The Every Day Book, for YouthHaswell, Barrington & Haswell, 1838 - 359 pages |
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Page 27
... give them to him . " POLITENESS . POLITENESS is one of the advantages which we never estimate rightly , but by inconvenience of its loss . Its influence upon the manners is constant and uniform . Every man may hope , by the help of good ...
... give them to him . " POLITENESS . POLITENESS is one of the advantages which we never estimate rightly , but by inconvenience of its loss . Its influence upon the manners is constant and uniform . Every man may hope , by the help of good ...
Page 44
... give him activity , and fit him for society . The directing of our passions to improper objects , or suffering them to hurry us away with them , is the great danger in hu- man life . THE FOX AND THE GRAPES . 45 History is nothing 44 ...
... give him activity , and fit him for society . The directing of our passions to improper objects , or suffering them to hurry us away with them , is the great danger in hu- man life . THE FOX AND THE GRAPES . 45 History is nothing 44 ...
Page 45
... yond their reach . After many vain attempts , they give up the pursuit and then pretend that the object they sought so ardently is worthless , and that they would not have it if they could . Such people are alluded. The Fox and the Grapes,
... yond their reach . After many vain attempts , they give up the pursuit and then pretend that the object they sought so ardently is worthless , and that they would not have it if they could . Such people are alluded. The Fox and the Grapes,
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... give success to all our undertakings . It is a maxim worthy of being written in letters of gold , that there is no method so certain of defeating the plots of wicked men against us , as by acting up- rightly . PROVERBS . " A fool's bolt ...
... give success to all our undertakings . It is a maxim worthy of being written in letters of gold , that there is no method so certain of defeating the plots of wicked men against us , as by acting up- rightly . PROVERBS . " A fool's bolt ...
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... give Wild Freedom's boon to all who live ? The madd'ning flame promiscuous hurled , Would wrap in anarchy the world . Go ! haste the hour , when none shall view , The million meekly serve the few , O'erturn the thrones which , fixed as ...
... give Wild Freedom's boon to all who live ? The madd'ning flame promiscuous hurled , Would wrap in anarchy the world . Go ! haste the hour , when none shall view , The million meekly serve the few , O'erturn the thrones which , fixed as ...
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