The English Reader Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...: With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingHolbrook & Fessenden, 1826 - 204 Seiten |
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... human frailty . The careless and the imprudent , the giddy and the fickle , the ungrateful and the in- terested , every where meet us . They are the briers and thorns , with which the paths of human life are beset . He only , who can ...
... human frailty . The careless and the imprudent , the giddy and the fickle , the ungrateful and the in- terested , every where meet us . They are the briers and thorns , with which the paths of human life are beset . He only , who can ...
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... human frailty ; and judges of others according to the principles , by which he would think it reasonable that they should judge of him . In a word , he views men and actions in the clear sunshine of charity and good nature ; and not in ...
... human frailty ; and judges of others according to the principles , by which he would think it reasonable that they should judge of him . In a word , he views men and actions in the clear sunshine of charity and good nature ; and not in ...
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... human bliss must still be transitory ; for man changes of himself . No course of enjoyment can delight us long . What amused our youth , loses its charm in maturer age . As years advance , our powers are blunted , and our pleasurable ...
... human bliss must still be transitory ; for man changes of himself . No course of enjoyment can delight us long . What amused our youth , loses its charm in maturer age . As years advance , our powers are blunted , and our pleasurable ...
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of future felicity | 80 |
Cicero against Verres | 91 |
An address to young persons | 100 |
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Alexander Selkirk Antiparos appear attention beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comfort death Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread EARL of STRAFFORD earth enjoy enjoyments envy errours eternity ev'ry evil father feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus gentle give ground Haman happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope horrour human inflection innocence Jugurtha king labours LINDLEY MURRAY live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery mount Etna nature nature's never Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfection person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper publick Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smile sorrow soul sound spirit spring superiour sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth