Elegant Extracts, Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons ; Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in PoetryJ. Johnson, 1808 - 1120 pages An anthology of prose passages primarily from Greek, Roman, and English authors. |
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... Death of Mr. Gay 853 Rambler . 853 92 Tears not unworthy of an Hero Dryden , 903 Orrery . 854 93 Terror , a Source of the Sublime Burke , 904 94 Tragedy Seet Tragedy compared with Epic Poetry 95 T Dryden . Byzant . Hist . 794 5 Sir ...
... Death of Mr. Gay 853 Rambler . 853 92 Tears not unworthy of an Hero Dryden , 903 Orrery . 854 93 Terror , a Source of the Sublime Burke , 904 94 Tragedy Seet Tragedy compared with Epic Poetry 95 T Dryden . Byzant . Hist . 794 5 Sir ...
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... death ! The genius being moved with compassion to- wards me , bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect . Look no more , said he , on man in the first stage of his existence , in his set- ting out for eternity ; but cast thine eye on that ...
... death ! The genius being moved with compassion to- wards me , bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect . Look no more , said he , on man in the first stage of his existence , in his set- ting out for eternity ; but cast thine eye on that ...
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... death , who , according to the degree and kinds of vir- tue in which they excelled , are distributed among these several islands , which abound with pleasures of different kinds and de- grees , suitable to the relishes and perfec- tions ...
... death , who , according to the degree and kinds of vir- tue in which they excelled , are distributed among these several islands , which abound with pleasures of different kinds and de- grees , suitable to the relishes and perfec- tions ...
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... death , and yet dreads that existence . The Governor of the world is unknown . He cannot tell whether every endeavour to ob- tain his mercy may not be in vain All is awful obscurity around him ; and in the midst of endless doubts and ...
... death , and yet dreads that existence . The Governor of the world is unknown . He cannot tell whether every endeavour to ob- tain his mercy may not be in vain All is awful obscurity around him ; and in the midst of endless doubts and ...
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... death . Full thro ' his throat Ulysses ' weapon past , And pierc'd the neck . He falls , and breathes his last . ' Lastly , Know always , how you may use- fully. The discountenance , which drunken- ness received among the Romans , will ...
... death . Full thro ' his throat Ulysses ' weapon past , And pierc'd the neck . He falls , and breathes his last . ' Lastly , Know always , how you may use- fully. The discountenance , which drunken- ness received among the Romans , will ...
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