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 ...T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1805 - 364 páginas |
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... kind are of so great utility , that fresh productions of them , and new attempts to improve the young mind , will scarcely be deemed superfluous , if the writer make his compilation instructive and interesting , and suf- ficiently ...
... kind are of so great utility , that fresh productions of them , and new attempts to improve the young mind , will scarcely be deemed superfluous , if the writer make his compilation instructive and interesting , and suf- ficiently ...
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... as may distinguish the passage from one line to ano- ther , without injuring the meaning . The other kind of melodious pause , is that which falls somewhere about the middle of the verse , and divides xxvi INTRODUCTION .
... as may distinguish the passage from one line to ano- ther , without injuring the meaning . The other kind of melodious pause , is that which falls somewhere about the middle of the verse , and divides xxvi INTRODUCTION .
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... kind . The following lines exemplify the demi - cæsura : " Warms ' in the sun " , refreshes ' in the breeze , " Glows ' in the stars " , and blossoms ' in the trees ; " Lives ' through all life " , extends through all extent , Spreads ...
... kind . The following lines exemplify the demi - cæsura : " Warms ' in the sun " , refreshes ' in the breeze , " Glows ' in the stars " , and blossoms ' in the trees ; " Lives ' through all life " , extends through all extent , Spreads ...
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... kind , and cheerful ; far removed from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the temper , dejects the spirit , and teaches men to fit themselves for another world , by neglecting the concerns of this ...
... kind , and cheerful ; far removed from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the temper , dejects the spirit , and teaches men to fit themselves for another world , by neglecting the concerns of this ...
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... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ele- ments . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat ...
... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the ele- ments . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat ...
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