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... danger arising from future inter- course with the world . The author has endeavoured to relieve the grave and serious parts of his collection , by the occasional admission of pieces which amuse as well as instruct . If , however , any ...
... danger arising from future inter- course with the world . The author has endeavoured to relieve the grave and serious parts of his collection , by the occasional admission of pieces which amuse as well as instruct . If , however , any ...
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... dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to criminal deeds . Yet those riches ...
... dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to criminal deeds . Yet those riches ...
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... danger . Abhor the thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; al- ways afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore ...
... danger . Abhor the thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; al- ways afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore ...
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... danger of being too much attached to it , how entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty , to abandon ourselves to dejection , carries no ...
... danger of being too much attached to it , how entirely would it have seduced our affections , if no troubles had been mingled with its pleasures ? In seasons of distress or difficulty , to abandon ourselves to dejection , carries no ...
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... his hand to the table . He throws off the garland of roses . He hastens to remove from his dangerous situation ; and earnestly entreats the king to 堪* restore him to his former humble condition , 28 PARTL THE ENGLISH READER .
... his hand to the table . He throws off the garland of roses . He hastens to remove from his dangerous situation ; and earnestly entreats the king to 堪* restore him to his former humble condition , 28 PARTL THE ENGLISH READER .
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1829 |
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