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 ReadingCollins and Company, 1817 - 253 oldal |
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xxxvi. oldal
... Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct , 2. Virtue and piety man's highest interest , 3. The injustice of an uncharitable spirit , • • 4. The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on them- selves , .. 5. On disinterested friendship ...
... Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct , 2. Virtue and piety man's highest interest , 3. The injustice of an uncharitable spirit , • • 4. The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on them- selves , .. 5. On disinterested friendship ...
xxxviii. oldal
... happiness of life , 181 14. The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered , . 15. On the power of custom , and the uses to which it 183 may be applied ,. 185 16. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties ...
... happiness of life , 181 14. The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered , . 15. On the power of custom , and the uses to which it 183 may be applied ,. 185 16. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties ...
xxxix. oldal
... happiness which rests solely on worldly pleasures , 19. What are the real and solid enjoyments of human life , • 20. Scale of beings , 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended , 22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity , 190 ...
... happiness which rests solely on worldly pleasures , 19. What are the real and solid enjoyments of human life , • 20. Scale of beings , 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended , 22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity , 190 ...
xli. oldal
... happiness open to all men , 4. The goodness of Providence ,. 5. The Creator's works attest his greatness , 6. Address to the Deity , 278 279 · 282 283 • 284 • 284 7. The pursuit of happiness often ill directed , • · 286 8. The fire ...
... happiness open to all men , 4. The goodness of Providence ,. 5. The Creator's works attest his greatness , 6. Address to the Deity , 278 279 · 282 283 • 284 • 284 7. The pursuit of happiness often ill directed , • · 286 8. The fire ...
2. oldal
... happiness is of a retired nature , and an enemy to pomp and noise . In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders . Whatever purifics , fortifies also the heart . From our ...
... happiness is of a retired nature , and an enemy to pomp and noise . In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders . Whatever purifics , fortifies also the heart . From our ...
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