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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... rest sometimes on the vowel , sometimes on the consonant . The genius of the language requires the voice to mark that syllable by a stronger percussion , and to pass more slightly over the rest . Now , af- ter we have learned the proper ...
... rest sometimes on the vowel , sometimes on the consonant . The genius of the language requires the voice to mark that syllable by a stronger percussion , and to pass more slightly over the rest . Now , af- ter we have learned the proper ...
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... rest of mankind , it is the fruit of long cul- tivation , and the acquisition of labour and care ? 6. Deceive not yourselves with those arrogant hopes.- Whatever be your rank , Providence will not , for your sake , reverse its ...
... rest of mankind , it is the fruit of long cul- tivation , and the acquisition of labour and care ? 6. Deceive not yourselves with those arrogant hopes.- Whatever be your rank , Providence will not , for your sake , reverse its ...
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... rest , Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set Labour and rest , as day and night , to men Successive ; and the timely dew of sleep , Now falling with soft slumb'rous weight , inclines Our eye - lids . Other creatures all day long ...
... rest , Mind us of like repose ; since God hath set Labour and rest , as day and night , to men Successive ; and the timely dew of sleep , Now falling with soft slumb'rous weight , inclines Our eye - lids . Other creatures all day long ...
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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