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 ReadingC. Spaulding, 1821 - 253 страница |
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... envy ' , ha- tred , malice , anger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their very nature disappointing , is in constant search of care , soli- tude ' , remorse , and ...
... envy ' , ha- tred , malice , anger ' ; but is in constant possession of a serene mind : he who follows the pleasures of it , which are in their very nature disappointing , is in constant search of care , soli- tude ' , remorse , and ...
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... envy 48 Sect . XIII . Patience under provocations our interest as well as duty 49 Sect . XIV . Moderation in our wishes recommended Sect . XV . Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity , the source of consolation to good men CHAP . IV ...
... envy 48 Sect . XIII . Patience under provocations our interest as well as duty 49 Sect . XIV . Moderation in our wishes recommended Sect . XV . Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity , the source of consolation to good men CHAP . IV ...
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... envy . Moral and religious instruction derives its efficacy , not so much from what men are taught to know , as from what they are brought to feel . He who pretends to great sensibility towards men , and yet has no feeling for the high ...
... envy . Moral and religious instruction derives its efficacy , not so much from what men are taught to know , as from what they are brought to feel . He who pretends to great sensibility towards men , and yet has no feeling for the high ...
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... envy should ever have been a prevalent passion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suf- fered in common , little room is left for envy . There is more occasion for pity and sympathy ...
... envy should ever have been a prevalent passion among men , much more that it should have prevailed among Christians . Where so much is suf- fered in common , little room is left for envy . There is more occasion for pity and sympathy ...
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... companions gazing after him with envy and admiration : but his progress was unequal , and interrupted by a thousand caprices , When E Pleasure warbled in the valley , he mingled in her CHAP . II . 22 NARRATIVE PIECES . The hill of science.
... companions gazing after him with envy and admiration : but his progress was unequal , and interrupted by a thousand caprices , When E Pleasure warbled in the valley , he mingled in her CHAP . II . 22 NARRATIVE PIECES . The hill of science.
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