The Village Reader: Designed for the Use of SchoolsG. & C. Merriam, corner of Main and State Street, 1841 - 300 pages |
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... once fully grasp , and entirely comprehend , it may yet well be doubted , whether his rapid progress along the path of knowledge will be se- cured , by hedging up its entrance with an array of high - sounding phrases which convey no ...
... once fully grasp , and entirely comprehend , it may yet well be doubted , whether his rapid progress along the path of knowledge will be se- cured , by hedging up its entrance with an array of high - sounding phrases which convey no ...
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... once set up a cry for food so shrill , so clear , and so clamorous , that the boy was greatly moved . 5. The parent bird seemed to try to soothe them ; but their appetites were too keen , and it was all in vain . She then perched ...
... once set up a cry for food so shrill , so clear , and so clamorous , that the boy was greatly moved . 5. The parent bird seemed to try to soothe them ; but their appetites were too keen , and it was all in vain . She then perched ...
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... once changed into so vile a char- acter . " 18. " Liberal economist , mother ! is not that an odd phrase ? I do not think liberality and economy can ever be joined together . " 19. " No , my dear ; because you have not right ideas of ...
... once changed into so vile a char- acter . " 18. " Liberal economist , mother ! is not that an odd phrase ? I do not think liberality and economy can ever be joined together . " 19. " No , my dear ; because you have not right ideas of ...
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... once into oblivion ! But this is not to the purpose . I think Mrs. Marsh was quite right in judging for herself about what she could afford , or what was proper for her to purchase , in- stead of suffering herself to be led by others ...
... once into oblivion ! But this is not to the purpose . I think Mrs. Marsh was quite right in judging for herself about what she could afford , or what was proper for her to purchase , in- stead of suffering herself to be led by others ...
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... once he had almost determined to give up his honest resolution . But he persevered , reached the store , and set down his load . " You have given me too much change , " said he , presenting the four pistareens to Mr. W- · ; " you have ...
... once he had almost determined to give up his honest resolution . But he persevered , reached the store , and set down his load . " You have given me too much change , " said he , presenting the four pistareens to Mr. W- · ; " you have ...
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Page 289 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 290 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 251 - Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.
Page 253 - He thinks the whole world sees it in his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost hears its workings in the very silence of his thoughts. It has become his master. It betrays his discretion, it breaks down his courage, it conquers his prudence. When suspicions from without begin to embarrass him, and the net of circumstance to entangle him, the fatal secret struggles with still greater violence to burst forth.
Page 284 - God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
Page 202 - For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Page 253 - The secret which the murderer possesses soon comes to possess him; and, like the evil spirits of which we read, it overcomes him, and leads him whithersoever it will. He feels it beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. He thinks the whole world sees it in his face, reads it in his eyes, and almost hears its workings in the very silence of his thoughts.
Page 291 - He sucks intelligence in every clime, And spreads the honey of his deep research At his return — a rich repast for me.
Page 257 - The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket, The moss-covered bucket arose from the well. How sweet from the green, mossy brim to receive it, As poised on the curb it inclined to my lips ! Not a full blushing goblet could tempt me to leave it, Though filled with the nectar that Jupiter sips.
Page 292 - But small the bliss that sense alone bestows, And sensual bliss is all the nation knows. In florid beauty groves and fields appear, Man seems the only growth that dwindles here. Contrasted faults through all his manners reign ; Though poor, luxurious ; though submissive, vain ; Though grave, yet trifling; zealous, yet untrue; And even in penance planning sins anew.