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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... are influenced by the example and disposition of the persons with whom they
associate , is a reflection which has long since passed into a proverb , and been
ranked among the standing maxims of human wisdom , in all ages of the world .
... are influenced by the example and disposition of the persons with whom they
associate , is a reflection which has long since passed into a proverb , and been
ranked among the standing maxims of human wisdom , in all ages of the world .
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Yet be passed away : I sought him , but he could not be found Happy is the man
that fincieth wisdom . Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand ,
riches and honour . Her ways are ways of pleasantness , and all her 12 Part 1 .
Yet be passed away : I sought him , but he could not be found Happy is the man
that fincieth wisdom . Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand ,
riches and honour . Her ways are ways of pleasantness , and all her 12 Part 1 .
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... and considered it well : I looked upon it , and received instruction . Honourable
age is not that which standeth in length of time ; nor that which is measured by
number of years : - But wisdom is the gray hair to man ; and an unspotted life is
old ...
... and considered it well : I looked upon it , and received instruction . Honourable
age is not that which standeth in length of time ; nor that which is measured by
number of years : - But wisdom is the gray hair to man ; and an unspotted life is
old ...
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Lady Jane Grey . This excellent personage was descended from the royal line of
England by both her parents . She was carefully educated in the principles of the
Retorination : and her wisdom and virtue rendered her a shining exainple to her ...
Lady Jane Grey . This excellent personage was descended from the royal line of
England by both her parents . She was carefully educated in the principles of the
Retorination : and her wisdom and virtue rendered her a shining exainple to her ...
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... wisdom avail with poverty ? None will latter the poor ; and the wise have very
little power of battering themselves . That man is surely the most wretched of the
sons of wretchediness , who lives with his ownfaults and follies always before
him ...
... wisdom avail with poverty ? None will latter the poor ; and the wise have very
little power of battering themselves . That man is surely the most wretched of the
sons of wretchediness , who lives with his ownfaults and follies always before
him ...
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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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