English Synonymes Classified and Explained: With Practical Exercises, Designed for Schools and Private TuitionD. Appleton, 1850 - 344 Seiten |
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... strong , and belonging to the order adjective . In the exercises under this head , we have to do only with the genus and species , for the order , or part of speech , is equally applicable to both words , and will be of no assistance in ...
... strong , and belonging to the order adjective . In the exercises under this head , we have to do only with the genus and species , for the order , or part of speech , is equally applicable to both words , and will be of no assistance in ...
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... strong passions , prove in some respects perni- cious ; and it is much to be feared , that undue admiration for the beauty of ancient languages has , in many instances , caused us to underrate the qualities of our mother tongue . But we ...
... strong passions , prove in some respects perni- cious ; and it is much to be feared , that undue admiration for the beauty of ancient languages has , in many instances , caused us to underrate the qualities of our mother tongue . But we ...
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... strong . of The enemy shot through the walls and fortifications of the town , to the of the inhabitants . great Fancy - Imagination . Fancy is the power of combining ideas — of bringing them together in such a manner as to produce novel ...
... strong . of The enemy shot through the walls and fortifications of the town , to the of the inhabitants . great Fancy - Imagination . Fancy is the power of combining ideas — of bringing them together in such a manner as to produce novel ...
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... strong- ly recommend you to delay its completion for another week . Though I am in great I cannot let slip this opportunity of in- forming you that every thing is going on to our greatest satisfaction . A List - A Catalogue . A list ...
... strong- ly recommend you to delay its completion for another week . Though I am in great I cannot let slip this opportunity of in- forming you that every thing is going on to our greatest satisfaction . A List - A Catalogue . A list ...
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... strong bent of the mind to some occupation in which the faculty of imagination is chiefly employed . Genius originates ideas , creates new forms , new expressions . Talent is employed in reducing to practice the ideas of others . Tal ...
... strong bent of the mind to some occupation in which the faculty of imagination is chiefly employed . Genius originates ideas , creates new forms , new expressions . Talent is employed in reducing to practice the ideas of others . Tal ...
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action active ancient appear beauty Brougham Castle cause character Cleop Comus Coriolanus Cymbeline death difference difficulty distinction doth duty earth endeavour English evil Excursion Exercise exists expression faculty fault fear feeling former frequently friends give habit Hamlet happy hath heart heaven Henry IV Henry VIII hope human idea intensive Julius Cæsar King John King Lear knowledge labour language Laodamia latter Liberty live look Macb Macbeth meaning MILTON mind moral nature never night o'er object observed Othello ourselves pain passions passive peace perceive persons pleasure possess praise principle reason Rich Richard II Roman Romeo and Juliet Rylstone sense signifies Sonnets soul speak species spirit strength style synonymous temper Tempest thee things thou thought tion truth Twelfth Night verbs virtue voice whole Winter's Tale words WORDSWORTH writing
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Seite 321 - Hence in a season of calm weather, Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore...
Seite 44 - And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee; Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour...
Seite 110 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form ; Then have I reason to be fond of grief.
Seite 195 - ... ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep, Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord! be bounteous still To give us only good; and, if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed. Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark!
Seite 39 - WHEN I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?
Seite 293 - Three years she grew in sun and shower; Then Nature said: "A lovelier flower On earth was never sown; This child I to myself will take; She shall be mine, and I will make A lady of my own. "Myself will to my darling be Both law and impulse; and with me The girl in rock and plain, In earth and heaven, in glade and bower, Shall feel an overseeing power, To kindle or restrain.
Seite 60 - Love thyself last ; cherish those hearts that hate thee : Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's and truth's; then, if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr.
Seite 19 - Thou little Child, yet glorious in the might Of heaven-born freedom on thy being's height, Why with such earnest pains dost thou provoke The years to bring the inevitable yoke, Thus blindly with thy blessedness at strife? Full soon thy Soul shall have her earthly freight, And custom lie upon thee with a weight, Heavy as frost, and deep almost as life!
Seite 177 - All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appeared, and serried shields in thick array Of depth immeasurable.
Seite 125 - Of every hearer; for it so falls out That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours.