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 gradually brings forward
accomplished and flourishing manhood . Sincerity and truth , form the basisf of ...
Whatever useful or engaging endowmentse we possess , virtue is requisite , in
order to their shining with proper lustre . Virtuous youth gradually brings forward
accomplished and flourishing manhood . Sincerity and truth , form the basisf of ...
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She was carefully educated in the principles of the reformation ; and her wisdom
and virtue rendered her a shining example to her sex . But it was her lot to
continue only a short period on this stage of being ; for , in early life , she fell a
sacrifice ...
She was carefully educated in the principles of the reformation ; and her wisdom
and virtue rendered her a shining example to her sex . But it was her lot to
continue only a short period on this stage of being ; for , in early life , she fell a
sacrifice ...
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... and when we are in hazard of being swayed by such , let us fortify our virtue ,
by thinking of those who , in former times , shone like stars in the midst of
surrounding darkness , and are now shining in the kingdom of heaven , as the
brightness ...
... and when we are in hazard of being swayed by such , let us fortify our virtue ,
by thinking of those who , in former times , shone like stars in the midst of
surrounding darkness , and are now shining in the kingdom of heaven , as the
brightness ...
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With all that is splendid and shining in the world , it is decreed that there should
mix many deep shades of work On the elevated situations of fortune , the great
calamities of life chiefly fall . There , the storm spends its violence , and there the
...
With all that is splendid and shining in the world , it is decreed that there should
mix many deep shades of work On the elevated situations of fortune , the great
calamities of life chiefly fall . There , the storm spends its violence , and there the
...
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In the same manner , when I consider that infiniter host of stars , or to speak more
philosophically , of suns , whioh were then shining upon me ; with those
innumerable sets of planets or worlds , which were moving round their respective
suñs ...
In the same manner , when I consider that infiniter host of stars , or to speak more
philosophically , of suns , whioh were then shining upon me ; with those
innumerable sets of planets or worlds , which were moving round their respective
suñs ...
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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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