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 22
... misery than he can bring on the object of his resentment . The palace of virtue has , in all ages , been represented as placed on the summit of a hill ; in the ascent of which , la- bour is requisite , and difficulties are to be ...
... misery than he can bring on the object of his resentment . The palace of virtue has , in all ages , been represented as placed on the summit of a hill ; in the ascent of which , la- bour is requisite , and difficulties are to be ...
Side 30
... misery of this present world ? It is not owing to our cloudy atmosphere , our changing seasons , and înclement skies . It is no owing to the debility of our bodies , er to the unequal distribution of the goods of fortune . Amidst all ...
... misery of this present world ? It is not owing to our cloudy atmosphere , our changing seasons , and înclement skies . It is no owing to the debility of our bodies , er to the unequal distribution of the goods of fortune . Amidst all ...
Side 255
... misery of pride , 4. Lady Jane Gray , 5. Ortogrul ; or the vanity of riches , 6. The hill of science , 7. The journey of a day ; a picture of human life , CHAPTER III . Didactic Pieces . 1. The importance of a good education , PAGE 17 ...
... misery of pride , 4. Lady Jane Gray , 5. Ortogrul ; or the vanity of riches , 6. The hill of science , 7. The journey of a day ; a picture of human life , CHAPTER III . Didactic Pieces . 1. The importance of a good education , PAGE 17 ...
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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