The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect; to Improve Their Language and Sentiments ... with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingJ.R. Shute & Company, 1826 - 286 من الصفحات |
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... death ; a doom which she had expected , and which the in- nocence of her life , as well as the misfortunes to which she had been exposed , rendered no unwelcome news to her . 9 The queen's bigoted zeal , under colour of tender mercy to ...
... death ; a doom which she had expected , and which the in- nocence of her life , as well as the misfortunes to which she had been exposed , rendered no unwelcome news to her . 9 The queen's bigoted zeal , under colour of tender mercy to ...
الصفحة 49
... death , disappointment , and misfortunes , could no longer have access to them , or dis- turb their eternal felicity . 12 It had been intended to execute the lady Jane and lord Guilford together on the same scaffold , at Tower - hill ...
... death , disappointment , and misfortunes , could no longer have access to them , or dis- turb their eternal felicity . 12 It had been intended to execute the lady Jane and lord Guilford together on the same scaffold , at Tower - hill ...
الصفحة 50
... death , as the only satisfaction which she could now make to the injured state ; and though her infringement of the laws had been constrained , she would show , by her vol- untary submission to their sentence , that she was desirous to ...
... death , as the only satisfaction which she could now make to the injured state ; and though her infringement of the laws had been constrained , she would show , by her vol- untary submission to their sentence , that she was desirous to ...
الصفحة 59
... hears of ne- groes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the next tree , as it sometimes happens in our American plantations , who Chap . 3 . Didactic Pieces . 59.
... hears of ne- groes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the next tree , as it sometimes happens in our American plantations , who Chap . 3 . Didactic Pieces . 59.
الصفحة 62
... death , the most illustrious example of forgiveness , which the world ever beheld . If we look into the history of mankind , we shall find that in every age , they who have been respected as worthy , or admired as great , have been ...
... death , the most illustrious example of forgiveness , which the world ever beheld . If we look into the history of mankind , we shall find that in every age , they who have been respected as worthy , or admired as great , have been ...
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الصفحة 213 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
الصفحة 227 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
الصفحة 247 - Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels...
الصفحة 268 - What time the daisy decks the green, Thy certain voice we hear; Hast thou a star to guide thy path, Or mark the rolling year? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flowers, And hear the sound of music sweet, From birds among the bowers.
الصفحة 266 - If I am right, Thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay ; If I am wrong, oh, teach my heart To find that better way.
الصفحة 202 - The Epitaph Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, And Melancholy mark'd him for her own.
الصفحة 252 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
الصفحة 246 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
الصفحة 224 - tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
الصفحة 275 - Should fate command me to the farthest verge Of the green earth, to distant barbarous climes, Rivers unknown to song; where first the sun Gilds Indian mountains, or his setting beam Flames on th...