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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... possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature , disappointing , is in constant search of care ' , solicitude ' , remorse ' , and confusion ' . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the ...
... possession of a serene mind ; he who follows the pleasures of it , which are , in their very nature , disappointing , is in constant search of care ' , solicitude ' , remorse ' , and confusion ' . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the ...
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... possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his . mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can tell ...
... possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his . mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can tell ...
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... the man of a feeble and timorous spirit , to a hut placed on the shore , which every wind shakes , and every ware overflows . R 2 Nothing is so inconsistent with self - possession as violent. CHAP . 1 . 17 SELECT SENTENCES .
... the man of a feeble and timorous spirit , to a hut placed on the shore , which every wind shakes , and every ware overflows . R 2 Nothing is so inconsistent with self - possession as violent. CHAP . 1 . 17 SELECT SENTENCES .
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... possession as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- · ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions ...
... possession as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- · ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions ...
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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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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