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 Reading |
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... minds , and connected with all their attain . ments , could scarcely fail of
attending them through life ; and of producing a solidity of principle and character
, that would be able to resist the danger arising from future intercourse with the
world .
... minds , and connected with all their attain . ments , could scarcely fail of
attending them through life ; and of producing a solidity of principle and character
, that would be able to resist the danger arising from future intercourse with the
world .
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In no station , in no period , let us think ourselves secure from the dangers which
spring from our pas . siops . Every age , and every station , they beset ; from youth
to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are ...
In no station , in no period , let us think ourselves secure from the dangers which
spring from our pas . siops . Every age , and every station , they beset ; from youth
to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are ...
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Forsake him not in danger . Abu hor the thought of acquiring any advaotage hy
his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; always
afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy aod sorrow , are
...
Forsake him not in danger . Abu hor the thought of acquiring any advaotage hy
his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; always
afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy aod sorrow , are
...
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He throws off the garland of roses . lle hastens to remove from his dangerous
situation : and earnestly entreats the king to restore him to his former humble
condition , having no desire to enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . By this
device ...
He throws off the garland of roses . lle hastens to remove from his dangerous
situation : and earnestly entreats the king to restore him to his former humble
condition , having no desire to enjoy any longer a happiness so terrible . By this
device ...
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At the time of their marriage , she was only about eighteen years of age , and her
husband was also very young ; a season of life very unequal to uppose the
interested views of artful and aspiring men ; whil , instead of exposing them to
danger ...
At the time of their marriage , she was only about eighteen years of age , and her
husband was also very young ; a season of life very unequal to uppose the
interested views of artful and aspiring men ; whil , instead of exposing them to
danger ...
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| Título | 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 ... |
| Autor | Lindley Murray |
| Editor | John J. Williams, 1822 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Largo | 264 páginas |
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