULES of GRAMMAR therefore must be understood . Their study may seem rather dry and difficult at first ; but by a little attention and the exercise of memory you will be able to master one rule at a time , and by ...
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... called liquids , because they readily unite , and sound pleasantly with any other letters , as lemon , melon , nectar , rose , & c . The mutes are letters that cannot be sounded at all with- out the help of a vowel ; they are b , d , k ...
... called liquids , because they readily unite , and sound pleasantly with any other letters , as lemon , melon , nectar , rose , & c . The mutes are letters that cannot be sounded at all with- out the help of a vowel ; they are b , d , k ...
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... called arithmetic . I purchased a bock of arithmetic , and learned it . I was told there was another science called geometry ; I bought the books , and learned geometry . By reading , I found that there were good books on these two ...
... called arithmetic . I purchased a bock of arithmetic , and learned it . I was told there was another science called geometry ; I bought the books , and learned geometry . By reading , I found that there were good books on these two ...
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... called GELATINE . These cells are found in little clusters of two , three , and four ; but as they begin to take on ... called the vertebræ , including the sacrum and the coccyx , which are called false vertebræ , because they adhere to ...
... called GELATINE . These cells are found in little clusters of two , three , and four ; but as they begin to take on ... called the vertebræ , including the sacrum and the coccyx , which are called false vertebræ , because they adhere to ...
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Page 138 - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Page 268 - ... and a glass of water, had the rest of the » time till their return for study, in which I made the greater progress, from that greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking.
Page 61 - So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ; he took all : he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Page 295 - But never reached the town. The wretched parents all that night Went shouting far and wide; But there was neither sound nor sight To serve them for a guide. At...
Page 268 - This was to teach me method in the arrangement of thoughts. By comparing my work afterwards with the original, I discovered many faults and amended them; but I sometimes had the pleasure of fancying that, in certain particulars of small import, I had been lucky...
Page 268 - He instantly agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had another advantage in it.
Page 268 - I had gone on making verses ; since the continual occasion for words of the same import, but of different length, to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme, would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind and make me master of it.
Page 295 - The wretched parents all that night Went shouting far and wide; But there was neither sound nor sight To serve them for a guide. At daybreak on a hill they stood That overlooked the moor; And thence they saw the bridge of wood, A furlong from their door. They wept — and, turning homeward, cried, "In heaven we all shall meet !" — When in the snow the mother spied The print of Lucy's feet.
Page 128 - The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces ; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them : the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth ; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.