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... force of the foregoing extract would be weakened by any addi tional observations ; but the following lines may , perhaps , be allowed to stand in lieu of a more appropriate conclusion : — Where'er the rays of Science cheer mankind , Or ...
... force of the foregoing extract would be weakened by any addi tional observations ; but the following lines may , perhaps , be allowed to stand in lieu of a more appropriate conclusion : — Where'er the rays of Science cheer mankind , Or ...
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... force of adverbs , " says Dr. Crom- conveys not the intended idea ; for , as Priest- ie , " very much depends on their position . ley remarks , if it is said , What think you The improper collocation of them frequently of my horse's ...
... force of adverbs , " says Dr. Crom- conveys not the intended idea ; for , as Priest- ie , " very much depends on their position . ley remarks , if it is said , What think you The improper collocation of them frequently of my horse's ...
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... force of the observation , while we improve the sound . ( Walker . ) 5. - The plain and grammatical order of a sentence , being that which corresponds to the usual mode of expression , may be deemed the most consistent with ease and ...
... force of the observation , while we improve the sound . ( Walker . ) 5. - The plain and grammatical order of a sentence , being that which corresponds to the usual mode of expression , may be deemed the most consistent with ease and ...
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... force Hail , s . drops of rain frozen in falling - e , a . to salute , greet- " Henry Jenkins and Thomas Parr were very hale old men : the former lived to the age of 169 , the latter 152. " " Where toil shall hail the charmer Health his ...
... force Hail , s . drops of rain frozen in falling - e , a . to salute , greet- " Henry Jenkins and Thomas Parr were very hale old men : the former lived to the age of 169 , the latter 152. " " Where toil shall hail the charmer Health his ...
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... force into the sea or deep Lane , s . a narrow way , street , or passage Lain , past . part . of lie , to repose Lapse , s . flow , glide ; small mistake Laps , pl . of lap Lat'ten , s . brass , iron tinned over Latin , a . the language ...
... force into the sea or deep Lane , s . a narrow way , street , or passage Lain , past . part . of lie , to repose Lapse , s . flow , glide ; small mistake Laps , pl . of lap Lat'ten , s . brass , iron tinned over Latin , a . the language ...
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Page 4 - God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Page 19 - Homer was the greater genius; Virgil, the better artist; in the one, we most admire the man ; in the other, the work. Homer hurries us with a commanding impetuosity ; Virgil leads us with an attractive majesty. Homer scatters with a generous profusion ; Virgil bestows with a careful magnificence. Homer, like the Nile, pours out his riches with a sudden overflow; Virgil, like a river in its banks, with a constant stream.
Page 16 - Now among us, many clergymen act so directly contrary to this method, that from a habit of saving time and paper, which they acquired at the University, they write in so diminutive a manner...
Page 19 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Page 40 - Viselli : 105 est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.
Page 11 - Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right : for that shall bring a man peace at the last.
Page 17 - Retrospective Review," consisting of Criticisms upon Analyses of, and Extracts from, curious, useful, and valuable books in all languages, which have been published from the Revival of Literature to the commencement of the present century.
Page 19 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Page 13 - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give: When thou hast it by thee.