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Page 8
... tear asunder its delicate petals : behold , concealed within , the tiny pod , filled with its perfect , but minute seeds . It is the nursling in its cradle ; grown to maturity , it no longer needs nourish- ment or shelter , but braves ...
... tear asunder its delicate petals : behold , concealed within , the tiny pod , filled with its perfect , but minute seeds . It is the nursling in its cradle ; grown to maturity , it no longer needs nourish- ment or shelter , but braves ...
Page 29
... tears cannot recal the past , cannot restore the good he regrets ; he will but sigh and weep the more . Proud of reason , he acts irrationally . Endued with the powers of reflection , he scorns to reflect . Even youth is in this wiser ...
... tears cannot recal the past , cannot restore the good he regrets ; he will but sigh and weep the more . Proud of reason , he acts irrationally . Endued with the powers of reflection , he scorns to reflect . Even youth is in this wiser ...
Page 30
... tears than those of grief : The healing tears of pensive tender- ness . Then the heart springs from nature up to nature's God 30 THE PLEASURES.
... tears than those of grief : The healing tears of pensive tender- ness . Then the heart springs from nature up to nature's God 30 THE PLEASURES.
Page 41
... tear so lately dimming thy pitying eye . These , these proclaim how sweet the emotions attendant on deeds of bounty . How close the union between social and selfish joy . That it is better for man to mingle even in scenes of distress ...
... tear so lately dimming thy pitying eye . These , these proclaim how sweet the emotions attendant on deeds of bounty . How close the union between social and selfish joy . That it is better for man to mingle even in scenes of distress ...
Page 47
... tear the lustre of his sparkling eye . Plenty satiated his appetite ; luxurious wines quenched his thirst ; amusement beguiled his leisure . Tutors and friends bade him be tem- perate in the indulgence of his wishes , and warned him ...
... tear the lustre of his sparkling eye . Plenty satiated his appetite ; luxurious wines quenched his thirst ; amusement beguiled his leisure . Tutors and friends bade him be tem- perate in the indulgence of his wishes , and warned him ...
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