Mnemotechny, or art of memory, theoretical and practical: with a mnemotechnic dictionaryE. Churton, 1850 - 360 páginas |
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... never had much respect for those beseeching , craving - your - attention sort of scribblers , who state very blandly in their Prefaces , that they have spent so much time , and so much money , in writing a book , all for the ...
... never had much respect for those beseeching , craving - your - attention sort of scribblers , who state very blandly in their Prefaces , that they have spent so much time , and so much money , in writing a book , all for the ...
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... never stand for figures . In the old Roman style of Notation , frequently used in numbering the chap- ters of books , the letter I. stands for 1 , V. for 5 , & c .; but we have T stand for 1 , and L for 5 , and use the V to represent 8 ...
... never stand for figures . In the old Roman style of Notation , frequently used in numbering the chap- ters of books , the letter I. stands for 1 , V. for 5 , & c .; but we have T stand for 1 , and L for 5 , and use the V to represent 8 ...
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... never have phrases that represent a cipher first . Song stands for the year that " Dionysius of Halicarnassus completed his history , " and as Song stands for 07 , the ci- pher before the 7 shows the event to have been before the ...
... never have phrases that represent a cipher first . Song stands for the year that " Dionysius of Halicarnassus completed his history , " and as Song stands for 07 , the ci- pher before the 7 shows the event to have been before the ...
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... never more than three figures ; consequently the figure 1 must not be pre- fixed to any events but Modern ones . All of the Modern dates between 1000 and 1200 are represented in full by the formulas , so that we can establish this rule ...
... never more than three figures ; consequently the figure 1 must not be pre- fixed to any events but Modern ones . All of the Modern dates between 1000 and 1200 are represented in full by the formulas , so that we can establish this rule ...
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... never being troubled with Tithe - paying . The Parliament first convened in Great Britain , dis- cussed the Science of War . Hamlet King of Denmark reigned , and led the Danes in War . Ghengis Khan Emperor of the Tartars , was A Heathen ...
... never being troubled with Tithe - paying . The Parliament first convened in Great Britain , dis- cussed the Science of War . Hamlet King of Denmark reigned , and led the Danes in War . Ghengis Khan Emperor of the Tartars , was A Heathen ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Absolute monarchy Adopted Articulation Alphabet American army Athens Austria Battle BIBLE Bolivia Bonaparte Brazil Britain British built Bunker Hill Monument BYRON Cæsar Cape Capital Charlemagne Charles China Chronology City commenced death defeated discovered Ditch Duke Dutch Dynasty Edward eminent England English Epaminondas established in England Europe Fame Fife figures formulas founded France French Ghengis Khan Greek Hamlet-Act Heavy Henry IV Hill Holy Home Homophonic Homophonic Analogies Honey Huge Indians introduced into England invented Island John killed King Henry learned learner Lord Louis Love Mexico Miffy Mnemotechnic Phrase Mnemotechny MOIDORE monarchy Mountain Napoleon Nomenclature Table Peace Persia Peru poet Portugal Prince Queen reign represents River Romans Rome Russia Sage sailed Scot Scotland SHAKSPEARE Showy soldier sometimes Sovereigns Spain statesman Tall thou Treaty tree United usually voyage warrior Washington Whig Wise witty wood word York
Pasajes populares
Página 263 - God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea; and other times to see The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips; how chances mock, And changes fill the cup of alteration With divers liquors! O, if this were seen, The happiest youth, viewing his progress through, What perils past, what crosses to ensue, Would shut the book and sit him down and die.
Página 267 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Página 254 - 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.
Página 274 - O'er-run and trampled on : then what they do in present, Though less than yours in past, must o'ertop yours ; For time is like a fashionable host That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand, And with his arms outstretched, as he would fly, Grasps in the comer : welcome ever smiles, And farewell goes out sighing.
Página 269 - Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Página 255 - Nay, do not think I flatter ; For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits, To feed and clothe thee ? Why should the poor be flatter'd ? No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.
Página 257 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law...
Página 262 - Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart : O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Página 260 - The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Página 260 - Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes ; The glorious fault of Angels and of Gods : Thence to their images on earth it flows, And in the breasts of kings and heroes glows.