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, 1842 - 252 páginas |
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... danger arising from future intercourse with he world . The Author has endeavoured to relieve the grave and serious parts of his collection , by the occasional admission of pieces which amuse as well as mstruct . If , however , any of ...
... danger arising from future intercourse with he world . The Author has endeavoured to relieve the grave and serious parts of his collection , by the occasional admission of pieces which amuse as well as mstruct . If , however , any of ...
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... dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to crimi- nal deeds . Yet those riches ...
... dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to crimi- nal deeds . Yet those riches ...
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... danger . Abhor the thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; always afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore , so ...
... danger . Abhor the thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; always afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore , so ...
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... 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 , to abandon ourselves to dejection , carries no ...
... 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 , to abandon ourselves to dejection , carries no ...
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... his hand to the table . He throws off the garland of roses . He hastens to remove from his dangerous situation ; and earnestly entreats the king to restore him to his former humble condition , having no 28 PART I. THE ENGLISH READER .
... his hand to the table . He throws off the garland of roses . He hastens to remove from his dangerous situation ; and earnestly entreats the king to restore him to his former humble condition , having no 28 PART I. THE ENGLISH READER .
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affections amidst Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention balance of happiness Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comfort consider death Democritus Dioclesian distress Divine dread earth emphasis enemies enjoy enjoyment envy eternity ev'ry evil eyes father feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus gentle give Greek language ground happiness Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge inflection Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind manner Micipsa mind misery nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia pass passions pause peace perfection person pleasing pleasures possession pow'r present prince proper Pythias racter reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shining Sicily smile sorrow soul sound spect spirit suffer temper tempest tence thee things thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise wish words youth