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Էջ xv
... pride disgraceful to learning , I have FORGOTTEN more knowledge than he POSSESSES . The compofition of Themes ge- nerally forms a part of the system of education in public fchools . But the task is always irkfome to boys , and feldom ...
... pride disgraceful to learning , I have FORGOTTEN more knowledge than he POSSESSES . The compofition of Themes ge- nerally forms a part of the system of education in public fchools . But the task is always irkfome to boys , and feldom ...
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... PRIDE AND PEDANTRY , VANITY . KNOWLEDGE . 189 196 206 208 COWARDICE AND INJUSTICE ; COURAGE AND GENEROSITY , 220 A CONVERSATION . 223 IRASCIBILITY AND FALSE HONOUR . 233 THE • THE TIGER AND THE ELEPHANT . THE PARASITE PLANT xxii CONTENT S.
... PRIDE AND PEDANTRY , VANITY . KNOWLEDGE . 189 196 206 208 COWARDICE AND INJUSTICE ; COURAGE AND GENEROSITY , 220 A CONVERSATION . 223 IRASCIBILITY AND FALSE HONOUR . 233 THE • THE TIGER AND THE ELEPHANT . THE PARASITE PLANT xxii CONTENT S.
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... pride . The pride of wealth is contemptible ; the pride of learning is pitiable ; the pride of dignity and rank is F 2 ridiculous ; ridiculous ; but the pride of bigotry is infupportable . MORAL 59 TALES .
... pride . The pride of wealth is contemptible ; the pride of learning is pitiable ; the pride of dignity and rank is F 2 ridiculous ; ridiculous ; but the pride of bigotry is infupportable . MORAL 59 TALES .
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Thomas Percival. ridiculous ; but the pride of bigotry is infupportable . No man of common spirit will fuffer another to arrogate to himself dominion over his faith and confcience . The bigot is generally a man of warm and violent ...
Thomas Percival. ridiculous ; but the pride of bigotry is infupportable . No man of common spirit will fuffer another to arrogate to himself dominion over his faith and confcience . The bigot is generally a man of warm and violent ...
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... pride and arrogance in man ; and difparages the moral character of the great Parent of the universe . E CRUELTY IN EXPERIMENTS . UPHRONIUS was happy whenever the engagements of his profeffion , and his duty as a parent , allowed him a ...
... pride and arrogance in man ; and difparages the moral character of the great Parent of the universe . E CRUELTY IN EXPERIMENTS . UPHRONIUS was happy whenever the engagements of his profeffion , and his duty as a parent , allowed him a ...
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Էջ 142 - And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Էջ 142 - And he said, My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone ; if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Էջ 142 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Էջ 142 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Էջ 142 - Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them.
Էջ 145 - And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither.
Էջ 145 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen; and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast. And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine,) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
Էջ xxiv - I have found out a gift for my fair; I have found where the wood-pigeons breed; But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed...
Էջ 93 - I'll lay my life the thing is blue." "And I'll be sworn, that when you've seen The reptile, you'll pronounce him green." "Well, then, at once to ease the doubt," Replies the man, "I'll turn him out; And when before your eyes I've set him, If you don't find him black, I'll eat him...
Էջ 12 - Yon house, erected on the rising ground, With tempting aspect drew me from my road ; For plenty there a residence has found, And grandeur a magnificent abode. Hard is the fate of the...