The American Preceptor Improved: Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking. Designed for the Use of SchoolsE. Peck, 1826 - 228 pàgines |
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Pàgina 26
... fire to the temple , and the conflagration of so vast an edifice led those who beheld it at a distance to suppose the whole city was on fire . The number of those who perished in 26 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
... fire to the temple , and the conflagration of so vast an edifice led those who beheld it at a distance to suppose the whole city was on fire . The number of those who perished in 26 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
Pàgina 27
... fire . The number of those who perished in this siege were about eleven hundred thousand ; the remnant were car- ried away captive , and have ever since been scattered over the world . 9. Notwithstanding the dispersion of the Jews ...
... fire . The number of those who perished in this siege were about eleven hundred thousand ; the remnant were car- ried away captive , and have ever since been scattered over the world . 9. Notwithstanding the dispersion of the Jews ...
Pàgina 34
... fire at Oxford , supporting each other's constancy by their mutual exhortations . 8. Latimer , when tied to the stake , called to his compan- ion , " Be of good cheer , my brother ; we shall this day kin dle such a flame in England , as ...
... fire at Oxford , supporting each other's constancy by their mutual exhortations . 8. Latimer , when tied to the stake , called to his compan- ion , " Be of good cheer , my brother ; we shall this day kin dle such a flame in England , as ...
Pàgina 35
... fire attacked his body , his soul , totally collected within itself , seemed su- periour to every external accident , and altogether inacces- sible to pain . STORY OF LOGAN , A MINGO CHIEF . IN the spring of the year 1774 , a robbery ...
... fire attacked his body , his soul , totally collected within itself , seemed su- periour to every external accident , and altogether inacces- sible to pain . STORY OF LOGAN , A MINGO CHIEF . IN the spring of the year 1774 , a robbery ...
Pàgina 49
... fire - wood , he placed a sen- tinel under it , that not a branch of it might be touched . 11. A few years ago it was blown down , when it was split into wood , and many cups , bowls , and other articles made of it , to be kept as ...
... fire - wood , he placed a sen- tinel under it , that not a branch of it might be touched . 11. A few years ago it was blown down , when it was split into wood , and many cups , bowls , and other articles made of it , to be kept as ...
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animal appear arms Athenians Aunt Aunt Betty behold blood brethren Brutus Calais called captain carried Cassius Cato Cesar child Cortez Council of Ten creatures cried death Demosthenes Egypt endeavour enemies eyes falls father FERNANDO CORTEZ gentleman give glory governour Hamet hand happy hath hear heart Heaven honour horrour human Indians island Joseph kill king land liberty lion lives look Massa Fenton mean ment Mexican empire Miller mind morning mother MOUNT ETNA neighbour Nero never night obliged parents person Pocahontas poor Powhatan prison publick Rolla Roman savage Scrape sent ship shore Sicily side slaves soldier soon speak SPEECH suffer superiour tears tell thee Themistocles thing thou hast tion unhappy unto Venice virtue Walter Manny wife William Penn words wretched young
Passatges populars
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 64 - 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.
Pàgina 17 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you ; and they came near : and he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither ; for GOD did send me before you to preserve life.
Pàgina 207 - 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...
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 73 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 207 - O, now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what ! weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 64 - 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; and I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.