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... Author's English Grammar ; as practical illustra thong of the principles and rules contained in that work . place religion in the most amiable light ; and which PREFACE . Haman or the misery of pride The grotto of Antiparos.
... Author's English Grammar ; as practical illustra thong of the principles and rules contained in that work . place religion in the most amiable light ; and which PREFACE . Haman or the misery of pride The grotto of Antiparos.
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Lindley Murray. place religion in the most amiable light ; and which recommend a great variety of moral duties , by the excellence of their nature , and the happy effects they produce . These subjects are exhibited in a style and manner ...
Lindley Murray. place religion in the most amiable light ; and which recommend a great variety of moral duties , by the excellence of their nature , and the happy effects they produce . These subjects are exhibited in a style and manner ...
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... light in comparison of those mward dis- tresses of mind , occasioned by folly , by passion , and by guilt . No station is so high , no power so great , no character so unblemisticu , as to exempt men from the attacks of rashness ...
... light in comparison of those mward dis- tresses of mind , occasioned by folly , by passion , and by guilt . No station is so high , no power so great , no character so unblemisticu , as to exempt men from the attacks of rashness ...
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... light of day : not like the aromatic gale , which sometimes feasts the sense ; but like the ordinary breeze , which purifies the air , and renders it healthful . The happiness of every man , depends more upon the state of his own mind ...
... light of day : not like the aromatic gale , which sometimes feasts the sense ; but like the ordinary breeze , which purifies the air , and renders it healthful . The happiness of every man , depends more upon the state of his own mind ...
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... light covers her face . Observe the progress of her votaries ; be silent and attentive . " 5 After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turned my eye towards the multitudes who were climbing the steep as- cent , and observed amongst ...
... light covers her face . Observe the progress of her votaries ; be silent and attentive . " 5 After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turned my eye towards the multitudes who were climbing the steep as- cent , and observed amongst ...
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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.