The American PreceptorJ.H.A. Frost, 1829 |
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... riches ; the other , the prospect of leaving what he hath already acquired . 11. There cannot be a more glorious object in creation , than a human being replete with benevolence , meditating in 8 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
... riches ; the other , the prospect of leaving what he hath already acquired . 11. There cannot be a more glorious object in creation , than a human being replete with benevolence , meditating in 8 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR .
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Caleb Bingham. than a human being replete with benevolence , meditating in what manner he may render himself most ... humanity , and we shall have politeness enough , or shall stand in no need of it . 15. If we should not have that which ...
Caleb Bingham. than a human being replete with benevolence , meditating in what manner he may render himself most ... humanity , and we shall have politeness enough , or shall stand in no need of it . 15. If we should not have that which ...
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... human society , and ranked among the brutes . he hath not done it ; Admonish thy friend ; 39. Admonish thy friend ; it may be and , if he hath , that he do it no more . it may be he hath not said it ; or , if he hath , that he speak it ...
... human society , and ranked among the brutes . he hath not done it ; Admonish thy friend ; 39. Admonish thy friend ; it may be and , if he hath , that he do it no more . it may be he hath not said it ; or , if he hath , that he speak it ...
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... human creatures , they are apt not to know when they are well , and to complain . Let parents , then , con- sider these things impartially , and be cautious of aspersing the character , and disturbing the happiness , of those who may ...
... human creatures , they are apt not to know when they are well , and to complain . Let parents , then , con- sider these things impartially , and be cautious of aspersing the character , and disturbing the happiness , of those who may ...
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... human misery , by human means , been rendered so lasting , so complete , or so rem'ediless , as in that despotick prison , the Bastile . This the following case may suffice to evince , the particulars of which are translated from that ...
... human misery , by human means , been rendered so lasting , so complete , or so rem'ediless , as in that despotick prison , the Bastile . This the following case may suffice to evince , the particulars of which are translated from that ...
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Էջ 34 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Էջ 62 - And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come; for which hope's sake, King Agrippa I am accused of the Jews.
Էջ 62 - Which thing I also did in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Էջ 209 - I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts; I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him. For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on...
Էջ 209 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man...
Էջ 14 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours.
Էջ 208 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause ; What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason ! — Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Էջ 208 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament — Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read — And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins...
Էջ 172 - Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound. As the good shepherd tends his fleecy care, Seeks freshest pasture and the purest air, Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs, By day o'ersees them, and by night protects ; The tender lambs he raises in his arms, Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom warms : Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage, The promised Father of the future age.
Էջ 198 - For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection...