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The Mount Vernon Reader; A Course of Reading Lessons, Selected with Reference to Their Moral Influence on the Hearts and Lives of the Young, Designed for Middle Classes


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...address. They all felt gratified, and loved Charles more than ever. Many situations of usefulness and profit were opened to him, for Charles was now a man, intelligent, and universally respected. He is now a useful and a happy man. He has a cheerful home, and is esteemed, by all who know him. LESSON XXXIV. REAL, COURAGE. 1. There is nothing harder to be borne than ridicule. It requires a bold heart to be ready to do one's duty unmoved by the sneers of others. How often does a child do that which he knows to be wrong, because he is afraid that others will call him a coward if he does right! One cold winter's day three boys were passing by a school-house. The oldest was a mischievous fellow, always in trouble himself, and trying to get others into trouble. The youngest, whose name was George, was a very amiable boy, who wished to do right, but was very deficient in moral courage. We will call the oldest Henry, and the other of the three James. The following dialogue passed between them. 2 Henry. What fun it would be to throw a snowball against the school-room door, and make the instructer and scholars all jump. James. You would jump, if you should. If the instructer did not catch you and whip you, he would tell your father, and you would get a whipping then, that would make you jump higher than the scholars, I think. 3. Henry. Why we could get so far off, before the instructer could come to the door, that he could not tell who we are. Here is a snow-ball just as hard as ice, and George had as lief throw it against that door as not. 4. James. Give it to him and see. He would not dare to throw it against the door. Henry. Do you think George is a coward? You don't know him as well as I do. Here, George, take this snow-ball, and show James that you are not such a...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231809501
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 60
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1231809507
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 127 gr


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