The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry |
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Page v
... heart . The reader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitous to recommend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scriptures , by interspersing through his work , some of the most beautiful and interesting passages of ...
... heart . The reader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitous to recommend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scriptures , by interspersing through his work , some of the most beautiful and interesting passages of ...
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... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas , and enter into the feelings of the author , whose sentiments he professes to repeat for how is it possible to represent clearly to others , what we ...
... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas , and enter into the feelings of the author , whose sentiments he professes to repeat for how is it possible to represent clearly to others , what we ...
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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 . NOTE . In the first chapter , the compiler has exhibited sentences in a great variety of construction , and in all the diversity of punctuation . If well practised ...
... heart . From our eagerness to grasp , we strangle and destroy pleasure . NOTE . In the first chapter , the compiler has exhibited sentences in a great variety of construction , and in all the diversity of punctuation . If well practised ...
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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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Common terms and phrases
affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold blessing Caius Verres character cheerful comfort dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil fall father fear feel folly fortune Fundanus give Greek language ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n Heraclitus honor hope human indulge inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labors live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit stancy suffer temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth