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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... Heaven SECTION II . THE chief misfortunes that befall us in life , can be traced to some vices or follies which we have committed . Were we to survey the chambers of sickness and distress , we should often find them peopled with the ...
... Heaven SECTION II . THE chief misfortunes that befall us in life , can be traced to some vices or follies which we have committed . Were we to survey the chambers of sickness and distress , we should often find them peopled with the ...
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... heaven ? Can we look for clemency or gentleness from our Judge , when we are so backward to show it to our own brethren ? 3 Let us also accustom ourselves to reflect on the small moment of those things , which are the usual incentives ...
... heaven ? Can we look for clemency or gentleness from our Judge , when we are so backward to show it to our own brethren ? 3 Let us also accustom ourselves to reflect on the small moment of those things , which are the usual incentives ...
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... heaven . If we delay till to- morrow what ought to be done to - day , we overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it . We lead the wheels of time , and prevent them from carrying us along smoothly . 3 He who every ...
... heaven . If we delay till to- morrow what ought to be done to - day , we overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it . We lead the wheels of time , and prevent them from carrying us along smoothly . 3 He who every ...
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... heaven without seeing death . " Yea , speedily was he taken away , lest wickedness should have altered his understand- ing , or deceit beguiled his soul . " 6 When Sodom could not furnish ten righteous men to save it , Lot remained ...
... heaven without seeing death . " Yea , speedily was he taken away , lest wickedness should have altered his understand- ing , or deceit beguiled his soul . " 6 When Sodom could not furnish ten righteous men to save it , Lot remained ...
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... heaven , as the brightness of the firmament , for ever and ever . SECTION X. BLAIR The mortifications of Vice greater than those of Virtue . THOUGH no condition of human life is free from unea- siness , yet it must be allowed , that the ...
... heaven , as the brightness of the firmament , for ever and ever . SECTION X. BLAIR The mortifications of Vice greater than those of Virtue . THOUGH no condition of human life is free from unea- siness , yet it must be allowed , that the ...
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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