The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingBenjamin Olds, 1830 - 249 стор. |
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... night cometh when no man can work . " To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it appears to be ; and what flatters most is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ruin ...
... night cometh when no man can work . " To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it appears to be ; and what flatters most is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ruin ...
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... night to silence and meditation . SECTION VIL + AIKIN . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansera early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of Indostan ...
... night to silence and meditation . SECTION VIL + AIKIN . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansera early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of Indostan ...
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... night insensibly , fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours which ap- peared in the western part of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out several stars and planets appeared ...
... night insensibly , fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours which ap- peared in the western part of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out several stars and planets appeared ...
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... night , should continue to the very end of all things . Accordingly , in obedience to that promise , the rota- tion is constantly presenting us with some useful and agreea- ble alteration ; and all the pleasing novelty of life arises ...
... night , should continue to the very end of all things . Accordingly , in obedience to that promise , the rota- tion is constantly presenting us with some useful and agreea- ble alteration ; and all the pleasing novelty of life arises ...
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... night yield us contrary blessings ; and , at the same time , assist each other , by giving fresh lustre to the delights of both . Amidst the glare of day , and bustle of life , how could we sleep ? Amidst the gloom of darkness , how ...
... night yield us contrary blessings ; and , at the same time , assist each other , by giving fresh lustre to the delights of both . Amidst the glare of day , and bustle of life , how could we sleep ? Amidst the gloom of darkness , how ...
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Сторінка 115 - to kick against the pricks. And I said, who art thou Lord ? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 3 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that God should raise the dead ? I verily thought with my self, that I ought to do many things contrary to
Сторінка 166 - in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. Epitaph. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not: To whom related, or by whom begot: A heap of dust alone remains of thee; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. And
Сторінка 211 - Morning Hymn. THESE are thy glorious works, parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wond'rous fair; thyself how wond'rous then t Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens. To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lower works ; yet these declare . Thy goodness beyond thought, and pow'r divine,
Сторінка 217 - nightly, to thelist'ning earth, Repeats the story of her birth; Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, 3 What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball! What tho' no real voice nor sound, Amid their radiant orbs be found!
Сторінка 223 - 4 Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the Solar Walk or Milky Way, Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, bat always to be
Сторінка 211 - morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime. Thou sun, of this great world, both eye and soul, Acknowledge him thy greater, sound his praise In thy eternal course, both when thou climb'st, And when high noon hast gain'd, and when thou fall's!
Сторінка 116 - 1 would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether, such as I am, except these bonds."* acts xxvi. SECTION IV. Lord Mansfield's Speech in the House of Peers, 1770, on the Bill for preventing the delays of Justice, by claiming the Privilege of Parliament. MY LORDS, WHEN
Сторінка 216 - makes what happiness we justly call, Subsist not in the good of one, but all.—pope. SECTION. IV. The Goodness of Providence. THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noon-day walks he shall attend, \ And all my midnight hours defend. t
Сторінка 208 - 0 how shall words with equal warmth, The gratitude declare, That glows within my ravish'd heart But thou canst read it there. 3 Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redrest, When in the silent womb I lay, And huug upon the breast. 4 To all my weak complaints and cries, , Thy mercy
Сторінка 217 - O Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. . 4 Tho' in a bare and rugged way, Through devious lonely wilds I stray, The barren wilderness shall smile, Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;