The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...: With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingM'Carty & Davis, 1826 - 316 стор. |
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... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat ...
... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within ourselves that misery has fixed its seat ...
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... kind to their friends , and amiable among all with whom they had intercourse ! And yet , how often have we seen all those fair appear- ances unhappily blasted in the progress of life , merely through the influence of loose and ...
... kind to their friends , and amiable among all with whom they had intercourse ! And yet , how often have we seen all those fair appear- ances unhappily blasted in the progress of life , merely through the influence of loose and ...
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... kind . Damocles ,. intoxicated with pleasure , fancied himself amongst superior beings . But in the midst of all this happiness , as he lay indulging himself in state , he sees let down from the ceiling , exactly over his head , a ...
... kind . Damocles ,. intoxicated with pleasure , fancied himself amongst superior beings . But in the midst of all this happiness , as he lay indulging himself in state , he sees let down from the ceiling , exactly over his head , a ...
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... kind of splendid poverty ; and are per- petually wanting , because , instead of acquiescing in the solid pleasures of life , they endeavour to outvie one another in shadows and appearances . Men of sense have at all times beheld , with ...
... kind of splendid poverty ; and are per- petually wanting , because , instead of acquiescing in the solid pleasures of life , they endeavour to outvie one another in shadows and appearances . Men of sense have at all times beheld , with ...
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... kind , or there is not . If not , then all good must be transient and uncertain ; and if so , an object of the lowest value , which can little deserve our attention or inquiry . But if there be a better good , such a good as we are ...
... kind , or there is not . If not , then all good must be transient and uncertain ; and if so , an object of the lowest value , which can little deserve our attention or inquiry . But if there be a better good , such a good as we are ...
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