The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingJ.S. Pratt, 1851 - 311 páginas |
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... virtue , by thinking of those , who , in former times , shone like stars in the midst of surrounding darkness , and are now shining in the kingdom of heaven , as the brightness of the firmament , forever and ever . SECTION X. BLAIR ...
... virtue , by thinking of those , who , in former times , shone like stars in the midst of surrounding darkness , and are now shining in the kingdom of heaven , as the brightness of the firmament , forever and ever . SECTION X. BLAIR ...
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... virtue , that it is itself a vice , and the parent of many vices , 2 lt overthrows all steadiness of principle ; and produces that sinful conformity with the world , which taints the whole character . In the present corrupted state of ...
... virtue , that it is itself a vice , and the parent of many vices , 2 lt overthrows all steadiness of principle ; and produces that sinful conformity with the world , which taints the whole character . In the present corrupted state of ...
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... virtue is , to serve mankind . But when old age has silver'd o'er thy head , When memory fails , and all thy vigour's fled , Then mayst thou seek the stillness of retreat , Then hear aloof the human tempest beat ; Then will I greet thee ...
... virtue is , to serve mankind . But when old age has silver'd o'er thy head , When memory fails , and all thy vigour's fled , Then mayst thou seek the stillness of retreat , Then hear aloof the human tempest beat ; Then will I greet thee ...
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No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind happy | 2 |
The mortifications of vice greater than those of virtue | 10 |
The seasons | 78 |
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The English Reader Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray Vista de fragmentos - 1826 |
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affections Alexander Selkirk Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing breast Caius Verres character cheerful comfort death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoyment eternal ev'ry evil father favour fear feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus give ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n HERACLITUS honour hope human indulgent Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature nature's never night noble numbers Numidia o'er pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias racter reason religion render rest riches rise scene SECTION sense shade shine Sicily smile solitude sorrow soul sound spirit spring superiour sweet tears temper tempest thee things thought thro tion truth Tuning sweet vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise youth