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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... 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 . That
which was before sown , begins now to discover signs of successful vegetation .
... 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 . That
which was before sown , begins now to discover signs of successful vegetation .
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A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Driek deep , or tates nor the Pierian spring :
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain ; And drinking largely sobers us
again . Fir'd at first single with wbat the nuse imparts , . In fearless youth we tempt
...
A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Driek deep , or tates nor the Pierian spring :
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain ; And drinking largely sobers us
again . Fir'd at first single with wbat the nuse imparts , . In fearless youth we tempt
...
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For spring shall return , and a lover bestow , And sorrow no longer thy bosom
inthral . But , if pity inspire thee , renew the sad lay , Mourn , sweetest complainer
, .nan calls thee to moura . O sooth him , whose pleasures like thine pass away ...
For spring shall return , and a lover bestow , And sorrow no longer thy bosom
inthral . But , if pity inspire thee , renew the sad lay , Mourn , sweetest complainer
, .nan calls thee to moura . O sooth him , whose pleasures like thine pass away ...
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The bow well bent , and smart the spring , Vice seems already slain ; But passion
rudely snaps the strings And it revives again . Some foe to his upright intent ,
Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent , But pleasure wins his
heart .
The bow well bent , and smart the spring , Vice seems already slain ; But passion
rudely snaps the strings And it revives again . Some foe to his upright intent ,
Finds out his weaker part ; Virtue engages his assent , But pleasure wins his
heart .
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Soon as the pea puts on the bloom , Thou fly st thy vocal vale , An annual guest ,
in other lands , Another spring to hail . Sweet bird thy bow'r is ever green ; Thy
sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song , No winter in ihy year ! O could
I ...
Soon as the pea puts on the bloom , Thou fly st thy vocal vale , An annual guest ,
in other lands , Another spring to hail . Sweet bird thy bow'r is ever green ; Thy
sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song , No winter in ihy year ! O could
I ...
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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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Información bibliográfica
| 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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