The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect; to Improve Their Language and Sentiments; and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingEdward Little & Company, 1811 - 254 стор. |
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... labour we can beftow upon the subject . But the pleasure derived to ourselves and others , from a clear communication of ideas and feelings ; and the ftrong and durable impreffions made thereby on the minds of the reader and the ...
... labour we can beftow upon the subject . But the pleasure derived to ourselves and others , from a clear communication of ideas and feelings ; and the ftrong and durable impreffions made thereby on the minds of the reader and the ...
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... labours with joy and plenty . - Thus the man , who diftributes his fortune with generofity and prudence , is amply repaid by the gratitude of those whom he obliges ; by the approbation of his own mind ; and by the favor of Heaven ...
... labours with joy and plenty . - Thus the man , who diftributes his fortune with generofity and prudence , is amply repaid by the gratitude of those whom he obliges ; by the approbation of his own mind ; and by the favor of Heaven ...
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... labour and are heavey laden . " What a fmiling afpect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of brothers and fifters , of friends and relations , give to every furrounding object , and every returning day ! With what a luftre does it ...
... labour and are heavey laden . " What a fmiling afpect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of brothers and fifters , of friends and relations , give to every furrounding object , and every returning day ! With what a luftre does it ...
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... labours of induftry , and fatisfy the most extenfive defires , if no part of it be fuffered to lie wafte by negligence ; to be overrun with noxious plants ; or laid out for fhow , ra- ther than ufe . When Ariftotle was afked , " What a ...
... labours of induftry , and fatisfy the most extenfive defires , if no part of it be fuffered to lie wafte by negligence ; to be overrun with noxious plants ; or laid out for fhow , ra- ther than ufe . When Ariftotle was afked , " What a ...
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... labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew fhort , and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate , when he beheld , through the brambles , the glimmer of a taper . He advanced towards the ...
... labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew fhort , and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate , when he beheld , through the brambles , the glimmer of a taper . He advanced towards the ...
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Сторінка 179 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
Сторінка 203 - 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...
Сторінка 204 - Know, nature's children all divide her care ; The fur that warms a monarch, warm'da bear. While man exclaims, " See all things for my use ! "
Сторінка 176 - Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow from the keel ; So dies in human hearts the thought of death.
Сторінка 203 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn: Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Сторінка 191 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Сторінка 140 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart ; For God now accepteth thy works.
Сторінка 210 - What conscience dictates to be done. Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than Hell to shun, That more than Heaven pursue.
Сторінка 22 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers, which appeared to have the same direction with the main road, and was pleased that, by this happy experiment, he had found means to unite pleasure with business, and to gain the rewards of diligence without suffering its fatigues.
Сторінка 206 - Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When...