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" Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes: Each girl, when pleas'd with what is taught, Will have the teacher in her thought. When miss delights in her spinnet, A fiddler may a fortune get; A blockhead, with melodious voice, In boarding-schools... "
The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and ... - Page 149
by Jonathan Swift - 1808
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1825-1854

Charles Wells Moulton - American literature - 1910 - 850 pages
...make out that knowledge to others. — LOCKE, JOHN, 1704? Some Thoughts Concerning Reading and Study. Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes ; Each girl when pleased with what is taught, Will have the teacher in her thought, A blockhead with melodious voice,...
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The Volta Review, Volume 19

Deaf - 1917 - 782 pages
...you know the exact time when the express train arrives? 9. We expect you to explain the matter. 10. "Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes." III. CONVERSATIONAL SENTENCES At the Post-office 1. Will you please weigh this letter for me? 2. How...
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A Dictionary of Quotations from English and American Poets: Based Upon Bohn ...

Henry George Bohn - Quotations, English - 1911 - 784 pages
...ii. Sc. 2. Yes, Honor decks the turf that wraps their clay. 2154 Byron : Ch. Harold. Canto i. St. 42. Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes. 2155 Swift : Cadenus and Vanessa. Line 729 To the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free,...
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The Handbook of Quotations

Quotations, English - 1913 - 264 pages
...bid him go to Hell, to Hell he goes. Dr. Johnson: London. Heroes, Heroism; see Courage and Hobility. Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes. Swift: Oadenus and Vanessa. Prodigious actions may as well be done By weaver's issue, as by prince's...
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Vanessa and Her Correspondence with Jonathan Swift

Vanessa, Jonathan Swift - Authors, Irish - 1921 - 230 pages
...applied, Insensibly came on her side. It was an unforseen event ; 730 Things took a turn he never meant ; Whoe'er excels in what we prize Appears a hero in our eyes ; Each girl, when pleased with what is taught, Will have the teacher in her thought ; 735 When Miss delights in her spinet...
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Vanessa and Her Correspondence with Jonathan Swift

Vanessa, Jonathan Swift - Authors, Irish - 1921 - 236 pages
...applied, Insensibly came on her side. It was an unforseen event ; 730 Things took a turn he never meant ; Whoe'er excels in what we prize Appears a hero in our eyes ; Each girl, when pleased with what is taught, Will have the teacher in her thought ; 735 When Miss delights in her spinet...
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Typographical Journal, Volumes 14-15

Printing - 1899 - 1210 pages
...Pennsylvania, and was until recently a member <>f the Dispatch force of operators. Our Boston Letter. Whoe'er excels in what we prize .Appears a hero in our eyes.— Swift. the buildings and the principal rooms with their furnishings. The committee is having a number...
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