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 ReadingW. and J. Bolles, 1834 - 252 Seiten |
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... Dioclesian is , perhaps , the only prince capable of hold ing the reins of government , who ever resigned them from deliberate choice ; and who continued , during many years , to énjoy the tranquillity of retirement , without fetching ...
... Dioclesian is , perhaps , the only prince capable of hold ing the reins of government , who ever resigned them from deliberate choice ; and who continued , during many years , to énjoy the tranquillity of retirement , without fetching ...
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... Dioclesian might have retired with pleasure . The impression had remained so strong on his mind , that he pitched upon it as the place of his retreat . 5 It was seated in a vale of no great extent , watered by a sinall brook , and ...
... Dioclesian might have retired with pleasure . The impression had remained so strong on his mind , that he pitched upon it as the place of his retreat . 5 It was seated in a vale of no great extent , watered by a sinall brook , and ...
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