Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons : Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry, Volume 1T. Longman, B. Law&Son, J. Dodsley, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G.G.&J. Robinson, T. Cadell, W. Richardson, R. Baldwin, W. Goldsmith, F.&C. Rivington, R. Faulder, S. Hayes, Ogilvy&Speare, Vernor&Hood, W. Lowndes, C. Wynne, W. Bent, J. Scatcherd, G.&T. Wilkie, J. Walker, J. Evans, C.&G. Kearsley, and H. Murray, 1794 - 1119 pages |
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Page xvii
... Soul 10 Duty of Children to their Parents II Strength of Parental Affection 12 Remarks on the Swiftness of Time 13. Folly of mif - fpending Time 14 Importance of Time 15 Punishment of mif - fpent Time 16 Importance of Time to Youth 17 ...
... Soul 10 Duty of Children to their Parents II Strength of Parental Affection 12 Remarks on the Swiftness of Time 13. Folly of mif - fpending Time 14 Importance of Time 15 Punishment of mif - fpent Time 16 Importance of Time to Youth 17 ...
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... Soul of Man - 368 350 271 The Period of Human Life 369 Man confidered in regard to his Infirmities . 351 272 Vanity / 371 - 352 273 Inconftancy 371 236 237 238 Epistle of St. James Epiftles of St. Peter , & c . Revelation 352 274 ...
... Soul of Man - 368 350 271 The Period of Human Life 369 Man confidered in regard to his Infirmities . 351 272 Vanity / 371 - 352 273 Inconftancy 371 236 237 238 Epistle of St. James Epiftles of St. Peter , & c . Revelation 352 274 ...
Page xxiii
... Soul The Soul a Quality 34 Diversity of Geniuses The Advancement of the Bathos Dedications and Panegyrics A Recipe to make an Epic Poem To make an Epic Poem 35 The Duty of a Clerk 36 Cruelty to Animals 37 Paftoral Comedy 38 Dogs - 840 ...
... Soul The Soul a Quality 34 Diversity of Geniuses The Advancement of the Bathos Dedications and Panegyrics A Recipe to make an Epic Poem To make an Epic Poem 35 The Duty of a Clerk 36 Cruelty to Animals 37 Paftoral Comedy 38 Dogs - 840 ...
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... and obferve every deviation from the reigning mode . I was univerfally skilful in all the changes of expensive expenfive finery ; but as every one , they fay BOOK I. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS . On the Immortality of the Soul On the Love of Life.
... and obferve every deviation from the reigning mode . I was univerfally skilful in all the changes of expensive expenfive finery ; but as every one , they fay BOOK I. MORAL AND RELIGIOUS . On the Immortality of the Soul On the Love of Life.
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... Soul . I was yesterday walking alone in one of my friend's woods , and loft myself in it very agreeably , as I was running over in my mind the feveral arguments that efta- blish this great point , which is the bafis of morality , and ...
... Soul . I was yesterday walking alone in one of my friend's woods , and loft myself in it very agreeably , as I was running over in my mind the feveral arguments that efta- blish this great point , which is the bafis of morality , and ...
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