The English Reader; Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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How strangely are the opinions of men altered , by a change in their condition !
How many have had reason to be thankful , for being disappointed in designs
which they carnestly pursued , but which , if successfully accomplished , they
have ...
How strangely are the opinions of men altered , by a change in their condition !
How many have had reason to be thankful , for being disappointed in designs
which they carnestly pursued , but which , if successfully accomplished , they
have ...
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Change of external condition is often adverse to ortue . IN the days of Joram ,
king of Israel , flourished the prophet Elisha . His character was so eminent , and
his fame so widely sprcad , that Berhadad , the king of Syria , though an idolater ...
Change of external condition is often adverse to ortue . IN the days of Joram ,
king of Israel , flourished the prophet Elisha . His character was so eminent , and
his fame so widely sprcad , that Berhadad , the king of Syria , though an idolater ...
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In order to make us contented with our condition , many of the present
philosophers tell us , that our discontent only hurts ourselves , without being able
to make any alteration in our circumstances ; others , that whatever evil befalls us
is ...
In order to make us contented with our condition , many of the present
philosophers tell us , that our discontent only hurts ourselves , without being able
to make any alteration in our circumstances ; others , that whatever evil befalls us
is ...
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2 Hence , in every station , the highest as well as the lowest , and in every
condition of life , public , private , and domestic , occasions of irritation frequently
arise . We are , provoked , sometimes , by the folly and levity of those with whom
we are ...
2 Hence , in every station , the highest as well as the lowest , and in every
condition of life , public , private , and domestic , occasions of irritation frequently
arise . We are , provoked , sometimes , by the folly and levity of those with whom
we are ...
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THE active mind of man , seldom or never rests satisfied with its present condition
, how prosperous soever . Original ly formed for a wider range of objects , for a
higher sphere of enjoyments , it finds itself , in every situation of fortune ...
THE active mind of man , seldom or never rests satisfied with its present condition
, how prosperous soever . Original ly formed for a wider range of objects , for a
higher sphere of enjoyments , it finds itself , in every situation of fortune ...
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| Назва | The English Reader; Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
| Автор | Lindley Murray |
| Видавець | Harder, 1836 |
| Оригінал із | Нью-Йоркська публічна бібліотека |
| Оцифровано | 4 бер. 2009 |
| Обсяг | 250 стор. |
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