Grammar on its true basis. A manual of grammar. [With] Key |
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ACCIDENCE Agincourt ancient army beautiful better bless Britons brother Cæsar Calais called cause cloth CONCORD conduct dare dear decline of strength deserve distress duty Egypt ELOCUTION evil EXERCISES fail fair sex favour fear future honour gain gentle George GRAMMAR Greece happiness Harfleur heart hope human huntress instruction Italy John and Joseph kind live man's MANUAL means mind misery mother multitude nations nature never opiate pain passed passions persons pleasure poetry poor present promise prosperous king prudence prudent and prosperous psalm punished quarrel with Thomas re-embarked ready reason rest rich rogue Rome ruin Satan Saxons scenes Socrates soon Southampton Spain speak Stamford Street summon sure tain temper thee things Thomas à Becket thou truth ture ugly dog vicious virtue walk William word worldly youth
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Page 254 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Page 254 - Know, Nature's children all divide her care; The fur that warms a monarch warm'da bear. While man exclaims, "See all things for my use!
Page 255 - Tis to create, and in creating live A being more intense, that we endow With form our fancy, gaining as we give The life we image, even as I do now. What am I? Nothing: but not so art thou...
Page 244 - By doing or at least endeavouring to do our duty to God and man by acquiring an humble trust in the mercy and favour of God through Jesus Christ by cultivating our minds and properly employing our. time and thoughts by governing our passions and...
Page 254 - Man, like the generous vine, supported lives ; The strength he gains is from th' embrace he gives. On their own axis as the planets run, Yet make at once their circle round the sun ; So two consistent motions act the soul, And one regards itself, and one the whole.
Page 254 - Woe then apart (if woe apart can be From mortal man), and Fortune at our nod, The gay! rich! great! triumphant! and august ! What are they? — The most happy (strange to say) Convince me most of human misery.
Page 255 - If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay ; If I am wrong, oh, teach my heart To find that better way!
Page 254 - Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Page 243 - As there is a worldly happiness which God perceives to be no other than disguised misery as there are worldly honours which in his estimation are reproach so there is a worldly wisdom which in his sight is foolishness.
Page 255 - The first sure symptom of a mind in health, Is rest of heart, and pleasure felt at home.