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Page iii
... institution , through the medium of a committee appointed by them at the commence- ment in 1818 , In the course of Providence it occurred that this was the last anniversary of the institution , at the celebration of which he officiated ...
... institution , through the medium of a committee appointed by them at the commence- ment in 1818 , In the course of Providence it occurred that this was the last anniversary of the institution , at the celebration of which he officiated ...
Page iv
... institution , as well as an interesting me- morial to those who have enjoyed its benefits , it was thought that it would increase the value of the collection , without impair- ing its unity , to include some other performances of Dr ...
... institution , as well as an interesting me- morial to those who have enjoyed its benefits , it was thought that it would increase the value of the collection , without impair- ing its unity , to include some other performances of Dr ...
Page v
... institution - who have witnessed its progressive prosperity under its late lamented President- and who anticipate its advancement from the auspicious selec- tion of his successor . Brunswick , May 5 , 1820 . CONTENTS . ***** COPIES OF ...
... institution - who have witnessed its progressive prosperity under its late lamented President- and who anticipate its advancement from the auspicious selec- tion of his successor . Brunswick , May 5 , 1820 . CONTENTS . ***** COPIES OF ...
Page ix
... institution for such a disposition of them as may tend to place them more exten- sively in the possession of the public , and be best B adapted to accomplish the interesting and important objects contemplated in LETTER . ix COPIES OF ...
... institution for such a disposition of them as may tend to place them more exten- sively in the possession of the public , and be best B adapted to accomplish the interesting and important objects contemplated in LETTER . ix COPIES OF ...
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... institution ; it is in your power to disgrace it . It is in your power to pierce with grief your affectionate parents , or to cause their hearts to sing for joy . Between these alternatives , you cannot hesitate . Many students have ...
... institution ; it is in your power to disgrace it . It is in your power to pierce with grief your affectionate parents , or to cause their hearts to sing for joy . Between these alternatives , you cannot hesitate . Many students have ...
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Page 45 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 68 - See the wretch, that long has tost On the thorny bed of pain, At length repair his vigour lost, And breathe and walk again : The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise.
Page 47 - When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Page 52 - A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Page 16 - Thou art the source and centre of all minds, Their only point of rest, eternal Word ! From thee departing, they are lost, and rove At random, without honour, hope, or peace. From thee is all that sooths the life of man, His high endeavour, and his glad success, His strength to suffer, and his will to serve.
Page 95 - Father of light and life Thou good supreme O teach me what is good Teach me thyself Save me from folly vanity and vice , . From evry low pursuit and feed my soul With knowledge conscious peace and virtue pure Sacred substantial never fading bliss...
Page ii - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 109 - Time, in advance, behind him hides his wings, And seems to creep, decrepit with his age ; Behold him, when past by ; what then is seen, But his broad pinions swifter than the winds ? And all mankind, in contradiction strong, Rueful, aghast ! cry out on his career.
Page 35 - ... when the Son of God shall come to be glorified in his saints, and admired of all them that believe.
Page 91 - It borrows splendour from all that is fair, subordinates to itself all that is great, and sits enthroned on the riches of the universe.