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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... human species . " " He who resigns the world , has no temptation to envy ' , hatred ' , malice , anger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature ...
... human species . " " He who resigns the world , has no temptation to envy ' , hatred ' , malice , anger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature ...
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... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
... human life , not only in the sunshine , but in the shade . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pursuits . To maintain a steady and unbroken mind , amidst all the shocks of the world ...
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... human nature . Luxury , pride , and vanity , have frequently as much in- fluence in corrupting the sentiments of the great , as igno- rance , bigotry , and prejudice , have in misleading the opinions of the multitude . Mixed as the ...
... human nature . Luxury , pride , and vanity , have frequently as much in- fluence in corrupting the sentiments of the great , as igno- rance , bigotry , and prejudice , have in misleading the opinions of the multitude . Mixed as the ...
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... human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is able to yield . Among all our corrupt passions , there is a strong and inti- mate connexion . When any one of them is ...
... human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is able to yield . Among all our corrupt passions , there is a strong and inti- mate connexion . When any one of them is ...
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... human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons - very well ! -- what would we have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good , a sufficient reward ? Do not hurt yourselves or ...
... human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons - very well ! -- what would we have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good , a sufficient reward ? Do not hurt yourselves or ...
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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