The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse from the Best Writers; Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect; Improve Their Language and Sentiments and to Inculate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue, with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... enjoyed ; and remember , that every mo- mert of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction . And let hira who proposes his own happiness reflect , that while he forms his purpose , the day rolls on , and " the night ...
... enjoyed ; and remember , that every mo- mert of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction . And let hira who proposes his own happiness reflect , that while he forms his purpose , the day rolls on , and " the night ...
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... enjoy , ) yet , if it mitigates the evils which necessarily belong to our state , it may justly be said to give " rest to them who labour and are heavy laden . ” What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of ...
... enjoy , ) yet , if it mitigates the evils which necessarily belong to our state , it may justly be said to give " rest to them who labour and are heavy laden . ” What a smiling aspect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of ...
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... enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seats . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced ...
... enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seats . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced ...
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... enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . 6 By this device , Dionysius intimated to Damocles , how miserable he was in the midst of all his treasures ; and in possession of all the honours and enjoyments which royalty could bestow ...
... enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . 6 By this device , Dionysius intimated to Damocles , how miserable he was in the midst of all his treasures ; and in possession of all the honours and enjoyments which royalty could bestow ...
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... enjoyed . What can mortals hope or imagine , which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table ! the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers ; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java , and ...
... enjoyed . What can mortals hope or imagine , which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table ! the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers ; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java , and ...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected From the Best ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2016 |
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley 1745-1826 1n Murray No preview available - 2021 |
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