The English Reader Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best WritersLongmann and Rees, 1799 - 356 páginas |
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... happy effects which they produce . Thefe fubjects are exhibited in a style and manner , which are calcu- lated to arreft the attention of youth ; and to make ftrong and durable imprefsions on their minds * . THE Compiler has been ...
... happy effects which they produce . Thefe fubjects are exhibited in a style and manner , which are calcu- lated to arreft the attention of youth ; and to make ftrong and durable imprefsions on their minds * . THE Compiler has been ...
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... happy , when he gains his own appro- " bation ; the fool , when he gains that of others . " The fuperior emphasis , in reading as in speaking , must be determined entirely by the fenfe of the pafsage , and al- ways made alike : but as ...
... happy , when he gains his own appro- " bation ; the fool , when he gains that of others . " The fuperior emphasis , in reading as in speaking , must be determined entirely by the fenfe of the pafsage , and al- ways made alike : but as ...
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... happy , make hafte to give while his gift can be enjoyed ; and remember , that every moment of delay , takes away fomething from the value of his benefaction . And let him who proposes his own happiness reflect , that while he forms his ...
... happy , make hafte to give while his gift can be enjoyed ; and remember , that every moment of delay , takes away fomething from the value of his benefaction . And let him who proposes his own happiness reflect , that while he forms his ...
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... happy , it is not folely to his houfes and lands , to his equipage and his retinue , we are to look . Unlefs we could fee farther , and difcern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart feels , we can pronounce nothing concerning him ...
... happy , it is not folely to his houfes and lands , to his equipage and his retinue , we are to look . Unlefs we could fee farther , and difcern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart feels , we can pronounce nothing concerning him ...
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... happy , if now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourfelves miferable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of fortune ; and by no alteration of circumftances is likely to be remedied . When the love of ...
... happy , if now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourfelves miferable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of fortune ; and by no alteration of circumftances is likely to be remedied . When the love of ...
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Términos y frases comunes
againſt alfo Antiparos appear arifes becauſe BLAIR Caius Verres cauſe circumftances confequences confider courfe defigns defire DEMOCRITUS diftrefs evil eyes fafe faid fame father fatisfaction fcene feemed fenfe fentiments ferve fhall fhining fhort fhould fhow fide firft fituation fociety folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul fource fpirit friendſhip ftand ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure happineſs happy Hazael heart heaven HERACLITUS higheſt himſelf honour houſe human intereft itſelf juft Jugurtha laft leaft lefs Lord mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muſt myſelf nature Numidia obferve occafion ourſelves pafs pafsions paſsed perfons philofopher pleafing pleaſe pleaſures pofsefsed poſseſsion prefent proper purpoſe purſue Pythias raiſed reafon refpect reft rife ſcene SECTION ſhall ſhe Sicily ſpeak ſtate temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion uſe virtue whofe wiſdom