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Page 163
... units ; this method is repeated on the next finger for the nine tens , on the next for the nine hundreds , and so on . There are many other interesting and in structive varieties in the practice of indigitation among the ancient nations ...
... units ; this method is repeated on the next finger for the nine tens , on the next for the nine hundreds , and so on . There are many other interesting and in structive varieties in the practice of indigitation among the ancient nations ...
Page 164
... units shall stop , and counting proceed by the numeration of groups of ten , till ten groups are numbered , and then by groups of ten tens , & c .; the numbers five or twenty have been chosen , the one evidently suggested by the number ...
... units shall stop , and counting proceed by the numeration of groups of ten , till ten groups are numbered , and then by groups of ten tens , & c .; the numbers five or twenty have been chosen , the one evidently suggested by the number ...
Page 165
... units ; when she has num- bered ten of them , let her cut off another compartment for the reception of tens ; and rubbing out the contents of the first , make one mark in the tens department as a substitute for them all , and repeat the ...
... units ; when she has num- bered ten of them , let her cut off another compartment for the reception of tens ; and rubbing out the contents of the first , make one mark in the tens department as a substitute for them all , and repeat the ...
Page 167
... units , are much better for first lessons than arbitrary comprehensive signs : and may with advantage be resorted to ... units , and under the units of the column last added , the line of tens and that of units being afterwards added ...
... units , are much better for first lessons than arbitrary comprehensive signs : and may with advantage be resorted to ... units , and under the units of the column last added , the line of tens and that of units being afterwards added ...
Page 168
... unit of a superior class , and adding its value to the units of the inferior , is by no means easily comprehended by a young learner . It may be simplified by working with numbers whose in- dividuals are visible . Take the plan I ...
... unit of a superior class , and adding its value to the units of the inferior , is by no means easily comprehended by a young learner . It may be simplified by working with numbers whose in- dividuals are visible . Take the plan I ...
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Page 166 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds : pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth^ After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
Page 244 - THE visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 166 - Where the great Sun begins his state Robed in flames and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale.
Page 166 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Page 9 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little...
Page 272 - If the soul be immortal, it requires to be cultivated with attention, not only for what we call the time of life, but for that which is to follow, I mean eternity ; and the least neglect in this point may be attended with endless consequences.
Page 166 - His mirror, with full face borrowing her light From him, for other light she needed none In that...
Page 103 - ... des marchands, qui ruine le commerce en ruinant les hommes qui le font. Sur-tout n'entreprenez jamais de gêner le commerce pour le tourner selon vos vues. Il faut que le prince ne s'en mêle point, de peur de le gêner, et qu'il en laisse tout le profit à ses sujets qui en ont la peine ; - autrement il les découragera: il en tirera...
Page 166 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the barn-door, Stoutly struts his dames before...
Page 253 - For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish : to the one we are the savour of death unto death ; and to the other the savour of life unto life.