Life and Works of Horace Mann, Volume 2Lee and Shepard, 1891 |
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Page 94 - I AM the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage.
Page 337 - Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him (xxii.
Page 139 - Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try, And hard Unkindness...
Page 116 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Page 310 - If he who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before...
Page 419 - ... the principles of piety and justice and a sacred regard to truth; love of their country, humanity and universal benevolence; sobriety, industry and frugality; chastity, moderation and temperance; and those other virtues which are the ornament of human society and the basis upon which a republican constitution is founded...
Page 424 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 188 - ... his plans of administration. He may have eloquence, he may have a knowledge of all history, ^diplomacy, jurisprudence, and by these he...
Page 397 - It shall be the duty of the resident ministers of the gospel, the selectmen, and the school committees, in the several towns, to exert their influence, and use their best endeavors, that the youth of their towns shall regularly attend the schools established for their instruction.
Page 250 - A little learning is a dangerous thing, Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring ; There, shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, But drinking deeper sobers us again." One would like to know what extent of acquired knowledge would constitute "deep drinking...