The New Pocket Cyclopædia: Or, Elements of Useful Knowledge, Methodically Arranged;: With Lists of Select Books on Every Important Subject of Learning and Science; Designed for the Higher Classes in Schools, and for Young Persons in GeneralSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1813 - 645 Seiten |
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... divided into four parts . 1 . ORTHOGRAPHY , which teaches the form and sound of letters , and the art of combining letters into syllables , and syllables into words . 2. ETYMOLOGY teaches the deduc- tion GRAMMAR . GRAMMAR.
... divided into four parts . 1 . ORTHOGRAPHY , which teaches the form and sound of letters , and the art of combining letters into syllables , and syllables into words . 2. ETYMOLOGY teaches the deduc- tion GRAMMAR . GRAMMAR.
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... tion of one word from another , and the various modifica- tions , by which the sense of the same word is diversified . 3. SYNTAX , which comprises the order of words in a sen- tence , and the correspondence of one word to another . 4 ...
... tion of one word from another , and the various modifica- tions , by which the sense of the same word is diversified . 3. SYNTAX , which comprises the order of words in a sen- tence , and the correspondence of one word to another . 4 ...
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... tion , in concreto , as conjoined with an object . Adverbs , also are , generally , abbreviated phrases . The number of terms is further reduced by representing all motions and actions of bodies that have a near resemblance to one ano ...
... tion , in concreto , as conjoined with an object . Adverbs , also are , generally , abbreviated phrases . The number of terms is further reduced by representing all motions and actions of bodies that have a near resemblance to one ano ...
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... the exordium or introduction ; the statement of the subject ; the narra- tion or explication ; the reasoning or argument ; the SPECIES OF ELOQUENCE . 15 Different species of Eloquence, and proper Divi- sions of a Discourse.
... the exordium or introduction ; the statement of the subject ; the narra- tion or explication ; the reasoning or argument ; the SPECIES OF ELOQUENCE . 15 Different species of Eloquence, and proper Divi- sions of a Discourse.
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... tion or explication ; the reasoning or argument ; the pa- thetic part ; and the peroration or conclusion . 1. The design of the exordium is to conciliate the good . opinion of the hearers ; to excite their attention ; and to render them ...
... tion or explication ; the reasoning or argument ; the pa- thetic part ; and the peroration or conclusion . 1. The design of the exordium is to conciliate the good . opinion of the hearers ; to excite their attention ; and to render them ...
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Seite 29 - When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glist'ring with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
Seite 516 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Seite 40 - The sound must seem an echo to the sense : Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar : When Ajax strives some rock's vast- weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow ; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Seite 76 - He sucks intelligence in every clime, And spreads the honey of his deep research At his return — a rich repast for me.
Seite 28 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gage and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Seite 553 - Thus the ideas, as well as children, of our youth often die before us ; and our minds represent to us those tombs to which we are approaching ; where though the brass and marble remain, yet the inscriptions are effaced by time, and the imagery moulders away. The pictures drawn in our minds are laid in fading colours ; and if not sometimes refreshed, vanish and disappear.
Seite 22 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; ' The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Seite 26 - Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.
Seite 24 - And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Seite 376 - Germany at the end of the Middle Ages. We leave out of our consideration those territories which at the end of the fourteenth and the beginning of the fifteenth century...