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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... night cometh , when no man can work . " To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it ap- pears to be ; and what flatters most , is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ...
... night cometh , when no man can work . " To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it ap- pears to be ; and what flatters most , is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ...
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... night teach him to grow rich ; and as he stood on the top of a hill shad- ed with cypress , in doubt whither to direct his steps , his father appeared on a sudden standing before him . " Ortogrul , " said the old man , “ I know thy ...
... night teach him to grow rich ; and as he stood on the top of a hill shad- ed with cypress , in doubt whither to direct his steps , his father appeared on a sudden standing before him . " Ortogrul , " said the old man , “ I know thy ...
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... night to silence and meditation . AIKIN . SECTION VII . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansera early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of Indostan ...
... night to silence and meditation . AIKIN . SECTION VII . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansera early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of Indostan ...
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... night open into the plain . He prostrated himself on the ground , and recommended his life to the Lord of Nature . He rose with confidence and tranquillity , and pressed on with resolution . The beasts of the desert were in motion , and ...
... night open into the plain . He prostrated himself on the ground , and recommended his life to the Lord of Nature . He rose with confidence and tranquillity , and pressed on with resolution . The beasts of the desert were in motion , and ...
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... night insensibly fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colors which appeared in the western parts of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out , several stars and planets appeared one ...
... night insensibly fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colors which appeared in the western parts of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out , several stars and planets appeared one ...
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Page 181 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.