Sequel to The Analytical Reader: In which the Original Design is Extended, So as to Embrace an Explanation of Phrases and Figurative LanguageShirley & Hyde, 1828 - 300 |
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... seen prodigies of attainment . Seneca tells of the vigilance with which he seized on every moment of time as it passed ; not a day at its close could reproach him with idleness , and his studies were drawn out to a late hour of the ...
... seen prodigies of attainment . Seneca tells of the vigilance with which he seized on every moment of time as it passed ; not a day at its close could reproach him with idleness , and his studies were drawn out to a late hour of the ...
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... seen ? What know I more , that's worth the knowing ? What have I done , that's worth the doing ? What have I sought that I should shun ? What duty have I left undone ? Or into what new follies run ? These self - inquiries are the road ...
... seen ? What know I more , that's worth the knowing ? What have I done , that's worth the doing ? What have I sought that I should shun ? What duty have I left undone ? Or into what new follies run ? These self - inquiries are the road ...
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... seen them but yester- day , the noble flowers on the crimson damask chair covers and window curtains ; and those curiously carv- ed tables and chairs . I could describe every one of the stories on the Dutch tiles that surrounded the ...
... seen them but yester- day , the noble flowers on the crimson damask chair covers and window curtains ; and those curiously carv- ed tables and chairs . I could describe every one of the stories on the Dutch tiles that surrounded the ...
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... seen for many a day . I was now presently initiated into all the mysteries of the toilet . O , what an endless variety of laces , jewels , silks , and rib- bons ; pins , combs , cushions , and curling irons ; wash- es , essences ...
... seen for many a day . I was now presently initiated into all the mysteries of the toilet . O , what an endless variety of laces , jewels , silks , and rib- bons ; pins , combs , cushions , and curling irons ; wash- es , essences ...
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... seen occasion so far to alter the opinions of my in- experienced youth , that for those who pass the least with me , and treat me with little consideration , I con- ceive the highest esteem ; and their aspect generally produces the most ...
... seen occasion so far to alter the opinions of my in- experienced youth , that for those who pass the least with me , and treat me with little consideration , I con- ceive the highest esteem ; and their aspect generally produces the most ...
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