The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse from the Best Writers; Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect; Improve Their Language and Sentiments and to Inculate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue, with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingB. Olds, 1852 - 252 páginas |
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... desires . " " The Mexican figures , or pic- " ture - writing , represent things , not words ; they exhibit images to the eye , ' not ideas to the understanding . " 66 Some sentences are so full and comprehensive , that almost every word ...
... desires . " " The Mexican figures , or pic- " ture - writing , represent things , not words ; they exhibit images to the eye , ' not ideas to the understanding . " 66 Some sentences are so full and comprehensive , that almost every word ...
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... desire to fix the bearer's attention . Sometimes , before such a thing is said , we usher it in with 3 pause of this nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong em- hasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the ...
... desire to fix the bearer's attention . Sometimes , before such a thing is said , we usher it in with 3 pause of this nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong em- hasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the ...
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... desires and passions , can tell how far they may carry him . Tranquillity of mind is always most like.y to be attained , when the business of the world is tempered with thoughtful and serious retreat . He who would act like a wise man ...
... desires and passions , can tell how far they may carry him . Tranquillity of mind is always most like.y to be attained , when the business of the world is tempered with thoughtful and serious retreat . He who would act like a wise man ...
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... desire of improvement discovers a liberal mind , and is connected with many accomplishments , and many virtues . Innocence confers ease and freedom on the mind ; and CHAP . I. 15 SELECT SENTENCES . The universal prayer, 235.
... desire of improvement discovers a liberal mind , and is connected with many accomplishments , and many virtues . Innocence confers ease and freedom on the mind ; and CHAP . I. 15 SELECT SENTENCES . The universal prayer, 235.
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... desires to see others happy , make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed ; and remember , that every mo- mert of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction . And let hira who proposes his own happiness reflect ...
... desires to see others happy , make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed ; and remember , that every mo- mert of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction . And let hira who proposes his own happiness reflect ...
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Términos y frases comunes
affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention beauty behold BLAIR blessing breath Caius Verres character death degree Dioclesian distress divine dread earth emotions emphasis enjoy enjoyment eternity ev'ry evil fall father feel folly fortune friendship give grave accent ground happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human imitative powers inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind manner means Micipsa midst mind misery nature never Numidia o'er observe ourselves pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perly persons pleasing pleasure possession pow'r praise pride prince proper Pythias racter reading religion render rest riches rising Roman senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit spirited command temper tempest thee things thou thought tion tones truth vanity verse vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words young youth