An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind |
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... heart beats violently , the breath is quick , the voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and faintings . Shame turns away the face from the beholder , covers it with blushes , casts down the head and eyes , draws down ...
... heart beats violently , the breath is quick , the voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and faintings . Shame turns away the face from the beholder , covers it with blushes , casts down the head and eyes , draws down ...
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... heart of fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . 15. To labour , and to be contented with what a man hath , Is a sweet life . 16. Be not confident , even in a plain way . 17. Be in peace with many ...
... heart of fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . 15. To labour , and to be contented with what a man hath , Is a sweet life . 16. Be not confident , even in a plain way . 17. Be in peace with many ...
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... heart untainted Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just ; And he but naked ( though lock'd up in steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . 6. The cloud - clapt towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temples , the ...
... heart untainted Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just ; And he but naked ( though lock'd up in steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . 6. The cloud - clapt towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temples , the ...
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... heart to mean sentiments . 9. The certainty that life cannot be long , and the proba- bility that it will be shorter than nature allows , ought to waken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform . It is ...
... heart to mean sentiments . 9. The certainty that life cannot be long , and the proba- bility that it will be shorter than nature allows , ought to waken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform . It is ...
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... heart swells , and she retires to disburden it by weeping . 5. Recalled by her father and mother , she comes at the instant , wiping her eyes and appearing cheerful . She suf- fers with patience any wrong done to her : but is impatient ...
... heart swells , and she retires to disburden it by weeping . 5. Recalled by her father and mother , she comes at the instant , wiping her eyes and appearing cheerful . She suf- fers with patience any wrong done to her : but is impatient ...
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