The American PreceptorJ.H.A. Frost, 1829 |
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Pàgina 5
... mind . He himself was sensible of its force , and , unable to resist its charms , he from that day devoted himself en- tirely to it , and immediately laid aside every other pleasure and study . 4. His first essay of eloquence was ...
... mind . He himself was sensible of its force , and , unable to resist its charms , he from that day devoted himself en- tirely to it , and immediately laid aside every other pleasure and study . 4. His first essay of eloquence was ...
Pàgina 7
... minds ; for whatever they are to a certain degree , at eighteen , they will be more or less so , all the rest of their lives . 2. Nothing can be of greater service to a young man , who has any degree of understanding , than an intimate ...
... minds ; for whatever they are to a certain degree , at eighteen , they will be more or less so , all the rest of their lives . 2. Nothing can be of greater service to a young man , who has any degree of understanding , than an intimate ...
Pàgina 8
... mind , like the medicinal virtues of the plant , remain in it when all those charms are withered . 10. There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man ; the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches ...
... mind , like the medicinal virtues of the plant , remain in it when all those charms are withered . 10. There are two considerations which always imbitter the heart of an avaricious man ; the one is a perpetual thirst after more riches ...
Pàgina 10
... mind his own business ; for he who torments himself with other people's good or ill fortune will 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 ...
... mind his own business ; for he who torments himself with other people's good or ill fortune will 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 ...
Pàgina 11
... mind to sneer at decrepit old age , or to ridicule any one who is deformed in his person , or lacketh understanding . Who maketh one to differ from another ? 38. The merciful man is merciful to his beast ; and he , who takes pleasure in ...
... mind to sneer at decrepit old age , or to ridicule any one who is deformed in his person , or lacketh understanding . Who maketh one to differ from another ? 38. The merciful man is merciful to his beast ; and he , who takes pleasure in ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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...
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 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.
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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...