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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The active mind of man seldom or never rests satisfied with its present condition ,
how prosperous soever . Originally formed for a wider range of objects , for a
higher sphere of enjoyments , it finds itself , in every situation of fortune ,
straitened ...
The active mind of man seldom or never rests satisfied with its present condition ,
how prosperous soever . Originally formed for a wider range of objects , for a
higher sphere of enjoyments , it finds itself , in every situation of fortune ,
straitened ...
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His substance is within the substance of every being , whether inaterial or
immaterial , and as intimately present to it , as that being is to itself . It would be
an imperfection in him , were he able to move out of one place into another ; or to
...
His substance is within the substance of every being , whether inaterial or
immaterial , and as intimately present to it , as that being is to itself . It would be
an imperfection in him , were he able to move out of one place into another ; or to
...
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... whilst we enjoy In the time of seed sowing , it is the season of confidence : the
grain wliich the husbandman trusts to the bosom of the earth shall , Isappily ,
yield its seven fold rewards Spring presents us with a scene of lively expecta .
tion .
... whilst we enjoy In the time of seed sowing , it is the season of confidence : the
grain wliich the husbandman trusts to the bosom of the earth shall , Isappily ,
yield its seven fold rewards Spring presents us with a scene of lively expecta .
tion .
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No one The following account of an affecting , mournful exit , is related by Dr.
Young , who was present at the melancholy scene . THE sad evening before the
death of the noble youth , whose last hours suggested the most soleno . and
awful ...
No one The following account of an affecting , mournful exit , is related by Dr.
Young , who was present at the melancholy scene . THE sad evening before the
death of the noble youth , whose last hours suggested the most soleno . and
awful ...
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Heav'n gives us friends to bless che present scene ; Resumes them to prepare us
for the next . All evils natural are moral goods ; All discipline , indulgence , on the
whole . Present blessings undervalued . Like birds , whose beauties languish ...
Heav'n gives us friends to bless che present scene ; Resumes them to prepare us
for the next . All evils natural are moral goods ; All discipline , indulgence , on the
whole . Present blessings undervalued . Like birds , whose beauties languish ...
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able actions affections appear attention bear beauty blessings cause character comfort common consider course danger dark death deep desire divine earth enjoy equal evil fall father fear feel fortune give ground hand happiness heart heaven honour hope hour human kind king labours less light live look Lord mankind manner means mind nature never night o'er objects observe once ourselves pain pass passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession praise present pride proper raise reading reason regard render rest rich rise scene seems sense shine short soul sound spirit spring stand suffer temper thee things thou thought tion true truth turn virtue voice whole wisdom wise wish young youth
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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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