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William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) import of assertions expressed in our own language , or to prepare him adequately for entering intelligently upon the study of any foreign tongue . It has been the aim of the writer to accomplish ...
William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) import of assertions expressed in our own language , or to prepare him adequately for entering intelligently upon the study of any foreign tongue . It has been the aim of the writer to accomplish ...
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... both sexes . And it is to be regretted , that the ordinary mode of teaching English Grammar and Composition lamentably fails , either to make the pupil acquainted with the import of assertions expressed in our own language , or.
... both sexes . And it is to be regretted , that the ordinary mode of teaching English Grammar and Composition lamentably fails , either to make the pupil acquainted with the import of assertions expressed in our own language , or.
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William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) import of assertions expressed in our own language , or to prepare him adequately for entering intelligently upon the study of any foreign tongue . It has been the aim of the writer to accomplish ...
William Hunter (rector of Ayr acad.) import of assertions expressed in our own language , or to prepare him adequately for entering intelligently upon the study of any foreign tongue . It has been the aim of the writer to accomplish ...
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... expressed with reference to the object that furnishes the name ; but the abstract has no reference to the objects , which furnish the concrete , from which it is formed . Take the following illustrations , Concrete . - Snow is white ...
... expressed with reference to the object that furnishes the name ; but the abstract has no reference to the objects , which furnish the concrete , from which it is formed . Take the following illustrations , Concrete . - Snow is white ...
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... expressed or implied ; as , Gold is fusible . Gold indicates the subject of which we speak ; fusible ex- presses what is predicated or asserted of the subject ; is indi- cates that the latter is coupled to the former , or denotes that ...
... expressed or implied ; as , Gold is fusible . Gold indicates the subject of which we speak ; fusible ex- presses what is predicated or asserted of the subject ; is indi- cates that the latter is coupled to the former , or denotes that ...
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Page 91 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 99 - I shall detain you now no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education ; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Page 51 - The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins Remorse from power; and, to speak truth of Caesar, I have not known when his affections sway'd More than his reason. But 'tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.
Page 61 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not...
Page 51 - tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend: so Caesar may; Then, lest he may, prevent.
Page 55 - And do you now put on your best attire? And do you now cull out a holiday? And do you now strew flowers in his way, That comes in triumph over Pompey's blood?
Page 55 - The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside And stemming it with hearts of controversy; But ere we could arrive the point propos'd, Caesar cried, 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!
Page 56 - Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear, Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.
Page 84 - The knight seeing his habitation reduced to so small a compass, and himself in a manner shut out of his own house, upon the death of his mother ordered all the apartments to be flung open, and exorcised by his chaplain, who lay in every room one after another, and by that means dissipated the fears which had so long reigned in the family.
Page 81 - No, soldiers, there is nothing left for us but what we can vindicate with our swords. Come on, then, — be men. The Romans may with more safety...