The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, Form the Best Writers; Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingW. and J. Bolles, 1834 - 252 páginas |
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... enjoy , ) yet , is it mitigates the evils which necessarily belong to our state , it may justly be said to give " rest to them who labour and are heavy laden . " What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of ...
... enjoy , ) yet , is it mitigates the evils which necessarily belong to our state , it may justly be said to give " rest to them who labour and are heavy laden . " What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of ...
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... enjoy ; on the small difference which the diversity of fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising , that envy should ever have been a prevalent passion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians ...
... enjoy ; on the small difference which the diversity of fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising , that envy should ever have been a prevalent passion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians ...
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... enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced ...
... enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced ...
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... enjoy- ment ? If , with all its troubles , we are in danger of being too much attached to it , how entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty ...
... enjoy- ment ? If , with all its troubles , we are in danger of being too much attached to it , how entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty ...
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... enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . 6 By this device , Dionysius intimated to Damocles , how miserable he was in the midst of all his treasures ; and in possession of all the honours and enjoyments which royalty could bestow ...
... enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . 6 By this device , Dionysius intimated to Damocles , how miserable he was in the midst of all his treasures ; and in possession of all the honours and enjoyments which royalty could bestow ...
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ADHERBAL affections amidst Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres Calabria character cheerful comfort death Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth emphasis enjoyment envy eternity ev'ry evil eyes father feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus gentle give ground Haman happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge inflection Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa mind misery mount Etna nature nature's never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect persons pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias racter reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion vanity verse vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth