The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect Improve Their Language and Sentiments : and to Inculcate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading

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R. Pew, 1830 - 204 pages
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Contents

The importance of a good education
30
On gratitude 3 On forgiveness
31
Motives to the practice of gentleness
42
A suspicious temper the source of misery to its possessor
43
Comforts of religion 7 Diffidence of our abilities a mark of wisdom
44
On the importance of order in the distribution of our time
45
The dignity of virtue amidst corrupt examples
46
The mortifications of vice greater than those of virtue
47
On contentment
48
Rank and riches afford no ground for envy
50
Patience under provocations our interest as well as duty
51
Moderation in our wishes recommended
52
Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity the source of consolation to good
54
CHAPTER IV
56
Virtue and piety mans highest interest
57
The injustice of an uncharitable spirit 4 The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on themselves
58
On disinterested friendship
60
On the immortality of the soul
62
CHAPTER V
64
The cataract of Niagara in Canada North America
65
The grotto of Antiparos
66
The grotto of Antiparos continued
67
Earthquake at Catanea 6 Creation
68
Charity 8 Prosperity is redoubled to a good
69
On the beauties of the Psalms
70
Character of Alfred king of England
71
Charactor of Queen Elizabeth
72
The slavery of vice
73
The of integrity 14 Gentleness
74
CHAPTER VI
76
The clemency and amiable character of the patriarch joseph
81
Altamont
82
CHAPTER VIL Dialogues Sect 1 Democritus and Heraclitus
84
On discretion
107
On the government of our thoughts
109
On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions
110
On the proper state of our temper with respect to one another
111
Excellence of the Holy Scriptures 9 Reflections occasioned by a review of the blessings pronounced by Christ on his disciples in his sermon on the m...
113
Schemes of life often illusory
114
The pleasures of virtuous sensibility
116
On the true honour of
117
The influence of devotion on the happiness of life
118
The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered
119
On the power of custom and the uses to which it inay be applied 16 The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties
122
Description of candour
123
On the imperfection of that happiness which rests solely on worldly pleasures
124
What are the real and solid enjoyments of human life
126
Scale of beings
127
Trust in the care of Providence rocommended
129
Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity
130
Virtue when deeply rooted is not subject to the influence of fortune
132
The speech of Fabricius a Roman ambassador to king Pyrrhus
133
Character of James I king of England 26 Charles V emperor of Germany resigns his dominions and retires from the world
134
The same subject continued 106 107 109 110 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 121 122 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 133 134
137
PART II
139
Verses in which the lines are of different length
140
Verses containing exclamations intorrogations and parentheses 4 Verses in various forms
143
Verses in which sound corresponds to signification
145
Paragraphs of greater length 139 140 142 143 145
146
The bear and the bees
148
Didactick Pieces
156
Indignant sentiments on natonal prejudices and hatred and on slavery
164
The hermit
171
Ode to content
179
On solitude
201

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AutorLindley Murray
Compiled byLindley Murray
Edition21
PublisherR. Pew, 1830
Original fromHarvard University
Digitized14 mär. 2008
Length204 pages
  
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