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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That this collection may also serve the purpose of promoting piety and virtue , the
Compiler . bas introduced many ex : tracts , which place religion in the most
amiabie light ; and which recommend a great variety of moral duties , by the ...
That this collection may also serve the purpose of promoting piety and virtue , the
Compiler . bas introduced many ex : tracts , which place religion in the most
amiabie light ; and which recommend a great variety of moral duties , by the ...
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The external misfortunes of life , disappointments , poverty , and sickness , are
light in comparison of those in ward distresses of mind , occasioned by folly , by
passion , and by guilt . No station is so high , no power so great , no character so
...
The external misfortunes of life , disappointments , poverty , and sickness , are
light in comparison of those in ward distresses of mind , occasioned by folly , by
passion , and by guilt . No station is so high , no power so great , no character so
...
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Virtue , to become either vigorous or useful , must be habitually active ; not
breaking forth occasionally with a transient lustre , like the blaze of a comet ; but
regular in its returns , like the light of day : not like the aromatic gale , which
sometimes ...
Virtue , to become either vigorous or useful , must be habitually active ; not
breaking forth occasionally with a transient lustre , like the blaze of a comet ; but
regular in its returns , like the light of day : not like the aromatic gale , which
sometimes ...
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On the top is the temple of Truth , whose bead is above the clouds , and a veil of
pure light covers her face . Observe the progress of her yotaries ; be silent and
attentive . " After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turped my eye towards the ...
On the top is the temple of Truth , whose bead is above the clouds , and a veil of
pure light covers her face . Observe the progress of her yotaries ; be silent and
attentive . " After I had noticed a variety of objects , I turped my eye towards the ...
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He ad . vanced towards the light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage
of a hermit , he called humbly at the door , and ob . tained admission . The old
man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself , on which ...
He ad . vanced towards the light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage
of a hermit , he called humbly at the door , and ob . tained admission . The old
man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself , on which ...
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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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