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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SECTION I. Norank or possessions can make the guilty mind happy . DIONYSIUS
, the tyrant of Sicily , was far from being happy , though he possessed great riches
, and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damocles ...
SECTION I. Norank or possessions can make the guilty mind happy . DIONYSIUS
, the tyrant of Sicily , was far from being happy , though he possessed great riches
, and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damocles ...
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Hazael as . cended the throne , and ambition took possession of his heart . “ He
smote the children of Israel in all their coasts , He oppressed them during all the
days of king Jehoahaz ; and , from what is left on record of his actions , he plainly
...
Hazael as . cended the throne , and ambition took possession of his heart . “ He
smote the children of Israel in all their coasts , He oppressed them during all the
days of king Jehoahaz ; and , from what is left on record of his actions , he plainly
...
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... are really in themselves ; but of what great moment he makes them by suffering
them to deprive him of the possession ... persons to render bim miserables " But
who can expect , ” we hear him exclaim , " that he is to possess the insensibility ...
... are really in themselves ; but of what great moment he makes them by suffering
them to deprive him of the possession ... persons to render bim miserables " But
who can expect , ” we hear him exclaim , " that he is to possess the insensibility ...
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For , such as they are , they are at no time possessed uomixed . ... in enjoyment ;
suppose them to be folly attainable , and completely satisfactory ; still there
remains to be considered the vanity of uncertain possession and short dura . tico
.
For , such as they are , they are at no time possessed uomixed . ... in enjoyment ;
suppose them to be folly attainable , and completely satisfactory ; still there
remains to be considered the vanity of uncertain possession and short dura . tico
.
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This great emperor , in the plenitude of his power , and in possession of all the
honours which can flatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to
resign his kingdoms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in business or
the ...
This great emperor , in the plenitude of his power , and in possession of all the
honours which can flatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to
resign his kingdoms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in business or
the ...
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| Título | 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 ... |
| Autor | Lindley Murray |
| Editor | John J. Williams, 1822 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Largo | 264 páginas |
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