The American Preceptor: Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking, Designed for the Use of SchoolsManning and Loring, 1811 - 228 pages |
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... look is always the beft . The eyes fhould never be fixed clofe on any one object , but move easily round upon the whole audience . 14. In the motions made with the hands confifts the chief part of gefture in fpeaking . The right hand ...
... look is always the beft . The eyes fhould never be fixed clofe on any one object , but move easily round upon the whole audience . 14. In the motions made with the hands confifts the chief part of gefture in fpeaking . The right hand ...
Page 13
... look upon them as fa- thers , from whom they derive not the life of the body , but that inftruction which is in a manner the life of the foul . 2 . Indeed this fentiment of affection and respect fuffices to make them apt to learn during ...
... look upon them as fa- thers , from whom they derive not the life of the body , but that inftruction which is in a manner the life of the foul . 2 . Indeed this fentiment of affection and respect fuffices to make them apt to learn during ...
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... , of my health , of my improvement in morals and understanding , I will not harbor pride , or look down with fupercilioufnefs or ill nature on thofe thofe who live , as it were , at random 20 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
... , of my health , of my improvement in morals and understanding , I will not harbor pride , or look down with fupercilioufnefs or ill nature on thofe thofe who live , as it were , at random 20 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
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... look for comfort , and in religion I al- ways find it . Devotion fupplies me with a pure and ex- alted pleasure . It elevates my foul , and teaches me to look down with proper contempt upon many objects which are eagerly fought , but ...
... look for comfort , and in religion I al- ways find it . Devotion fupplies me with a pure and ex- alted pleasure . It elevates my foul , and teaches me to look down with proper contempt upon many objects which are eagerly fought , but ...
Page 35
... looks or motions , the leaft fign of weakness , or even feel- ing , he held it in the flames till it was entirely confumed . 16. His thoughts , to use the words of an elegant and learned hiftorian , appeared to be totally occupied in ...
... looks or motions , the leaft fign of weakness , or even feel- ing , he held it in the flames till it was entirely confumed . 16. His thoughts , to use the words of an elegant and learned hiftorian , appeared to be totally occupied in ...
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Page 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.
Page 36 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 16 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 214 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him ; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 204 - By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection.
Page 55 - ... my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Page 16 - And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
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.