A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms : Designed as a Text-book for the Higher Classes in Schools and for Junior Classes in Colleges, as Well as for Private Reading |
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... original or selected , which can have the least injurious effect upon a single
mind ; not one line which , " dying , I might ... wherever read , a wholesome moral
influence ; and impress upon the minds of the young , principles essential to their
...
... original or selected , which can have the least injurious effect upon a single
mind ; not one line which , " dying , I might ... wherever read , a wholesome moral
influence ; and impress upon the minds of the young , principles essential to their
...
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Many more specimens of the English female mind will be found in this edition .
The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis . tinguished female
writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not
my ...
Many more specimens of the English female mind will be found in this edition .
The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis . tinguished female
writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not
my ...
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Accordingly he did all he could to poison the mind of the king against him ; and in
April , 1546 , he was recalled from the continent , imprisoned in Windsor Castle ,
and in December of the same year was sent to the Tower . He was soon ...
Accordingly he did all he could to poison the mind of the king against him ; and in
April , 1546 , he was recalled from the continent , imprisoned in Windsor Castle ,
and in December of the same year was sent to the Tower . He was soon ...
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ments of his mind were various ; his acquirrments great . There was no polite or
manly accomplishment in which he did not excel . He was master of the Latin ,
the French , the Italian , and the Spanish languages . He had a vigorous intellect
...
ments of his mind were various ; his acquirrments great . There was no polite or
manly accomplishment in which he did not excel . He was master of the Latin ,
the French , the Italian , and the Spanish languages . He had a vigorous intellect
...
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... from the chimneycorner ; 1 and pretending no more , doth intend the winning of
the mind from wickedness to virtue , even as the child is often brought to take
most wholesome things , by hiding them in such other as have a pleasant taste .
... from the chimneycorner ; 1 and pretending no more , doth intend the winning of
the mind from wickedness to virtue , even as the child is often brought to take
most wholesome things , by hiding them in such other as have a pleasant taste .
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| Title | A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms ... |
| Author | Charles Dexter Cleveland |
| Publisher | E.C. and J. Biddle, 1852 |
| Length | 776 pages |
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