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Page 78 - I loved Ophelia: forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum.
Page 51 - So live, that when thy summons comes, to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon; but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Page 71 - And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died and was buried : and in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom...
Page 68 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 73 - When you have proved that the three angles of every triangle are equal to two right angles...
Page 71 - Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.
Page 145 - ... possession of such knowledge, in any degree, materially facilitates their subsequent advancement. To be able to write an easy hand, or, at least, to form letters with a pen, is likewise a qualification very desirable. In reference to this subject, it is recommended that the words which constitute writing lessons or copies, preparatory to admission, should be such as have been previously made intelligible to the learner.
Page 68 - A polynomial is said to be homogeneous, when all its terms are of the same degree.
Page 108 - In reference to ihis subject, it is recommended that the words which constitute writing lessons or copies, preparatory to admission, should be such as have been previously made intelligible to the learner. In the case of each pupil entering the Institution it is desirable to obtain written answers to the following questions.
Page 72 - And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines.