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 172
... Dioclesian is , perhaps , the only prince capable of hold- ing the reigns of government , who ever resigned them from deliberate choice ; and who continued , during many years , to enjoy the tranquillity of retirement , without fetching ...
... Dioclesian is , perhaps , the only prince capable of hold- ing the reigns of government , who ever resigned them from deliberate choice ; and who continued , during many years , to enjoy the tranquillity of retirement , without fetching ...
Page 176
... Dioclesian might have retired with pleasure . 8. The impression had remained so strong on his mind , that he pitched upon it as the place of his retreat . It was seated in a vale of no great extent , watered by a small brook , and ...
... Dioclesian might have retired with pleasure . 8. The impression had remained so strong on his mind , that he pitched upon it as the place of his retreat . It was seated in a vale of no great extent , watered by a small brook , and ...
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Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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