Marshall's Spelling Book of the English Language; Or, The Teacher's Assistant: In which the Orthography and Pronunciation are in Accordance with the Principles of Walker. Designed for the Use of Common Schools

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Moore & Wheet, 1834 - 156 páginas
 

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Página 104 - The bee, the beaver, and the tribes of herding animals, are sufficient to convince me, that the thing is somewhere at least, possible. How, then, am I assured that it is not equally true of man? Admit it ; and what follows? If so, then honor and justice are my interest ; then the whole train of moral virtues are my interest ; without some portion of which, not even thieves can maintain society.
Página 56 - WHATEVER brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home; Where sisters dwell and brothers meet Quarrels should never come. Birds in their little nests agree ; And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. Hard names at first, and threatening words, That are but noisy breath, May grow to clubs and naked swords, To murder and to death.
Página 60 - As— she may not be fond to resign. 1 have found out a gift for my fair, I have found where the wood-pigeons breed, But let me that plunder forbear, She will say 'twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue.
Página 17 - A, a; B, b; C, c ; D, d; E, e ; F, f; G, g; H, h; I, i; J, j; K, k ; L, 1; M, m ; N, n ; O, o...
Página 105 - A BOY smitten with the colours of a butterfly, pursued it from flower to flower with indefatigable pains. First, he aimed to surprise it among the leaves of a rose ; then to cover it with his hat, as it was feeding on a daisy.
Página 6 - A vowel is a simple sound formed by a continued effusion of the breath, and a certain conformation of the mouth, without any alteration...
Página 60 - twas a barbarous deed. For he ne'er could be true, she averr'd, Who could rob a poor bird of its young ; And I lov'd her the more, when I heard Such tenderness fall from her tongue. I have heard her with sweetness unfold, How that pity was due to a dove ; That it ever attended the bold, And she call'd it the sister of love. But her words such a pleasure convey, So much I her accents adore, Let her speak, and, whatever she say, Methinks I should love her the more.
Página 18 - LESSON 8. ab eb ib ob ub ac ec ic oc uc ad ed id od ud af ef if of uf ag eg ig og ug ak ek ik ok uk al el il ol ul LESSON 4.
Página 104 - ... made for the private convenience of me alone ? It does not. But is it not possible so to accommodate it, by my own particular industry ? If to accommodate man and beast, heaven and earth; if this be beyond me, it is not possible. What consequence...
Página 51 - A good child will not lie, swear, nor steal. — He will be good at home, and ask to read his book ; when he gets up he will wash his hands and face clean ; he will comb his hair and make haste to school ; he will not play by the way as bad boys do.

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