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... persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character , and yet they stand as firmly upon it as any crowned king . Intellectual culture has no necessary relation to purity or excellence of ...
... persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character , and yet they stand as firmly upon it as any crowned king . Intellectual culture has no necessary relation to purity or excellence of ...
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... person , and of such surpassing beauty , that the Spa- niards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing , he was yet so vigorous , so active , so brave , that the most daring and 18 Influence of Washington . [ CHAP . I And.
... person , and of such surpassing beauty , that the Spa- niards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing , he was yet so vigorous , so active , so brave , that the most daring and 18 Influence of Washington . [ CHAP . I And.
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... persons land from a little boat , and , few hours . Yet the Battle of Marathon , and the heroism dis- played in it , will probably con- tinue to be remembered when the gigantic butcheries of modern times have been forgotten . 30 ...
... persons land from a little boat , and , few hours . Yet the Battle of Marathon , and the heroism dis- played in it , will probably con- tinue to be remembered when the gigantic butcheries of modern times have been forgotten . 30 ...
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... person of the child in the mother's lap . What that child will eventually become , mainly depends upon the training and example which he has received from his first and most influential educator . 38 Boyhood of St. Augustine . [ CHAP . II.
... person of the child in the mother's lap . What that child will eventually become , mainly depends upon the training and example which he has received from his first and most influential educator . 38 Boyhood of St. Augustine . [ CHAP . II.
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... person , and character ; while his father was principally distinguished as a musical composer and performer.3 But , strange to say , Wellington's mother mistook him for a dunce ; and , for some reason or other , he was not such a ...
... person , and character ; while his father was principally distinguished as a musical composer and performer.3 But , strange to say , Wellington's mother mistook him for a dunce ; and , for some reason or other , he was not such a ...
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Page 185 - I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man - be virtuous - be religious - be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here.
Page 249 - Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee...
Page 327 - MORTON'S WIFE. He first deceased ; she for a little tried To live without him, liked it not, and died.
Page 171 - High-heartedness doth sometimes teach to bow. A noble heart doth teach a virtuous scorn, To scorn to owe a duty overlong ; To scorn to be for benefits forborne, To scorn to lie, to scorn to do a wrong. To scorn to bear an injury in mind, To scorn a free-born heart slave-like to bind.
Page 3 - He bade me act a manly part, though I had ne'er a farthing, O For without an honest manly heart, no man was worth regarding, O. Then out into the world my course I did determine, O Tho...
Page 297 - Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 187 - Owe no man anything, but to love one another : for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet ; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 250 - O, for my sake do you with Fortune chide, The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds, That did not better for my life provide Than public means which public manners breeds. Thence comes it that my name receives a brand, And almost thence my nature is subdued To what it works in, like the dyer's hand.
Page 250 - tis true I have gone here and there, And made myself a motley to the view, Gored mine own thoughts, sold cheap what is most dear...