The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various authors, ed.] by J.S. KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles 1825 |
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... lives ' ; and it is by the general tenor of the life , not a parti- cular frame of mind at the hour of death , that we are to be judged at the tribunal of God . • Mr. Walker's rule of the loose sentence is altogether super- Auous . The ...
... lives ' ; and it is by the general tenor of the life , not a parti- cular frame of mind at the hour of death , that we are to be judged at the tribunal of God . • Mr. Walker's rule of the loose sentence is altogether super- Auous . The ...
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... live'- The treacherous colours the fair art betray , And all the bright creation fades away ! Simple Series . The reading of the simple series is not so plain . Although , in a series of ten members , each set of three members is marked ...
... live'- The treacherous colours the fair art betray , And all the bright creation fades away ! Simple Series . The reading of the simple series is not so plain . Although , in a series of ten members , each set of three members is marked ...
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... , at a period when it becomes scarce worth the keeping ? Is it that Nature , attentive to the pre- servation of mankind , increases our wishes to live , B while she lessens our enjoyments ; and as she robs On the Love of Life,
... , at a period when it becomes scarce worth the keeping ? Is it that Nature , attentive to the pre- servation of mankind , increases our wishes to live , B while she lessens our enjoyments ; and as she robs On the Love of Life,
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... lives ; but in the case of a king born with sensibility of heart , the day that spills a deluge of human blood , and bids the tears of natural affection flow in rivers round the land ; that cannot be a day of true enjoyment . I have ...
... lives ; but in the case of a king born with sensibility of heart , the day that spills a deluge of human blood , and bids the tears of natural affection flow in rivers round the land ; that cannot be a day of true enjoyment . I have ...
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... lives of a few mechanics - it respects the honour of the English nation ; it respects the glory of my Edward , my husband , my king . You think you have sentenced six of your enemies to death . No , my Lord , they have sentenced ...
... lives of a few mechanics - it respects the honour of the English nation ; it respects the glory of my Edward , my husband , my king . You think you have sentenced six of your enemies to death . No , my Lord , they have sentenced ...
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