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... heart . The reader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitous to recommend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scrip .. tures , by interspersing through his work some of the most beauti- ful and interesting passages ...
... heart . The reader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitous to recommend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scrip .. tures , by interspersing through his work some of the most beauti- ful and interesting passages ...
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... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceives the ideas , and enter into the feel- ings of the author , whose sentiments he professe to repeat : for how is it pos- sible to represent clearly to others , what ...
... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceives the ideas , and enter into the feel- ings of the author , whose sentiments he professe to repeat : for how is it pos- sible to represent clearly to others , what ...
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... heart , which has not its peculiar tone , or note of the voice , by which it is to be expressed ; and which is suited exactly to the degree of internal feel ing It is chiefly in the proper use of these tones , that the life , spirit ...
... heart , which has not its peculiar tone , or note of the voice , by which it is to be expressed ; and which is suited exactly to the degree of internal feel ing It is chiefly in the proper use of these tones , that the life , spirit ...
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... heart . From our eagerness to grasp , we strangle and destroy pleasure . A temperate spirit , and moderate expectations , are excel- lent safeguards of the mind , in this uncertain and changing state . NOTE . In the first chapter , the ...
... heart . From our eagerness to grasp , we strangle and destroy pleasure . A temperate spirit , and moderate expectations , are excel- lent safeguards of the mind , in this uncertain and changing state . NOTE . In the first chapter , the ...
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... heart . They who have nothing to give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about worldly success . The veil ...
... heart . They who have nothing to give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about worldly success . The veil ...
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.