The Young Man's GuideLilly, Wait, Colman, and Holden., 1834 - 303 стор. |
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... especially to those who have little leisure . 9. News- papers . Newspapers , though productive of much evil , on the whole useful . Five rules to assist the reader in making a judicious selection . Politics . History and constitution of ...
... especially to those who have little leisure . 9. News- papers . Newspapers , though productive of much evil , on the whole useful . Five rules to assist the reader in making a judicious selection . Politics . History and constitution of ...
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... especially when themselves were the heroes . But they will not re- late them , unless there is somebody to hear . Let the young avail themselves of this propensity , and make the most of it . Some may have been heroes in war ; some in ...
... especially when themselves were the heroes . But they will not re- late them , unless there is somebody to hear . Let the young avail themselves of this propensity , and make the most of it . Some may have been heroes in war ; some in ...
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... especially to your parents . You cannot know at least till you are parents yourselves , - how their hearts are bound up in yours . But if you do not in some measure know it , till this late period , you are not fit to be parents . Hence ...
... especially to your parents . You cannot know at least till you are parents yourselves , - how their hearts are bound up in yours . But if you do not in some measure know it , till this late period , you are not fit to be parents . Hence ...
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... especially of the present generation , to set a high standard of action . On the means by which they are to attain this elevation , it is the pur- pose of this little work to dwell plainly and fully . These means might be classed in ...
... especially of the present generation , to set a high standard of action . On the means by which they are to attain this elevation , it is the pur- pose of this little work to dwell plainly and fully . These means might be classed in ...
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... him view the time of action as near , and down go his hands in languor . He wills , perhaps , but he unwills in the next breath . What is to be done with such a man , especially if he is a young one ? He is absolutely 4.
... him view the time of action as near , and down go his hands in languor . He wills , perhaps , but he unwills in the next breath . What is to be done with such a man , especially if he is a young one ? He is absolutely 4.
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Сторінка 49 - And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice ; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Сторінка 73 - I did he had never done, and never could do. Before my promotion, a clerk was wanted to make out the morning report of the regiment. I rendered the clerk unnecessary; and long before any other man was dressed for the parade, my work for the morning was all done, and I myself was on the parade, walking, in fine weather, for an hour perhaps.
Сторінка 74 - ... before me, ready to hang by my side. Then I ate a bit of cheese, or pork, and bread. Then I prepared my report, which was filled up as fast as the companies brought me in the materials. After this I had an hour or two to read, before the time came for any duty out of doors, unless when the regiment or part of it went out to exercise in the morning. When this was the case, and the matter...
Сторінка 73 - To this, more than to any other thing, I owed my very extraordinary promotion in the army. I was always ready: if I had to mount guard at ten, I was ready at nine: never did any man, or any thing, wait one moment for me. Being, at an age under twenty years, raised from Corporal to...
Сторінка 164 - Although it is said of plays, that they teach morality ; and of the Stage, that it is the mirror of human life : these assertions are mere declamation, and have no foundation in truth or experience : on the contrary, a Playhouse, and the regions about it, are the very hot-beds of vice.
Сторінка 265 - Upon which he withdrew, as soon as was consistent with the rules of politeness, resolved never to think more of a girl who possessed a needle only in partnership, and who, it appeared, was not too well informed as to the place where even that share was deposited.
Сторінка 83 - I observed that men in a passion always spake aloud ; and I thought if I could control my voice, I should repress my passion. I have, therefore, made it a rule, never to let my voice rise above a certain key ; and by...
Сторінка 14 - He that would pass the latter part of life with honour and decency, must, when he is young, consider that he shall one day be old ; and remember, when he is old, that he has once been young.
Сторінка 159 - It has been said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is a benefactor to his species.
Сторінка 265 - It was a story in Philadelphia, some years ago, that a young man, who was courting one of three sisters, happened to be on a visit to her, when all the three were present, and when one said to the others, " I wonder where our needle is.