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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... Perhaps nothing is of more importance to a reader or speaker , than a proper attention to accent , emphasis , and cadence . Every word in our language , of more than one fyllable , has , at least , one accented fyllable . This fyl lable ...
... Perhaps nothing is of more importance to a reader or speaker , than a proper attention to accent , emphasis , and cadence . Every word in our language , of more than one fyllable , has , at least , one accented fyllable . This fyl lable ...
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... perhaps he is the only one who deferves to be laughed at . 17. It is the great privilege of poverty to be happy unenvied , to be healthful without phyfic , and fecure with- out a guard ; to obtain from the bounty of nature , what the ...
... perhaps he is the only one who deferves to be laughed at . 17. It is the great privilege of poverty to be happy unenvied , to be healthful without phyfic , and fecure with- out a guard ; to obtain from the bounty of nature , what the ...
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... perhaps , has hu- man mifery , by human means , been rendered fo lafting , fo complete , or fo remedilefs as in that defpotic prifon , the Baftile . This the following cafe may fuffice to evince ; the particulars of which are tranflated ...
... perhaps , has hu- man mifery , by human means , been rendered fo lafting , fo complete , or fo remedilefs as in that defpotic prifon , the Baftile . This the following cafe may fuffice to evince ; the particulars of which are tranflated ...
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... PERHAPS no mal , below the human fpecies , resembles man moin the imitative faculty than the monkey . It is faid that a failor , having a number of red woollen caps to iofe of , went on fhore in South- America to trade w wth the natives ...
... PERHAPS no mal , below the human fpecies , resembles man moin the imitative faculty than the monkey . It is faid that a failor , having a number of red woollen caps to iofe of , went on fhore in South- America to trade w wth the natives ...
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... perhaps , place thee as high upon his black lift of heroes as Alexander or Cefar . It is not my bufinefs to interfere with him in fettling thy rank . But hark thee , friend Cor- tez ; what right hadft thou , or had the king of Spain him ...
... perhaps , place thee as high upon his black lift of heroes as Alexander or Cefar . It is not my bufinefs to interfere with him in fettling thy rank . But hark thee , friend Cor- tez ; what right hadft thou , or had the king of Spain him ...
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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.