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 Reading |
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Page xviii
... death ( as was really the case ) to have been an unheard - of and dreadful punishment , brought upon man in consequence of his transgression ; on that supposition the third line would be read , " Brought death into the world , " & c ...
... death ( as was really the case ) to have been an unheard - of and dreadful punishment , brought upon man in consequence of his transgression ; on that supposition the third line would be read , " Brought death into the world , " & c ...
Page xxxi
... death ' , nor life ' ; nor angels ' , nor principalities ' , nor powers ' ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ' ; nor height ' , nor depth ' ; nor any other creature ' , shall be able to separate us from the love of God . " The ...
... death ' , nor life ' ; nor angels ' , nor principalities ' , nor powers ' ; nor things present ' , nor things to come ' ; nor height ' , nor depth ' ; nor any other creature ' , shall be able to separate us from the love of God . " The ...
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... death of an 155 159 amiable young woman , • 4. On discretion , ' . • 159 t · • 161 164 5. On the government of our thoughts , 6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions , 167 7. On the proper state of our temper , with ...
... death of an 155 159 amiable young woman , • 4. On discretion , ' . • 159 t · • 161 164 5. On the government of our thoughts , 6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions , 167 7. On the proper state of our temper , with ...
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... death , CHAPTER III . • 239 DIDACTIC PIECES . SECT . 1. The vanity of wealth , 2. Nothing formed in vain , 3. On pride , • • 4. Cruelty to brutes censured , 5. A paraphrase on the latter part of the 6th chapter of St. Matthew , • · • 6 ...
... death , CHAPTER III . • 239 DIDACTIC PIECES . SECT . 1. The vanity of wealth , 2. Nothing formed in vain , 3. On pride , • • 4. Cruelty to brutes censured , 5. A paraphrase on the latter part of the 6th chapter of St. Matthew , • · • 6 ...
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... death . If we would judge whether a man is really happy , it is not solely to his houses and lands , to his equipage and his retinue , we are to look . Unless we could see farther , and discern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart ...
... death . If we would judge whether a man is really happy , it is not solely to his houses and lands , to his equipage and his retinue , we are to look . Unless we could see farther , and discern what joy , or what bitterness , his heart ...
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