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... Schools . BY ALEXANDER REID , A. M. , Rector of the Circus - Place School , Edinburgh ; Author of " Rudiments of English Grammar , " & c . EDINBURGH : PUBLISHED BY OLIVER & BOYD , TWEEDDALE COURT ; AND SIMPKIN , MARSHALL , & CO ...
... Schools . BY ALEXANDER REID , A. M. , Rector of the Circus - Place School , Edinburgh ; Author of " Rudiments of English Grammar , " & c . EDINBURGH : PUBLISHED BY OLIVER & BOYD , TWEEDDALE COURT ; AND SIMPKIN , MARSHALL , & CO ...
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... school educa- tion , to express their ideas with sufficient perspicuity and taste for their purposes in life ; while to those who are to have the advantage of making higher attainments in learning , it will serve as a practical ...
... school educa- tion , to express their ideas with sufficient perspicuity and taste for their purposes in life ; while to those who are to have the advantage of making higher attainments in learning , it will serve as a practical ...
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... school . ' 6 4. Two or more nominatives in the singular number , joined by or or nor , take the verb in the singular ; as , Either John or James is at school . ' 5. Two or more nominatives in different numbers , joined by or or nor ...
... school . ' 6 4. Two or more nominatives in the singular number , joined by or or nor , take the verb in the singular ; as , Either John or James is at school . ' 5. Two or more nominatives in different numbers , joined by or or nor ...
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... school is near the church . ' 5. The idiom of the language requires particular prepositions after certain words and phrases ; as , A prejudice against ; ' ' An abhorrence of ; ' An aversion to , ' XII . Conjunctions join the same cases ...
... school is near the church . ' 5. The idiom of the language requires particular prepositions after certain words and phrases ; as , A prejudice against ; ' ' An abhorrence of ; ' An aversion to , ' XII . Conjunctions join the same cases ...
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... school . 6. The attempt , however laudable , was found to be impracti- cable . 7. He is our mutual benefactor , and deserves our respect and obedience . 8. Vivacity is often promoted by presenting a sensible object to the mind , instead ...
... school . 6. The attempt , however laudable , was found to be impracti- cable . 7. He is our mutual benefactor , and deserves our respect and obedience . 8. Vivacity is often promoted by presenting a sensible object to the mind , instead ...
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Page 22 - All our conduct towards men should be influenced by this important precept " Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you.
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Page 51 - A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present.
Page 66 - Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; A fool might once himself alone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose.
Page 113 - And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Page 34 - I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou earnest.
Page 72 - mongst other matter, Of the Chameleon's form and nature. ' A stranger animal,' cries one, ' Sure never lived beneath the sun : A lizard's body lean and long, A fish's head, a serpent's tongue, Its foot with triple claw disjoined ; And what a length of tail behind ! How slow its pace ! and then its hue — Who ever saw so fine a blue?"
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Page 112 - I cannot but imagine the virtuous heroes, legislators, and patriots, of every age and country, are bending from their elevated seats to witness this contest, as if they were incapable, till it be brought to a favourable issue, of enjoying their eternal repose. Enjoy that repose, illustrious immortals...