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 VirtueJohn S. Taylor, 1844 - 358 páginas |
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... wealth was the labour of thine own hand ; and what can have made thee sad , the spring of whose joy was in thy own bosom ? What evil hath befallen thee ? Speak , and if I can remove it , thou art happy . ' I was now encouraged to look ...
... wealth was the labour of thine own hand ; and what can have made thee sad , the spring of whose joy was in thy own bosom ? What evil hath befallen thee ? Speak , and if I can remove it , thou art happy . ' I was now encouraged to look ...
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... wealthy have given half their possessions to allay ? Do those on whom hereditary diamonds sparkle with unregarded lustre , gain from the possession what is lost by the wretch who seeks them in the mine ; who lives excluded from the ...
... wealthy have given half their possessions to allay ? Do those on whom hereditary diamonds sparkle with unregarded lustre , gain from the possession what is lost by the wretch who seeks them in the mine ; who lives excluded from the ...
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... wealth , of dignity , of power , in Judea : those to whom he went , were indigent men , oppressed , and kept from all means of improving their fortunes . The certain consequence , therefore , of his taking the part of Christianity , was ...
... wealth , of dignity , of power , in Judea : those to whom he went , were indigent men , oppressed , and kept from all means of improving their fortunes . The certain consequence , therefore , of his taking the part of Christianity , was ...
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... wealth , and of ac- quiring glory , credit , and dignities ; neglecting the treasures of prudence , truth , and wisdom , and taking no pains to ren- der your soul as good and perfect as it is capable of being ? " " I am reproached with ...
... wealth , and of ac- quiring glory , credit , and dignities ; neglecting the treasures of prudence , truth , and wisdom , and taking no pains to ren- der your soul as good and perfect as it is capable of being ? " " I am reproached with ...
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... wealth , and extended his influence . The sages repeated his maxims ; the captains of thousands waited his commands . Competition withdrew into the cavern of envy , and discontent trembled at her own murmurs . But human greatness is ...
... wealth , and extended his influence . The sages repeated his maxims ; the captains of thousands waited his commands . Competition withdrew into the cavern of envy , and discontent trembled at her own murmurs . But human greatness is ...
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