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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Whereas by set . ting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow
ourselves less compass , and are likely to strain our voice before we have done .
We shalf fatigue ourselves , and read with pain ; and whenever a person speaks
with ...
Whereas by set . ting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow
ourselves less compass , and are likely to strain our voice before we have done .
We shalf fatigue ourselves , and read with pain ; and whenever a person speaks
with ...
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We entangle ourselves in business , immerge ourselves in luxury , and rove
through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of oid age begins to
invade us , and disease and anxiety , obstruct our way . We then look back upon
our lives ...
We entangle ourselves in business , immerge ourselves in luxury , and rove
through the labyrinths of inconstancy ; till the darkness of oid age begins to
invade us , and disease and anxiety , obstruct our way . We then look back upon
our lives ...
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4 So numerous and great are the evils arising from a suspicious disposition , that
, of the two extremes , it is more eligible to expose ourselves to occasional
disadvantage from thinking too well of others , than to suffer continual misery by ...
4 So numerous and great are the evils arising from a suspicious disposition , that
, of the two extremes , it is more eligible to expose ourselves to occasional
disadvantage from thinking too well of others , than to suffer continual misery by ...
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If we preserved ourselves composed but for a moment we should perceive the
insignificancy of most of those provocations which we magnify so highly . When a
few suns more have rolled over our heads , the storm will , of itself , have ...
If we preserved ourselves composed but for a moment we should perceive the
insignificancy of most of those provocations which we magnify so highly . When a
few suns more have rolled over our heads , the storm will , of itself , have ...
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We ourselves cannot attend to many different objects at the same time . If we are
careful to inspect some things , we must of course neglect uthers . This
imperfection which we observe in ourselves , is an imperfection that cleaves , in
some ...
We ourselves cannot attend to many different objects at the same time . If we are
careful to inspect some things , we must of course neglect uthers . This
imperfection which we observe in ourselves , is an imperfection that cleaves , in
some ...
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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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