...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... born for the universe , narrowed his mind , And to party gave up what was meant for mankind . REMARK . - Words used for the person or thing ad- dressed , are included in this rule . 8. Brother , give me thy hand ; and , gentle Warwick ...
... born for the universe , narrowed his mind , And to party gave up what was meant for mankind . REMARK . - Words used for the person or thing ad- dressed , are included in this rule . 8. Brother , give me thy hand ; and , gentle Warwick ...
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... born in Ireland , in 1731. After his gradu- ation at the Dublin University , he went to London , to seek support by his pen ; and during the greater part of his life , worked as a mere compiler for the booksellers . His poems of " The ...
... born in Ireland , in 1731. After his gradu- ation at the Dublin University , he went to London , to seek support by his pen ; and during the greater part of his life , worked as a mere compiler for the booksellers . His poems of " The ...
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... born in Scotland , in 1700. His fame rests chiefly on the poem of " The Seasons , " which will ever be popular through its vivid descriptions of natural scenery . He died at Kew , in 1748 . 1. As from the face of heaven the shatter'd ...
... born in Scotland , in 1700. His fame rests chiefly on the poem of " The Seasons , " which will ever be popular through its vivid descriptions of natural scenery . He died at Kew , in 1748 . 1. As from the face of heaven the shatter'd ...
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... born in Bristol , in 1774. He wrote upon a great variety of subjects , and was , in 1813 , ap- pointed Poet Laureate , a post which he retained till his decease , in March , 1843 . [ This lesson is inserted on account of its very ...
... born in Bristol , in 1774. He wrote upon a great variety of subjects , and was , in 1813 , ap- pointed Poet Laureate , a post which he retained till his decease , in March , 1843 . [ This lesson is inserted on account of its very ...
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... born in Litchfield , England , in 1709. He came to London , determined to devote himself to literature , and he principally maintained himself by writing for the magazines and other periodicals . After the publication of the Rambler and ...
... born in Litchfield , England , in 1709. He came to London , determined to devote himself to literature , and he principally maintained himself by writing for the magazines and other periodicals . After the publication of the Rambler and ...
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