National PreceptorWoodford & Company, 1845 - 336 páginas |
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... appearance attracted his at- tention . He was sitting on the ground at the foot of a beech tree , eating a crust of bread , which he shared bit by bit with his dog . 2. His dress betrayed the utmost poverty , but his counte- nance ...
... appearance attracted his at- tention . He was sitting on the ground at the foot of a beech tree , eating a crust of bread , which he shared bit by bit with his dog . 2. His dress betrayed the utmost poverty , but his counte- nance ...
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... appearance that Hamet would make in the presence of the proprietor of the Ganges . The genius then retired towards the river , and the two shepherds stood waiting the event . 10. As Selin was looking with contempt upon his neighbor , on ...
... appearance that Hamet would make in the presence of the proprietor of the Ganges . The genius then retired towards the river , and the two shepherds stood waiting the event . 10. As Selin was looking with contempt upon his neighbor , on ...
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... appeared suddenly at their head ; and , with a firm voice and an example of undaunted resolution , reanimated their spirits , led them again to the con- flict , and totally routed the savages . * A regicide is one who puts a king to ...
... appeared suddenly at their head ; and , with a firm voice and an example of undaunted resolution , reanimated their spirits , led them again to the con- flict , and totally routed the savages . * A regicide is one who puts a king to ...
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... appearance and the retreat of him who furnished it were so unaccountable ; his person was so dignified and commanding , his resolution so superior , and his interfer- ence so decisive , that the inhabitants , without any uncommon ...
... appearance and the retreat of him who furnished it were so unaccountable ; his person was so dignified and commanding , his resolution so superior , and his interfer- ence so decisive , that the inhabitants , without any uncommon ...
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... appearance of abundance of beavert being there , got permission to remain and hunt for some time , which he did in company with a man of the name of Dixon , who had traversed the immense tract of country from St. Louis to the head ...
... appearance of abundance of beavert being there , got permission to remain and hunt for some time , which he did in company with a man of the name of Dixon , who had traversed the immense tract of country from St. Louis to the head ...
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The National Preceptor: Or, Selections in Prose and Poetry J. (Jesse) 1798-1872 Olney Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 331 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms— the day Battle's magnificently stern array!
Página 159 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Página 281 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love ? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir.
Página 300 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 285 - No matter where; of comfort no man speak: Let's talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs; Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth...
Página 253 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Página 159 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Página 298 - tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there's the respect...
Página 281 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who having eyes see not, and having ears hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
Página 187 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.