Sequel to the English Reader : Or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry: Designed to Improve the Highest Class of Learners in Reading, to Establish a Taste for Just and Accurate Composition, and to Promote the Interests of Piety and VirtueCollins & Company, 1817 - 364 páginas |
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... Vicious connections the ruin of virtue , 2. On cheerfulness , 3. Happy effects of contemplating the works of nature , 4. Reflections on the universal presence of the Deity , CHAPTER III . ARGUMENTATIVE PIECES . SECT . 1. Our.
... Vicious connections the ruin of virtue , 2. On cheerfulness , 3. Happy effects of contemplating the works of nature , 4. Reflections on the universal presence of the Deity , CHAPTER III . ARGUMENTATIVE PIECES . SECT . 1. Our.
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... Cheerfulness , 8. Providence , 9. The last day , CHAPTER IV . Page - 218 - 220 221 - 225 - 226 - 230 · 231 233 PATHETIC PIECES . SECT . 1. Hymn to humanity , 2. A night - piece on death , 3. In every condition of life , praise is due to ...
... Cheerfulness , 8. Providence , 9. The last day , CHAPTER IV . Page - 218 - 220 221 - 225 - 226 - 230 · 231 233 PATHETIC PIECES . SECT . 1. Hymn to humanity , 2. A night - piece on death , 3. In every condition of life , praise is due to ...
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... cheerfulness was rather increased than restrained by his presence . After he had accepted some coffee , he asked me many questions , and though by my answers I always endeavoured to excite him to mirth , yet I perceived that he grew ...
... cheerfulness was rather increased than restrained by his presence . After he had accepted some coffee , he asked me many questions , and though by my answers I always endeavoured to excite him to mirth , yet I perceived that he grew ...
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... my behaviour had intercepted his bounty ; and accused that cheerfulness of folly which was the concomitant of poverty and labour . I now repined at the obscurity of my station , which my former insensi- Chap . 1 . B Narrative Pieces .
... my behaviour had intercepted his bounty ; and accused that cheerfulness of folly which was the concomitant of poverty and labour . I now repined at the obscurity of my station , which my former insensi- Chap . 1 . B Narrative Pieces .
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... cheerfulness , and vi- gour , I dreamed of splendid habits and a numerous retinue , of gardens , palaces , feasting , and pleasures ; and waked only to regret the illusions that had van- ished . My health was at length impaired by the ...
... cheerfulness , and vi- gour , I dreamed of splendid habits and a numerous retinue , of gardens , palaces , feasting , and pleasures ; and waked only to regret the illusions that had van- ished . My health was at length impaired by the ...
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