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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... appears ( to use the simile of Longinus ) like the sun in his evening de- clination he remits his splendour , but ... appear every where around us ! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What ...
... appears ( to use the simile of Longinus ) like the sun in his evening de- clination he remits his splendour , but ... appear every where around us ! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What ...
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... appears to have proved , what the prophet fore- saw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . 5. In this passage of history an object is presented , which deserves our serious attention . We behold a man who , in one state ...
... appears to have proved , what the prophet fore- saw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . 5. In this passage of history an object is presented , which deserves our serious attention . We behold a man who , in one state ...
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... appear in differ- ent kinds of actions , according as they are more or less rec- tiffed and swayed by reason . When ... appears in these poor wretches on many occasions , be raised to , were it rightly cultivated ? And what colour of ...
... appear in differ- ent kinds of actions , according as they are more or less rec- tiffed and swayed by reason . When ... appears in these poor wretches on many occasions , be raised to , were it rightly cultivated ? And what colour of ...
Contents
Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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