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 spirit of true religion breathes mildoess and af fability . It gives a native ,
unaffected ease to the bebaviour . It is social , kiod , and cheerful ; far removed
from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the
...
The spirit of true religion breathes mildoess and af fability . It gives a native ,
unaffected ease to the bebaviour . It is social , kiod , and cheerful ; far removed
from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the
...
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Pride goeth before destruction ; and a haughty spirit before Hear counsel , and
receive instruction , that thou mayst be truly wise . Faithful are the wounds of a
friend : but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful . Open rebuke is better than
secret ...
Pride goeth before destruction ; and a haughty spirit before Hear counsel , and
receive instruction , that thou mayst be truly wise . Faithful are the wounds of a
friend : but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful . Open rebuke is better than
secret ...
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... which he allows to rage ip his soul . Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions
of misery , are represented as ... This spirit suffers not from the injuries of mer
those severe shocks which others feel . Collected within itself , it stands unmoved
by ...
... which he allows to rage ip his soul . Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions
of misery , are represented as ... This spirit suffers not from the injuries of mer
those severe shocks which others feel . Collected within itself , it stands unmoved
by ...
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A SUSPICIOUS , upcharitable spirit , is not only inconsistent with all social virtue
and happiness , but it is also , in itself , unreasonable and unjust . In order to forni
sound opinions concerning characters and actions , two things are especially ...
A SUSPICIOUS , upcharitable spirit , is not only inconsistent with all social virtue
and happiness , but it is also , in itself , unreasonable and unjust . In order to forni
sound opinions concerning characters and actions , two things are especially ...
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Hear the words which spoke his firm and ondaunted mind . “ Behold , I go bound
in the spirit to Jerusalem , not knowing the things that shall befall me there , save
that the Holy Spirit witnesseth in every city , saying , that bouds and aliictions a .
Hear the words which spoke his firm and ondaunted mind . “ Behold , I go bound
in the spirit to Jerusalem , not knowing the things that shall befall me there , save
that the Holy Spirit witnesseth in every city , saying , that bouds and aliictions a .
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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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