The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse: From 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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... heart . The eader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitious to recom- mend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scriptures , by interspersing through his work some of the most beautiful and interesting passages of ...
... heart . The eader will perceive , that the Compiler has been solicitious to recom- mend to young persons , the perusal of the sacred Scriptures , by interspersing through his work some of the most beautiful and interesting passages of ...
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... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas , and enter into the feelings of the author , whose sentiments he professes to repeat : for how is i possible to represent clearly to others , what we ...
... heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas , and enter into the feelings of the author , whose sentiments he professes to repeat : for how is i possible to represent clearly to others , what we ...
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... heart , which has not its pecu- liar tone , or note of the voice , by which it is to be expressed ; and which is suit- ed exactly to the degree of internal feeling . It is chiefly in the proper use of these tones , that the life ...
... heart , which has not its pecu- liar tone , or note of the voice , by which it is to be expressed ; and which is suit- ed exactly to the degree of internal feeling . It is chiefly in the proper use of these tones , that the life ...
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... heart . From our eagerness to grasp , we strangle and destroy pleasure . A temperate spirit , and moderate expectations , are excellent safeguards of the mind , in this uncertain and changing state . There is nothing , except simplicity ...
... heart . From our eagerness to grasp , we strangle and destroy pleasure . A temperate spirit , and moderate expectations , are excellent safeguards of the mind , in this uncertain and changing state . There is nothing , except simplicity ...
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... heart . They who have nothing to give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about wordly success . The veil ...
... heart . They who have nothing to give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about wordly success . The veil ...
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affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing breast butchered brother Caius Verres character cheerful death Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enemy enjoy enjoyment envy eternity ev'ry evil eyes father favour feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus give ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect person pleasures possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias racter reading religion render rest rich rise Roman Roman Senate scene SECTION Senators of Rome sense shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spect spirit suffer surés temper tempest thee things thou art thought tion truder truth vanity virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth
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Page 186 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night.
Page 227 - Hope humbly then ; with trembling pinions soar ; Wait the great teacher Death ; and God adore. What future bliss, he gives not thee to know, But gives that Hope to be thy blessing now. Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never Is, but always To be blest: The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Page 217 - Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels...
Page 222 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord ! art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 240 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name : Our proper bliss depends on what we blame. Know thy own point : This kind, this due degree Of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee. Submit. In this or any other sphere, Secure to be as blest as thou canst bear : Safe in the hand of one disposing power, Or in the natal or the mortal hour.
Page 216 - Air, and ye Elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our Great Maker still new praise.
Page 198 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Page 191 - Fired at first sight with what the Muse imparts. In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts. While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more advanced, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise!
Page 161 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Page 174 - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.