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 ReadingM. Bartgis, 1819 - 252 עמודים |
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תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 40
עמוד 9
... death into the world , " & c . But if we were to suppose , that mankind knew there was such an evil as death in other regions , though the place they inhabited had been free from it till their transgression , the line would run thus ...
... death into the world , " & c . But if we were to suppose , that mankind knew there was such an evil as death in other regions , though the place they inhabited had been free from it till their transgression , the line would run thus ...
עמוד 108
... death ? Is it not the character of a madman , to seek it thus voluntarily ? Pythias . I return to suffer , though I have not deserved death . Every principle of honour and goodness forbids me to allow my friend to die for me . Dionysius ...
... death ? Is it not the character of a madman , to seek it thus voluntarily ? Pythias . I return to suffer , though I have not deserved death . Every principle of honour and goodness forbids me to allow my friend to die for me . Dionysius ...
עמוד 109
... death on his account ? Damon . I was but too well assured that Pythias would punctually return ; and that he would be more solicitous to keep his promise , than to preserve his life . Would to hea- ven that his relations and friends had ...
... death on his account ? Damon . I was but too well assured that Pythias would punctually return ; and that he would be more solicitous to keep his promise , than to preserve his life . Would to hea- ven that his relations and friends had ...
תוכן
Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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Antiparos appear attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comforts cusations dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian Dionysius distress divine dread earth emphasis enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil eyes fall father feel folly fortune Fundanus gentle give Greek language ground Haman hand happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature nature's never Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia pass passions pause peace person pleasing pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride proper Pythias racter reading reason religion render rest rich rise ROMAN SENATE scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words young youth