The Every Day Book, for YouthHaswell, Barrington & Haswell, 1838 - 359 pages |
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Page vii
... fables and proverbs , aphorisms and alle- gories ; and never forgetting that my book should be useful , I have also tried never to permit it to become dull . He who undertakes to wile himself into the good graces of the young , should ...
... fables and proverbs , aphorisms and alle- gories ; and never forgetting that my book should be useful , I have also tried never to permit it to become dull . He who undertakes to wile himself into the good graces of the young , should ...
Page viii
... fables may perhaps be old , and the proverbs may have met your ears before . Some of the aphorisms may appear dull , and the extracts may often seem too insignificant for notice . But , my dear young reader , grant me the favor of your ...
... fables may perhaps be old , and the proverbs may have met your ears before . Some of the aphorisms may appear dull , and the extracts may often seem too insignificant for notice . But , my dear young reader , grant me the favor of your ...
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... FABLE . THE following fable was written by Cowper , and the moral , or meaning of it , is this ; let no person be envi- ous or jealous of another . We know , indeed , that flowers never speak or quarrel , as they are represented I LIFE ...
... FABLE . THE following fable was written by Cowper , and the moral , or meaning of it , is this ; let no person be envi- ous or jealous of another . We know , indeed , that flowers never speak or quarrel , as they are represented I LIFE ...
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... fable ; but it is a pleasant mode of show- ing the folly and wickedness of that strife which the meaner passions above alluded to , may create . WITHIN the garden's peaceful scene Appeared two lovely foes , Aspiring to the rank of queen ...
... fable ; but it is a pleasant mode of show- ing the folly and wickedness of that strife which the meaner passions above alluded to , may create . WITHIN the garden's peaceful scene Appeared two lovely foes , Aspiring to the rank of queen ...
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... friends are gone and joy is dead , Still dares the dark and fretful tide , And clutches at its power and pride , Till suddenly the waters sever , And like the leaf he sinks forever . 19 THE BROOK AND THE FOUNTAIN . A FABLE . A.
... friends are gone and joy is dead , Still dares the dark and fretful tide , And clutches at its power and pride , Till suddenly the waters sever , And like the leaf he sinks forever . 19 THE BROOK AND THE FOUNTAIN . A FABLE . A.
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