English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry |
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When the imagination , of youth especially , is much entertained , the sober
dictates of the understanding are regarded with indifference ; and the influence of
good affections is either feeble , or transient . A temperate use of such
entertainment ...
When the imagination , of youth especially , is much entertained , the sober
dictates of the understanding are regarded with indifference ; and the influence of
good affections is either feeble , or transient . A temperate use of such
entertainment ...
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Compassionatem affections , even when they draw tears from our eyes for
human misery , convey satisfaction to the heart . They who have nothing to give ,
can afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is
to ...
Compassionatem affections , even when they draw tears from our eyes for
human misery , convey satisfaction to the heart . They who have nothing to give ,
can afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is
to ...
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If , with all its troubles , we are in danger of being too much attached to it , how
entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled
with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty , to abandon ourselves to ...
If , with all its troubles , we are in danger of being too much attached to it , how
entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled
with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty , to abandon ourselves to ...
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Her heart , repleted with this love of literature and serious studies , and with
tenderness towards her husband , who was deserving of her affection , had never
opened itself to the flattering allurements of ambition ; and the information of her ...
Her heart , repleted with this love of literature and serious studies , and with
tenderness towards her husband , who was deserving of her affection , had never
opened itself to the flattering allurements of ambition ; and the information of her ...
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Their separation , she said , would be only for a moment ; and they would soon
rejoin each other in a scene , where their affections would be forever united ; and
where death , disappointment , and misfortune , could no longer have access to ...
Their separation , she said , would be only for a moment ; and they would soon
rejoin each other in a scene , where their affections would be forever united ; and
where death , disappointment , and misfortune , could no longer have access to ...
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Términos y frases comunes
actions affections appear attention beauty blessing body called cause character common consider continued course danger death desire earth enjoy equal evil fall father fear feel fortune give ground hand happiness heart heaven honour hope hour human kind king laws light live look Lord mankind manner means mind nature never noble objects observe once ourselves pain pass passions pause peace perfect person pleasing pleasure possession praise present principles proper reading reason render rest riches rise Roman scene seemed sense shining 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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Página 269 - Angels: for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night Circle his throne rejoicing; ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Página 251 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Página 102 - As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Página 265 - Ye winds, that have made me your sport, Convey to this desolate shore Some cordial endearing report Of a land I shall visit no more. My friends , — do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me? O tell me I yet have a friend, Though a friend I am never to see.
Página 211 - 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.
Página 293 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name: Our proper bliss depends on what we blame. Know thy own point: this kind, this due degree Of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee. Submit, in this, or any other sphere, Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear : Safe in the hand of one Disposing Power, Or in the natal, or the mortal hour.
Página ii - In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned ;" and also to an act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an act, entitled,' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned...
Página 280 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Página 289 - What time the daisy decks the green, Thy certain voice we hear; Hast thou a star to guide thy path, Or mark the rolling year? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flowers, And hear the sound of music sweet, From birds among the bowers.
Página 281 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry |
| Autores | Lindley Murray, Rensselaer Bentley |
| Editor | Holbrook & Fessenden, 1827 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 4 Sep. 2007 |
| Largo | 264 páginas |
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