The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingJ.S. Pratt, 1851 - 311 עמודים |
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עמוד 155
... enjoyment itself ! Yet this is found to be an evil still more general than the former . Some may be so fortunate as to ... enjoyments are adequate to the high desires and powers of an immortal spirit . Fancy paints them at a dis- tance ...
... enjoyment itself ! Yet this is found to be an evil still more general than the former . Some may be so fortunate as to ... enjoyments are adequate to the high desires and powers of an immortal spirit . Fancy paints them at a dis- tance ...
עמוד 156
... enjoyment ; suppose them to be fully at- tainable , and completely satisfactory ; still there remains to be considered ... enjoyments are numerous , we lie more open on dif ferent sides to be wounded . If we have possessed them long , we ...
... enjoyment ; suppose them to be fully at- tainable , and completely satisfactory ; still there remains to be considered ... enjoyments are numerous , we lie more open on dif ferent sides to be wounded . If we have possessed them long , we ...
עמוד 157
... enjoyments of human life . It must be admitted , that unmixed and complete happi- ness , is unknown on earth . No regulation of conduct can altogether prevent passions from disturbing cur peace , and misfortunes from wounding our heart ...
... enjoyments of human life . It must be admitted , that unmixed and complete happi- ness , is unknown on earth . No regulation of conduct can altogether prevent passions from disturbing cur peace , and misfortunes from wounding our heart ...
תוכן
No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind happy | 2 |
The mortifications of vice greater than those of virtue | 10 |
The seasons | 78 |
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affections Alexander Selkirk Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing breast Caius Verres character cheerful comfort death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoyment eternal ev'ry evil father favour fear feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus give ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n HERACLITUS honour hope human indulgent Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature nature's never night noble numbers Numidia o'er pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias racter reason religion render rest riches rise scene SECTION sense shade shine Sicily smile solitude sorrow soul sound spirit spring superiour sweet tears temper tempest thee things thought thro tion truth Tuning sweet vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise youth