The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers : Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingM. Bartgis, 1819 - 252 էջ |
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... possession of our mind , we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling ... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ...
... possession of our mind , we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling ... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ...
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... possession unveils the fallacy 11. The eagerness of passion bestows upon them , at first , a brisk and lively relish . But it is their fate always to pal ! by familiarity , and sometimes to pass from satiety into dis- gust . Happy would ...
... possession unveils the fallacy 11. The eagerness of passion bestows upon them , at first , a brisk and lively relish . But it is their fate always to pal ! by familiarity , and sometimes to pass from satiety into dis- gust . Happy would ...
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... possession of all the honours which can flatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to resign his king- doms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in busi- ness or the affairs of this world , in order that he ...
... possession of all the honours which can flatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to resign his king- doms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in busi- ness or the affairs of this world , in order that he ...
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Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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