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 ReadingR. Patterson & Lambdin, 1822 - 264 páginas |
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... ground ! It springs up , is gather- ed into his barns , and crowns his 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 ...
... ground ! It springs up , is gather- ed into his barns , and crowns his 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 ...
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... ground to dread that the ruin of virtue is fast ap- proaching . By disappointments and trials , the violence of our passions is tamed , and our minds are formed to sobriety and reflection . In the varieties of life , occasioned by the ...
... ground to dread that the ruin of virtue is fast ap- proaching . By disappointments and trials , the violence of our passions is tamed , and our minds are formed to sobriety and reflection . In the varieties of life , occasioned by the ...
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... . The Hill of Science . DR . JOHNSON . In that season of the year , when the serenity of the sky , the various fruits which cover the ground , the discoloured foliage of the trees , and all the sweet 20 Part 1 . ine English Reader .
... . The Hill of Science . DR . JOHNSON . In that season of the year , when the serenity of the sky , the various fruits which cover the ground , the discoloured foliage of the trees , and all the sweet 20 Part 1 . ine English Reader .
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... ground seemed to slide from beneath their feet , and they found themselves at the bottom , before they sus- pected they had changed their place . The placid se- renity , which at first appeared in their countenance , changed by degrees ...
... ground seemed to slide from beneath their feet , and they found themselves at the bottom , before they sus- pected they had changed their place . The placid se- renity , which at first appeared in their countenance , changed by degrees ...
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... ground which he had passed , and to try to find some issue where the wood 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 ...
... ground which he had passed , and to try to find some issue where the wood 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 ...
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Página 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.