An American Selection, of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Minds and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which are Prefixed Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind |
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Page 8
... better to reprove , than to be angry secretly . No revenge is more heroic than that which torments envy by doing good . The discretion of a man deferreth his anger , and it is his glory to pass over a transgression . Money , like manure ...
... better to reprove , than to be angry secretly . No revenge is more heroic than that which torments envy by doing good . The discretion of a man deferreth his anger , and it is his glory to pass over a transgression . Money , like manure ...
Page 12
... better than a gift . Lo , is not a word better than a gift ? But both are with a gracious man . Blame not before thou hast examined the truth ; un derstand first and then rebuke . If thou wouldest get a friend , prove him first [ 12 ]
... better than a gift . Lo , is not a word better than a gift ? But both are with a gracious man . Blame not before thou hast examined the truth ; un derstand first and then rebuke . If thou wouldest get a friend , prove him first [ 12 ]
Page 14
... better living on a little , than out living a great deal . Next to the satisfaction I receive in the prosperity of an honest man , I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal . What is often termed shyness , is nothing more than re ...
... better living on a little , than out living a great deal . Next to the satisfaction I receive in the prosperity of an honest man , I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal . What is often termed shyness , is nothing more than re ...
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... better . 4. As they were never tired of conversing together , the night drew on , and it became dark ; Perrin , making a false step fell on the ground . He found a bag , which was heavy . Drawing toward a light in the neighborhood , he ...
... better . 4. As they were never tired of conversing together , the night drew on , and it became dark ; Perrin , making a false step fell on the ground . He found a bag , which was heavy . Drawing toward a light in the neighborhood , he ...
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... better recompence , an- swered the stranger . My success in trade has been great , and I have forgot my loss . You are well entitled to this little fortune , keep it as your own . 11. What man in the world would have acted like Per- tin ...
... better recompence , an- swered the stranger . My success in trade has been great , and I have forgot my loss . You are well entitled to this little fortune , keep it as your own . 11. What man in the world would have acted like Per- tin ...
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