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 ReadingEdward Little & Company, 1811 - 254 من الصفحات |
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... king of Sparta , being afked , " What things he thought moft proper for boys to learn , " anfwered ; " Thofe which they ought to practife when they come to be men . " A wifer than Agefilaus has inculcated the fame fen- timent : “ Train ...
... king of Sparta , being afked , " What things he thought moft proper for boys to learn , " anfwered ; " Thofe which they ought to practife when they come to be men . " A wifer than Agefilaus has inculcated the fame fen- timent : “ Train ...
الصفحة 18
... king , " to tafle this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou haft fo high an idea ? " Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer .. The King ordered that a royal banquet fhould be prepared , and ...
... king , " to tafle this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou haft fo high an idea ? " Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer .. The King ordered that a royal banquet fhould be prepared , and ...
الصفحة 19
... king , he prefents himself before the prophet ; and accofts him in terms of the high- eft respect . During the conference which they held togeth- er , Elitha fixed his eyes fteadfaftly on the countenance of Hazael ; and difcerning , by ...
... king , he prefents himself before the prophet ; and accofts him in terms of the high- eft respect . During the conference which they held togeth- er , Elitha fixed his eyes fteadfaftly on the countenance of Hazael ; and difcerning , by ...
الصفحة 20
... king proftrated themselves be- fore him . In the midft of this general adulation , one per- fon only ftooped not to Haman . This was Mordecai the Jew ; who , knowing this Amalekite to be an enemy to the people of God , and , with ...
... king proftrated themselves be- fore him . In the midft of this general adulation , one per- fon only ftooped not to Haman . This was Mordecai the Jew ; who , knowing this Amalekite to be an enemy to the people of God , and , with ...
الصفحة 21
... king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced him above the princes and fervants of the king . He faid moreover , Yea , Efther the queen fuffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that fhe had prepared , but myself ...
... king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced him above the princes and fervants of the king . He faid moreover , Yea , Efther the queen fuffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that fhe had prepared , but myself ...
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الصفحة 179 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; * if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free, They touch our country, and their shackles, fall.
الصفحة 203 - Lo! the poor Indian, whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
الصفحة 204 - Know, nature's children all divide her care ; The fur that warms a monarch, warm'da bear. While man exclaims, " See all things for my use ! "
الصفحة 176 - Strikes thro' their wounded hearts the sudden dread; But their hearts wounded, like the wounded air, Soon close ; where past the shaft, no trace is found. As from the wing no scar the sky retains ; The parted wave no furrow from the keel ; So dies in human hearts the thought of death.
الصفحة 203 - Who for thy table feeds the wanton fawn, For him as kindly spread the flow'ry lawn: Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
الصفحة 191 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
الصفحة 140 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart ; For God now accepteth thy works.
الصفحة 210 - What conscience dictates to be done. Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than Hell to shun, That more than Heaven pursue.
الصفحة 22 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers, which appeared to have the same direction with the main road, and was pleased that, by this happy experiment, he had found means to unite pleasure with business, and to gain the rewards of diligence without suffering its fatigues.
الصفحة 206 - Tis folly to be wise. HYMN TO ADVERSITY DAUGHTER of Jove, relentless power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and torturing hour The bad affright, afflict the best ! Bound in thy adamantine chain The proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple tyrants vainly groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When...