The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers : Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingM. Bartgis, 1819 - 252 sider |
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Side 65
... enjoyment of the comforts of life . But when these wishes are not tempered by reason , they are in danger of precipita ting us into much extravagance and folly . Desires and wishes are the first springs of action . When they become ...
... enjoyment of the comforts of life . But when these wishes are not tempered by reason , they are in danger of precipita ting us into much extravagance and folly . Desires and wishes are the first springs of action . When they become ...
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... enjoyment can delight us long . What amused our youth , loses its charm in maturer age . As years advance , our powers are blunted , and our pleasurable feelings decline . 18 , The silent lapse of time is ever carrying somewhat from us ...
... enjoyment can delight us long . What amused our youth , loses its charm in maturer age . As years advance , our powers are blunted , and our pleasurable feelings decline . 18 , The silent lapse of time is ever carrying somewhat from us ...
Side 172
... enjoyment of happiness , seems to be an effort too great for the human mind . 3. Several instances , indeed , occur in history , of mo- narchs who have quitted a throne , and have ended their days in retirement . But they were either ...
... enjoyment of happiness , seems to be an effort too great for the human mind . 3. Several instances , indeed , occur in history , of mo- narchs who have quitted a throne , and have ended their days in retirement . But they were either ...
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Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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Antiparos appear attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comforts cusations dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian Dionysius distress divine dread earth emphasis enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil eyes fall father feel folly fortune Fundanus gentle give Greek language ground Haman hand happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature nature's never Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia pass passions pause peace person pleasing pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride proper Pythias racter reading reason religion render rest rich rise ROMAN SENATE scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words young youth