The English Reader; Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingHarder, 1836 - 250 стор. |
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... now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourselves miserable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of fortune ; and by no alteration of circumstances is it Chap . 1 . 23 Select Sentences , & c On solitude,
... now , with so few causes of grief , we imagine ourselves miserable ? The evil lies in the state of our mind , not in our condition of fortune ; and by no alteration of circumstances is it Chap . 1 . 23 Select Sentences , & c On solitude,
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... fortune ; and by no alteration of circumstances is it likely to be remedied . When the love of unwarrantable pleasures , and of vicious companions , is allowed to amuse young persons , to engross their time , and to stir up their ...
... fortune ; and by no alteration of circumstances is it likely to be remedied . When the love of unwarrantable pleasures , and of vicious companions , is allowed to amuse young persons , to engross their time , and to stir up their ...
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... fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising that envy should ever have been a prevalent pas- sion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suffered in common , httle room is ...
... fortune makes on that scanty proportion ; it is surprising that envy should ever have been a prevalent pas- sion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suffered in common , httle room is ...
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... fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that mise- ry has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced desires , are the instruments of the trouble which we endure ...
... fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that mise- ry has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our violent prejudices , and misplaced desires , are the instruments of the trouble which we endure ...
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... fortune , we are inured to habits both of the active and the suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary ...
... fortune , we are inured to habits both of the active and the suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary ...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray Перегляд фрагмента - 1851 |
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