The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, Form the Best Writers; Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... perfect attainment of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary natural powers ; but as there are many degrees of excellence in the art , the student whose aims fall short of perfection will find ...
... perfect attainment of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary natural powers ; but as there are many degrees of excellence in the art , the student whose aims fall short of perfection will find ...
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... perfect heart and with a willing mind . If thou seek him , he will he found of thee ; but if thou forsake him , he will cast thee off for ever . -SECTION IX THAT every day has its pains and sorrows is universally experienced , and ...
... perfect heart and with a willing mind . If thou seek him , he will he found of thee ; but if thou forsake him , he will cast thee off for ever . -SECTION IX THAT every day has its pains and sorrows is universally experienced , and ...
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... , the dashing of waters , and the hum of the distant city , soothed my mind nto a most perfect tranquillity ; and sleep insensibly stole upon me , as I was indulging the agreeable reveries 36 PART I THE ENGLISH READER .
... , the dashing of waters , and the hum of the distant city , soothed my mind nto a most perfect tranquillity ; and sleep insensibly stole upon me , as I was indulging the agreeable reveries 36 PART I THE ENGLISH READER .
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... perfect gift cometh from above ; " and of evil - and misery , man is the author to himself . 11 When , from the condition of individuals , we look abroad to the public state of the world , we meet with nore proofs of the truth of this ...
... perfect gift cometh from above ; " and of evil - and misery , man is the author to himself . 11 When , from the condition of individuals , we look abroad to the public state of the world , we meet with nore proofs of the truth of this ...
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... perfect as he himself now is ; nay , when she shall look down upon that degree of perfection as much as she now falls short of it . It is true , the higher na- ture still advances , and by that means preserves his distance and ...
... perfect as he himself now is ; nay , when she shall look down upon that degree of perfection as much as she now falls short of it . It is true , the higher na- ture still advances , and by that means preserves his distance and ...
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