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Page 154 - The poor child had sat in mute amazement, and patiently imitated everything her teacher did ; but now the truth began to flash upon her ; her intellect began to work. She perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind ; and at once her countenance lighted up with a human expression.
Page 275 - Still heard in his soul the music Of wonderful melodies. Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like a benediction That follows after prayer.
Page 274 - Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of day. Not from the grand old masters, Not from the bards sublime, Whose distant footsteps echo Through the corridors of Time. For, like strains of martial music, Their mighty thoughts suggest Life's endless toil and endeavour; And to-night I long for rest.
Page 92 - Perhaps their loves, or else their sheep, Was all that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.
Page 168 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 194 - As when sedition oft has stirred In some great town the vulgar herd, And brands and stones already fly — For rage has weapons always nigh — Then should some man of worth appear Whose stainless virtue all revere, They hush, they list : his clear voice rules Their rebel wills, their anger cools...
Page 185 - In order to have a yet wider compass of stimulation, without objectionable extremes, we might begin on the negative side, that is, in pain or privation, to be gradually remitted in the course of the studious exercise, giving place at last to the exhilaration of a waxing pleasure. All the great teachers, from Socrates downwards, seem to recognize the necessity of putting the learner into a state of pain to begin with...
Page 115 - ruling over himself? Soc. A simple thing enough; just what is commonly said, that a man should be temperate and master of himself, and ruler of his own pleasures and passions.