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, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... labour we can bestow upon the subject . But the pleasure derived to our- selves and others , from a clear communication of ideas and feelings ; and the strong and durable impressions made thereby on the minds of the reader and the audi ...
... labour we can bestow upon the subject . But the pleasure derived to our- selves and others , from a clear communication of ideas and feelings ; and the strong and durable impressions made thereby on the minds of the reader and the audi ...
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... labours with joy and plenty . Thus the man who distributes his fortune with generosity and prudence , is amply repaid by the grat- itude of those whom he obliges ; by the approbation of his own mind ; and by the favour of Heaven ...
... labours with joy and plenty . Thus the man who distributes his fortune with generosity and prudence , is amply repaid by the grat- itude of those whom he obliges ; by the approbation of his own mind ; and by the favour of Heaven ...
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... labour and are heavy laden . " What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and children , of brothers and sisters , of ... labours of industry , and satisfy the most extensive desires , if no part of it be suffered to lie waste by ...
... labour and are heavy laden . " What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and children , of brothers and sisters , of ... labours of industry , and satisfy the most extensive desires , if no part of it be suffered to lie waste by ...
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... to destruction . At length , not fear , but labour , began to overcome him ; his breath grew short , and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate Chap . 2 . 31 Narrative Pieces .
... to destruction . At length , not fear , but labour , began to overcome him ; his breath grew short , and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate Chap . 2 . 31 Narrative Pieces .
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... labour are cut off from us ; they who animated , and who sweetened all the toils of lite Where then can the soul find refuge , but in the bosom of religion ? There she is admitted to those prospects of Providence and futurity , which ...
... labour are cut off from us ; they who animated , and who sweetened all the toils of lite Where then can the soul find refuge , but in the bosom of religion ? There she is admitted to those prospects of Providence and futurity , which ...
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