McGuffey's First-[sixth] Eclectic Reader, Volume 6American Book Company, 1921 - Readers |
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Page 22
... never lay down my arms ' - never , never , never . ' 3. Does any one suppose that the payment of twenty shil- lings , would have ruined Mr. Hampden's fortune ? No. But the payment of half twenty shillings , on the principle it was ...
... never lay down my arms ' - never , never , never . ' 3. Does any one suppose that the payment of twenty shil- lings , would have ruined Mr. Hampden's fortune ? No. But the payment of half twenty shillings , on the principle it was ...
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... never suffers the spirit that rests on him to fail . Exception 1. - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLE . We repeat it , we do not desire to produce discord ; we do not wish to kindle the flames of a civil war . Exception 2 ...
... never suffers the spirit that rests on him to fail . Exception 1. - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLE . We repeat it , we do not desire to produce discord ; we do not wish to kindle the flames of a civil war . Exception 2 ...
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... never invented a decent humbug . 7. I can not say , sir , which of these motives influence the advocates of the bill before us ; a bill ' , in which such cruel- ties are proposed as are yet unknown among the most savage nations . RISING ...
... never invented a decent humbug . 7. I can not say , sir , which of these motives influence the advocates of the bill before us ; a bill ' , in which such cruel- ties are proposed as are yet unknown among the most savage nations . RISING ...
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... never falls below it . REMARK 1. - Words and members connected by or used disjunctively , generally express contrast or antithesis , and always receive opposite in- flections . EXAMPLES . 1. Shall we advance ' , or retreat ? 2. Do you ...
... never falls below it . REMARK 1. - Words and members connected by or used disjunctively , generally express contrast or antithesis , and always receive opposite in- flections . EXAMPLES . 1. Shall we advance ' , or retreat ? 2. Do you ...
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... never is , but always to bê , blest . 2. They follow an adventurer whom they fear ; we serve a monarch whom we lôve . They boast , they come but to im- prove our state , enlarge our thoughts , and free us from the yoke of error . Yes ...
... never is , but always to bê , blest . 2. They follow an adventurer whom they fear ; we serve a monarch whom we lôve . They boast , they come but to im- prove our state , enlarge our thoughts , and free us from the yoke of error . Yes ...
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