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 ReadingM. Bartgis, 1819 - 252 Seiten |
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... DIONYSIUS , the tyrant of Sicily , was far from be- ing happy , though he possessed great riches , and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damo- cles , one of his flatterers , deceived by these specious appear ...
... DIONYSIUS , the tyrant of Sicily , was far from be- ing happy , though he possessed great riches , and all the pleasures which wealth and power could procure . Damo- cles , one of his flatterers , deceived by these specious appear ...
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... DIONYSIUS , PYTHIAS , AND DAMON . Genuine virtue commands respect , even from the bad . Dionysius . Amazing ! What do I see ? It is Pythias just arrived . It is indeed Pythias . I did not think it possible . He is come to die , and to ...
... DIONYSIUS , PYTHIAS , AND DAMON . Genuine virtue commands respect , even from the bad . Dionysius . Amazing ! What do I see ? It is Pythias just arrived . It is indeed Pythias . I did not think it possible . He is come to die , and to ...
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... Dionysius . What ! Doth life displease thee ? Damon . Yes ; it displeases me when I see and feel the power of a tyrant . Dionysius . It is well ! Thou shalt see him no more . will order thee to be put to death immediately . I Pythias ...
... Dionysius . What ! Doth life displease thee ? Damon . Yes ; it displeases me when I see and feel the power of a tyrant . Dionysius . It is well ! Thou shalt see him no more . will order thee to be put to death immediately . I Pythias ...
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Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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Antiparos appear attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comforts cusations dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian Dionysius distress divine dread earth emphasis enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil eyes fall father feel folly fortune Fundanus gentle give Greek language ground Haman hand happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature nature's never Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia pass passions pause peace person pleasing pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride proper Pythias racter reading reason religion render rest rich rise ROMAN SENATE scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words young youth