Second Class Book: Principally Consisting of Historical, Geographical, and Biographical Lessons : Adapted to the Capacities of Youth, and Designed for Their Improvement : Intended for the Use of Schools |
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... thousand three hundred miles . In this country , the operations of nature appear to have been carried on on a large scale , and with a bolder hand , than elsewhere ; and in consequence , the whole is distin- guished by a peculiar ...
... thousand three hundred miles . In this country , the operations of nature appear to have been carried on on a large scale , and with a bolder hand , than elsewhere ; and in consequence , the whole is distin- guished by a peculiar ...
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... thousand foot , and nine thousand horse . He quickly traversed that country , though filled with nations that were his declared enemies . 6. In vain its forests and rivers interposed difficulties in his way ; in vain the Rhone , with ...
... thousand foot , and nine thousand horse . He quickly traversed that country , though filled with nations that were his declared enemies . 6. In vain its forests and rivers interposed difficulties in his way ; in vain the Rhone , with ...
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... thousand acres , in Berkley county , Virginia . Here he resided until the following year , when he resigned a com- mission which he held in the British service , and accepted a commission from Congress appointing him a major general . 4 ...
... thousand acres , in Berkley county , Virginia . Here he resided until the following year , when he resigned a com- mission which he held in the British service , and accepted a commission from Congress appointing him a major general . 4 ...
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... thousand lives were well lost in such a cause ; nor do I think that thou thyself wilt refuse to die , when thy coun- try is to reap the advantages of thy sufferings : 7. " Go , lictor , bind him , and let his death be your future ...
... thousand lives were well lost in such a cause ; nor do I think that thou thyself wilt refuse to die , when thy coun- try is to reap the advantages of thy sufferings : 7. " Go , lictor , bind him , and let his death be your future ...
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... thousand of them , but as the day advanced , small bodies of their countrymen , taking counsel of their feelings ... thousands were fastened on his 36 SECOND CLASS BOOK .
... thousand of them , but as the day advanced , small bodies of their countrymen , taking counsel of their feelings ... thousands were fastened on his 36 SECOND CLASS BOOK .
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Page 63 - Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
Page 63 - But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
Page 172 - Away, away, through the wide, wide sky, — The fair blue fields that before us lie, — Each sun, with the worlds that round him roll, Each planet, poised on her turning pole ; With her isles of green, and her clouds of white, And her waters that lie like fluid light.
Page 58 - Thy creature, who fain would not wander from thee ; Lo, humbled in dust, I relinquish my pride : From doubt and from darkness thou only canst free I — * And darkness and doubt are now flying away, No- longer I roam in conjecture forlorn.
Page 65 - And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness ; for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Page 29 - Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night, and set a keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds.
Page 64 - But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country...
Page 148 - ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I...
Page 62 - And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
Page 29 - No powder'd pert proficient in the art Of sounding an alarm assaults these doors Till the street rings ; no stationary steeds Cough their own knell, while, heedless of the sound. The silent circle fan themselves, and quake : But here the needle plies its busy task. The pattern grows, the well-depicted...