Studies in Poetry and Prose: Consisting of Selections Principally from American Writers, and Designed for the Highest Class in Schools |
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... improvement of school books in this department , are here more parti- cularly alluded to . Accordingly it was the aim of the editor , that no article found in these books , should be inserted in the present volume . It is proper ...
... improvement of school books in this department , are here more parti- cularly alluded to . Accordingly it was the aim of the editor , that no article found in these books , should be inserted in the present volume . It is proper ...
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... improvement of the individual . In fewer words , man's whole nature is the subject upon which education should be made to operate , and the perfection of his whole nature is its end . But as man's whole nature is made up of various ...
... improvement of the individual . In fewer words , man's whole nature is the subject upon which education should be made to operate , and the perfection of his whole nature is its end . But as man's whole nature is made up of various ...
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... improvement , are mainly the mind's own work ; and we shall next advert to some practical uses of this truth . In the first place , it is a plain fact , that without this self- labor , self - discipline , self - education , all direct ...
... improvement , are mainly the mind's own work ; and we shall next advert to some practical uses of this truth . In the first place , it is a plain fact , that without this self- labor , self - discipline , self - education , all direct ...
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... happier auspice still , for the great cause of human improvement , if it could be said , that men were bent on becoming , each in his several station , their own instructers . If all the means of education POETRY AND PROSE . 21.
... happier auspice still , for the great cause of human improvement , if it could be said , that men were bent on becoming , each in his several station , their own instructers . If all the means of education POETRY AND PROSE . 21.
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... improvement . They could not give him a single valuable thought independently of his own exertion . All that could ... improvement . But the spirit of them , with equal force , ap- plies to moral and religious improvement . Virtue ...
... improvement . They could not give him a single valuable thought independently of his own exertion . All that could ... improvement . But the spirit of them , with equal force , ap- plies to moral and religious improvement . Virtue ...
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Page 278 - The bell strikes one. We take no note of time, But from its loss. To give it then a tongue, Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours: Where are they?
Page 436 - I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish ; that they will control the usual current of the passions or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good ; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit ; to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue ; to guard against the impostures of...
Page 434 - ... agitated in every direction, were liable to mislead, amidst appearances sometimes dubious, vicissitudes of fortune often discouraging, in situations in which not unfrequently want of success has countenanced the spirit of criticism, the constancy of your support was the essential prop of the efforts, and a guarantee of the plans by which they were effected.
Page 98 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 405 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.
Page 434 - Profoundly penetrated with this idea, I shall carry it with me to my grave, as a strong incitement to unceasing vows that Heaven may continue to you the choicest tokens of its beneficence ; that your union and brotherly affection may be perpetual ; that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained...
Page 435 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Page 181 - When Freedom, from her mountain height, Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there; She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure, celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then, from his mansion in the sun, She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand, The symbol of her chosen land.
Page 297 - Or if you rather choose the rural shade, And find a fane in every sacred grove ; There let the shepherd's flute, the virgin's lay, The prompting seraph, and the poet's lyre, Still sing the God of Seasons as they roll.
Page 305 - And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man." And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.