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Página 48
After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turned my eye towards the multitudes
who were climbing the steep alcent ; and observed amongst them a youth of a
lively look , a piercing eye , and something fiery and irregular in all his motions .
After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turned my eye towards the multitudes
who were climbing the steep alcent ; and observed amongst them a youth of a
lively look , a piercing eye , and something fiery and irregular in all his motions .
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Moderation in our Wifles recommended . - The active mind of man feldom or
never rests satisfied with its present condition , how prosperous fnever . Originally
formed for a wider range of objects , for a higher fphere of enjoyments , it finds
itself ...
Moderation in our Wifles recommended . - The active mind of man feldom or
never rests satisfied with its present condition , how prosperous fnever . Originally
formed for a wider range of objects , for a higher fphere of enjoyments , it finds
itself ...
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are the objects which engross their folitary musings , and Aimulate their active
labours ; which warm the breasts of the young , animate the industry of the middle
aged , and often keep alive the paflions of the old , until the very close of life .
are the objects which engross their folitary musings , and Aimulate their active
labours ; which warm the breasts of the young , animate the industry of the middle
aged , and often keep alive the paflions of the old , until the very close of life .
Página 74
In order to recover myself from this mortifying thought , I considered that it took its
rise from those narrow conceptions , which we are apt to entertain of the Divine
Nature . We ourselves cannot attend to many different objects at the same time .
In order to recover myself from this mortifying thought , I considered that it took its
rise from those narrow conceptions , which we are apt to entertain of the Divine
Nature . We ourselves cannot attend to many different objects at the same time .
Página 148
The great object which we ought to propose to ourselves is , to acquire a firm and
Steadfalt mind , which the infatuation of passion shall not se . duce , nor its
violence shake ; which , resting on fixed princi . ples , shall , in the midst of
contending ...
The great object which we ought to propose to ourselves is , to acquire a firm and
Steadfalt mind , which the infatuation of passion shall not se . duce , nor its
violence shake ; which , resting on fixed princi . ples , shall , in the midst of
contending ...
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able affections againſt appear attention beauty character comforts common conſider continued courſe danger death deep earth enjoy equal evil fall fame father fear feel firſt fortune give ground hand happineſs happy heart heaven himſelf honour hope hour human itſelf juſt kind king labours laſt light live look Lord mankind manner means mind moſt muſt nature never night o'er objects once ourſelves pain paſſions peace perfect perſon pleaſing pleaſure praiſe preſent proper reading reaſon religion render reſt rich riſe ſaid ſame ſcene ſee ſeems ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſoul ſtate ſtill ſuch temper thee themſelves theſe things thoſe thou thought tion true truth turn uſe virtue voice wants whole whoſe wiſdom young youth
Pasajes populares
Página 225 - 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 237 - 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...
Página 204 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Página 207 - 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 186 - Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...
Página 251 - THESE, as they change, ALMIGHTY FATHER, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of THEE. Forth in the pleasing Spring THY beauty walks, THY tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart is joy. Then comes THY glory in the Summer months, With light and heat refulgent.
Página 222 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Página 172 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart ; For God now accepteth thy works.
Página 221 - 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 126 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ... |
| Autor | Lindley Murray |
| Editor | Lindley Murray |
| Edición | 13 |
| Editor | Lincoln and Edmands, 1815 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 21 Sep. 2006 |
| Largo | 264 páginas |
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