Common-school Literature, English and American: With Several Hundred Extracts to be MemorizedContains a short sketch about Eugene Field and his work (p. 123-124). |
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... soul . II . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . III . Essay on Man . Essay on Criticism . Know , then , thyself ; presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man . IV . Essay on Man . All are but parts of one stupendous ...
... soul . II . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . III . Essay on Man . Essay on Criticism . Know , then , thyself ; presume not God to scan ; The proper study of mankind is man . IV . Essay on Man . All are but parts of one stupendous ...
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... soul's calm sunshine and the heartfelt joy , Is virtue's prize . VII . Vice is a monster of so frightful mien , As , to be hated , needs but to be seen ; But seen too oft , familiar with her face , We first endure , then pity , then ...
... soul's calm sunshine and the heartfelt joy , Is virtue's prize . VII . Vice is a monster of so frightful mien , As , to be hated , needs but to be seen ; But seen too oft , familiar with her face , We first endure , then pity , then ...
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... soul , secured in her existence , smiles At the drawn dagger , and defies its point . The stars shall fade away , the sun himself Grow dim with age , and nature sink in years , But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth , Unhurt amidst ...
... soul , secured in her existence , smiles At the drawn dagger , and defies its point . The stars shall fade away , the sun himself Grow dim with age , and nature sink in years , But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth , Unhurt amidst ...
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... soul that rises with us , our life's star , Hath had elsewhere its setting , And cometh from afar : Not in entire forgetfulness , And not in utter nakedness , But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God , who is our home : Heaven ...
... soul that rises with us , our life's star , Hath had elsewhere its setting , And cometh from afar : Not in entire forgetfulness , And not in utter nakedness , But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God , who is our home : Heaven ...
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... soul that was then " Crossing the Bar . " * EXTRACTS . I. I hold it true , whate'er befall , I feel it when I sorrow most , — ' T is better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all . II . Howe'er it be , it seems to me ...
... soul that was then " Crossing the Bar . " * EXTRACTS . I. I hold it true , whate'er befall , I feel it when I sorrow most , — ' T is better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all . II . Howe'er it be , it seems to me ...
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