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... kind are of so great utility , that fresh productions of them , and new attempts to improve the young mind , will scarcely be deemed superfluous , if the writer make his compilation instructive and interesting , and sufficiently ...
... kind are of so great utility , that fresh productions of them , and new attempts to improve the young mind , will scarcely be deemed superfluous , if the writer make his compilation instructive and interesting , and sufficiently ...
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... kind of melodious pause , is that which falls somewhere about the middle of the verse , and divides it into two hemistichs ; a pause , not so great as that which belongs to the close of the line , but still sensible to an ordinary ear ...
... kind of melodious pause , is that which falls somewhere about the middle of the verse , and divides it into two hemistichs ; a pause , not so great as that which belongs to the close of the line , but still sensible to an ordinary ear ...
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... kind , and cheerful : far removed from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the temper , dejects the spirit , and teaches men to fit themselves for another world , by neglecting the concerns of this ...
... kind , and cheerful : far removed from that gloomy and illiberal superstition , which clouds the brow , sharpens the temper , dejects the spirit , and teaches men to fit themselves for another world , by neglecting the concerns of this ...
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... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within our- selves that misery has fixed its seat ...
... kind , a pure , a steadfast , and enlightened mind , pos- sessed of strong virtue , could enjoy itself in peace , and smile at the impotent assaults of fortune and the elements . It is within our- selves that misery has fixed its seat ...
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... kind to their friends , and amiable among all with whom they had intercourse ! And yet , how often have we seen all those fair appearances unhappily blasted in the progress of life , merely through the influence of loose and corrupting ...
... kind to their friends , and amiable among all with whom they had intercourse ! And yet , how often have we seen all those fair appearances unhappily blasted in the progress of life , merely through the influence of loose and corrupting ...
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