The American PreceptorJ.H.A. Frost, 1829 |
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... never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong ; which is but saying , in other words , that he is wiser to - day than he was yesterday . 13. Knowledge will not be acquired without pains and application . It is troublesome digging for ...
... never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong ; which is but saying , in other words , that he is wiser to - day than he was yesterday . 13. Knowledge will not be acquired without pains and application . It is troublesome digging for ...
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... never be at rest . 30. To set about acquiring the habit of meditation and study late in life , is like getting into a go - cart with a gray beard , and learning to walk when we have lost the use of our legs . In general , the foundation ...
... never be at rest . 30. To set about acquiring the habit of meditation and study late in life , is like getting into a go - cart with a gray beard , and learning to walk when we have lost the use of our legs . In general , the foundation ...
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... never attain unto it ; if thou deserve it , though thou hide thyself , it will never forsake thee . 34. Pursue that which is honourable , do that which is right , and the applause of thine own conscience will be more joy to thee than ...
... never attain unto it ; if thou deserve it , though thou hide thyself , it will never forsake thee . 34. Pursue that which is honourable , do that which is right , and the applause of thine own conscience will be more joy to thee than ...
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... never let it see any of the works of its own kind , the nest it makes will be the same , to the laying of a stick , with all the nests of the same species . It cannot be reason ; for were * animals endued with it to as great a degree as ...
... never let it see any of the works of its own kind , the nest it makes will be the same , to the laying of a stick , with all the nests of the same species . It cannot be reason ; for were * animals endued with it to as great a degree as ...
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... Never heed it , lest his mind be unhappily biased by the influence of a religious education , 5. Moses , indeed , after saying to the children of Israel , " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy soul ...
... Never heed it , lest his mind be unhappily biased by the influence of a religious education , 5. Moses , indeed , after saying to the children of Israel , " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy soul ...
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Popular passages
Page 34 - 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 62 - And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come; for which hope's sake, King Agrippa I am accused of the Jews.
Page 62 - Which thing I also did in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Page 209 - I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts; I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him. For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on...
Page 209 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man...
Page 14 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours.
Page 208 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause ; What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason ! — Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Page 208 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament — Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read — And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins...
Page 172 - Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound. As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care, Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air, Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs, By day o'ersees them, and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms, Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised Father of the future age.
Page 198 - For I can raise no money by vile means: 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...