The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...

Collins and Perkins, 1807 - 315 sider

PIECES IN PROSE	1

Earthquake at Calabria in the year 1638	2

The beggars petition 3 Unhappy close of life	3

Elegy to pity	4

On the slavery of vice	13

CHAPTER II	22

The journey of a day a picture of human	37

Diffidence of our abilities a mark of wisdom	50

The Apostle Pauls noble defence before	143

Page	149

On the proper state of our temper with	169

The pleasures of virtuous sensibility	177

The planetary and terrestrial worlds com	184

On the imperfection of that happiness which	191

Scale of beings	198

Virtue when deeply rooted is not subject	206

On the importance of order in the distribu tion of our time Page	51

The dignity of virtue amidst corrupt examples	53

The mortifications of vice greater than those of virtue	55

On contentment	57

Rank and riches afford no ground for envy	60

Patience under provocations our interest as well as duty	62

Moderation in our wishes recommended	64

Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity the source of consolation to good men	66

CHAPTER IV	71

Virtue mans highest interest	72

The injustice of an uncharitable spirit	73

The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on themselves	75

On disinterested friendship 6 On the immortality of the soul སྐྱབ བསྐྱ	78

CHAPTER V	85

The cataract of Niagara in Canada North America	86

Creation 3 The grotto of Antiparos	87

The grotto of Antiparos continued	89

Earthquake at Catanea 7 Charity	91

CHAPTER VI	106

CHAPTER	120

CHAPTER VIII	135

Page	207

The same subject continued	214

CHAPTER II	232

The vanity of wealth	244

Adams advice to Eve to avoid temptation	250

CHAPTER IV	256

Selkirk during his solitary abode in the island of Juan Fernandez 6 Gratitude	273

reflections are raised on the miseries of life	276

Amorning hymn	279

CHAPTER VI	281

The shepherd and the philosopher 3 The road to happiness open to all men 4 The goodness of Providence	283

286	286

The Creators works attest his greatness 6 Address to the Deity	287

The fireside	291

Providence vindicated in the present state 10 Selfishness reproved of man 11 Human frailty 12 Ode to Peace	294

Ode to Adversity	298

The creation required to praise its Author	300

The universal prayer	302

Conscience	303

2	304

On an infant 18 The cuckoo 19 Day A pastoral in three parts 20 The order of Nature 21 Hymn composed during sickness 22 Hymn on a review of t...	305

Titel	The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...
Forfatter	Lindley Murray
Udgiver	Collins and Perkins, 1807
Oprindeligt fra	Ohio State University
Digitaliseret	26. sep 2014
Længde	315 sider

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