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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Page 100
... perfect love , there are two circumstances which particularly enhance the blessedness of that " multitude who stand before the throne ; " these are , access to the most exalted society , and renewal of the most tender connexions . The ...
... perfect love , there are two circumstances which particularly enhance the blessedness of that " multitude who stand before the throne ; " these are , access to the most exalted society , and renewal of the most tender connexions . The ...
Page 167
... perfect ; and sometimes unreasonable expectations on the one side , some- times a mortifying sense of dependence on the other , corode in secret the pleasures of benefits , and convert the obliga- tions of friendship into grounds of ...
... perfect ; and sometimes unreasonable expectations on the one side , some- times a mortifying sense of dependence on the other , corode in secret the pleasures of benefits , and convert the obliga- tions of friendship into grounds of ...
Page 193
... while , as nature wills , night bids us rest . ” 4. To whom thus Eve , with perfect beauty adorn'd I My author and disposer , what thou bidst Unargued I Chap . 2 . 193 NARRATIVE PIECES . Discourse between Adam and Eve retiring to rest,
... while , as nature wills , night bids us rest . ” 4. To whom thus Eve , with perfect beauty adorn'd I My author and disposer , what thou bidst Unargued I Chap . 2 . 193 NARRATIVE PIECES . Discourse between Adam and Eve retiring to rest,
Contents
Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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