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 ReadingLincoln & Edmands, 1824 - 264 Seiten |
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... labours are not more oppressive to him , than the labour of attendance on courts and the great , the labours of dress , the fatigue of amusements , the very weight of idleness , frequently are to the rich In the mean time , all the ...
... labours are not more oppressive to him , than the labour of attendance on courts and the great , the labours of dress , the fatigue of amusements , the very weight of idleness , frequently are to the rich In the mean time , all the ...
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... labour to erect , one inauspicious event , öne sudden blow , can level with the dust . Even sup- posing the accidents ... labours and pursuits , is sufficient to mark our state with vanity . " Our days are a hand's breadth , and our age ...
... labour to erect , one inauspicious event , öne sudden blow , can level with the dust . Even sup- posing the accidents ... labours and pursuits , is sufficient to mark our state with vanity . " Our days are a hand's breadth , and our age ...
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... labours employ !. Since all that is truly delightful in life , Is what all , if they please , may enjoy . Attachment to life . The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground : " Twas therefore said , by ancient ...
... labours employ !. Since all that is truly delightful in life , Is what all , if they please , may enjoy . Attachment to life . The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground : " Twas therefore said , by ancient ...
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Select Sentences and Paragraphs | 23 |
The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on them | 37 |
No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind | 39 |
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