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 75
... kind , to hold the bands of union extremely loose ; so as always to have it in one's power to straiten or relax them , as circum- stances and situations shall render most expedient . They add , as a capital article of their doctrine ...
... kind , to hold the bands of union extremely loose ; so as always to have it in one's power to straiten or relax them , as circum- stances and situations shall render most expedient . They add , as a capital article of their doctrine ...
Side 137
... kind of short - sightedness , that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand , but is not able to discern things at a distance . Discretion , the more it is discovered , gives a great- er authority to the person who ...
... kind of short - sightedness , that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand , but is not able to discern things at a distance . Discretion , the more it is discovered , gives a great- er authority to the person who ...
Side 149
... kind which remain merely on the surface of the mind . They penetrate the heart . They enlarge and elevate , they refine and ennoble it . To all the pleasing emotions of affection , they add the dignified consciousness of virtue . 10 ...
... kind which remain merely on the surface of the mind . They penetrate the heart . They enlarge and elevate , they refine and ennoble it . To all the pleasing emotions of affection , they add the dignified consciousness of virtue . 10 ...
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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