Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ... With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading; Improved by the Addition of a Concordant and Synonymising Vocabulary ... Divided, Defined, and Pronounced According to the Principles of John Walker ... Walker's Pronouncing Key, which Governs the Vocabulary, is Prefixed to this Work |
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Whatever useful or engaging endowmentse we possess , virtue is requisite , in
order to their shining with proper lustre . Virtuous youth ... The value of any
possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the
time ...
Whatever useful or engaging endowmentse we possess , virtue is requisite , in
order to their shining with proper lustre . Virtuous youth ... The value of any
possession is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us in the
time ...
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... consider , of what small moment the provocations which he receives , or at
least imagines himself to receive , are really in themselves ; but of what great
moment he makes them , by suffering them to deprive him of the possession of
himself .
... consider , of what small moment the provocations which he receives , or at
least imagines himself to receive , are really in themselves ; but of what great
moment he makes them , by suffering them to deprive him of the possession of
himself .
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Fancy paints thery at a distance with splendid colours ; but possession unveils
the fallacy . 11. The eagerness of passion bestows upon them , at first , a brisk
and lively relish . But it is their fate always to pall by familiarity , and sometimes to
...
Fancy paints thery at a distance with splendid colours ; but possession unveils
the fallacy . 11. The eagerness of passion bestows upon them , at first , a brisk
and lively relish . But it is their fate always to pall by familiarity , and sometimes to
...
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possessions would seem to lessen , and his cares would grow . 12. Add to the
unsatisfying nature of our pleasures , the attending circumstances which never
fail to corrupt them . For , such as they are , they are at no time possessed
unmixed .
possessions would seem to lessen , and his cares would grow . 12. Add to the
unsatisfying nature of our pleasures , the attending circumstances which never
fail to corrupt them . For , such as they are , they are at no time possessed
unmixed .
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This great emperor in the plentitude of his power , and in possession of all the
honuurs which can fatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to
re . sign his kingdoms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in business or
the ...
This great emperor in the plentitude of his power , and in possession of all the
honuurs which can fatter the heart of man , took the extraordinary resolution , to
re . sign his kingdoms ; and to withdraw entirely from any concern in business or
the ...
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able action affections appear attention bear beauty blessing body cause character comforts common consider course danger dark death desire earth enjoy equal evil fall father fear feel fortune give ground hand happiness heart heaven honour hope hour human kind king labour light live look Lord mankind manner means mind nature never objects observe once pain pass passions peace perfection person pleasing pleasure possession praise present pride proper raise reason reflection religion render rest rich rise scene seems sense shining short soul sound spirit spring stand suffer temper thee things thou thought tion true truth turn vice virtue voice whole wisdom wise wish young youth
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Página 293 - Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent: Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part, As full, as perfect, in a hair as heart; As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns: To him no high, no low, no great, no small; He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.
Página 281 - Where slaves once more their native land behold, No fiends torment, no Christians thirst for gold. To be, contents his natural desire, He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire ; But thinks, admitted to that equal sky, His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Página 266 - Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths, it gently clear'd my way, And through the pleasing snares of vice, more to be fear'd than they.
Página 112 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 'Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 'The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Página 102 - As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Página 266 - WHEN all thy mercies, O my God! My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Página 244 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Página 132 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Página 293 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Página 281 - Pride, our error lies; All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes, Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods. Aspiring to be Gods, if Angels fell, Aspiring to be Angels, Men rebel: And who but wishes to invert the laws Of Order, sins against th
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| Título | Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ... With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading; Improved by the Addition of a Concordant and Synonymising Vocabulary ... Divided, Defined, and Pronounced According to the Principles ... |
| Autores | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich |
| Compilado por | Jeremiah Goodrich |
| Editor | Samuel Newton, 1825 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 21 Sep. 2006 |
| Largo | 302 páginas |
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