The English Reader Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...: With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... common nature of which we all participate ? 6. Again — I must have food and clothing . Without a proper genial warmth , I instantly perish . Am I not related , in this view , to the very earth itself ; to the distant sun , from whose ...
... common nature of which we all participate ? 6. Again — I must have food and clothing . Without a proper genial warmth , I instantly perish . Am I not related , in this view , to the very earth itself ; to the distant sun , from whose ...
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... common mind ; Just as the twig is bent , the tree's inclin'd . Candour . With pleasure let us own our errours past : And make each day a critick on the last . Reflection . A soul without reflection , like a pile Without inhabitant , to ...
... common mind ; Just as the twig is bent , the tree's inclin'd . Candour . With pleasure let us own our errours past : And make each day a critick on the last . Reflection . A soul without reflection , like a pile Without inhabitant , to ...
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... common air , and common use Of their own limbs ! How many drink the cup Of baleful grief , or eat the bitter bread Of misery ! Sore , pierc'd by wintry winds , How many shrink into the sordid hut Of cheerless poverty ! How many shake ...
... common air , and common use Of their own limbs ! How many drink the cup Of baleful grief , or eat the bitter bread Of misery ! Sore , pierc'd by wintry winds , How many shrink into the sordid hut Of cheerless poverty ! How many shake ...
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of future felicity | 80 |
Cicero against Verres | 91 |
An address to young persons | 100 |
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Alexander Selkirk Antiparos appear attention beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comfort death Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread EARL of STRAFFORD earth enjoy enjoyments envy errours eternity ev'ry evil father feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus gentle give ground Haman happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope horrour human inflection innocence Jugurtha king labours LINDLEY MURRAY live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery mount Etna nature nature's never Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfection person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper publick Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smile sorrow soul sound spirit spring superiour sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth