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Page 306 - NATURE. —Containing Lessons on the Universe, the Three Kingdoms of Nature, and the Form and Structure of the Human Body.
Page 279 - Latins often cuts off the vowel at the end of a word, when the next word begins with a vowel; though he does not like the Greeks wholly drop the vowel, but still retains it in writing like the Latins.
Page 306 - MODERN SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY. — Accompanied by an Atlas, Physical and Political. The attention of school committees and others is particularly invited to this work. Wherever introduced, it has given great satisfaction. It is confidently claimed to be the best School Geography before the public. It is recommended in the highest terms by Rev. TH Gallaudet ; Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Brownell ; Prof. Goodrich, of Yale College ; Rev.
Page 306 - An Epitome of general Ecclesiastical History from the earliest period to the present time. With an Appendix, giving a condensed History of the Jews from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present day. Illustrated by Maps and Engravings. By John Marsh, AM Pastor of a Church in Haddam, Conn.
Page 306 - THE COLUMBIAN DRAWING BOOK. — Containing 36 plain and tinted plates Folio. Embracing a progressive series of studies, adapted from the first masters, by C. Kuchel. With instructions, by Gervase Wheeler — The Drawings by D'Avignon, Kuchel, and others. This is the most elegant Drawing Book published in the country. JOHNSON'S PHILOSOPHICAL CHARTS — designed for the use of Schools and Academies, to illustrate the different branches of Natural Philosophy. The figures are contained on 10 large mounted...
Page 279 - ... song in honor of Bacchus, full of transport and poetical rage. Of this species of writing we have no remains. A song of Bacchus in which the wildness of intoxication is infused. Any poem in which ecstacy and wildness are expressed in kind.
Page 236 - Verbs of asking and teaching govern two accusatives, the one of a person, and the other of a thing ; as, Poseímos te pacem, • We beg peace of thee. Docuit me grammatical«., He taught me grammar.
Page 306 - FRS To which is now prefixed, a Sketch of the Author's Life. Complete in one volume, 8vo.
Page 211 - These groups, though not to be put in a serial order, are further defined as instrumental with respect to one another, the first with respect to the second and third, and the second with respect to the third only, while they furnish material to one another in an inverse order, the third to the second, and the second and third to the first.
Page 210 - The subject is that of which something is affirmed. The predicate is that which is affirmed of the subject...