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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... possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their very nature disap- pointing , is in constant search of care , solicitude , remorse , and cont fusion . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the needy ...
... possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their very nature disap- pointing , is in constant search of care , solicitude , remorse , and cont fusion . " To advise the ignorant , relieve the needy ...
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... possession , is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us , in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can ...
... possession , is to be chiefly estimated , by the relief which it can bring us , in the time of our greatest need . No person who has once yielded up the government of his mind , and given loose rein to his desires and passions , can ...
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... possession , as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions ...
... possession , as violent anger . It overpowers reason ; confounds our ideas ; dis- torts the appearance , and blackens the colour of every ob- ject . By the storms which it raises within , and by the mis- chiefs which it occasions ...
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... possession of our mind we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling passion , which generally affords the first introduction to vice . The irregular gratifi- C2 Chap . 1 . 29 Select ...
... possession of our mind we may date , from that moment , the ruin of our tranquillity . Every man has some darling passion , which generally affords the first introduction to vice . The irregular gratifi- C2 Chap . 1 . 29 Select ...
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... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that mise- ry has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our ...
... possessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that mise- ry has fixed its seat . Our disordered hearts , our guilty pas- sions , our ...
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