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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Page 25
... rise suddenly into . riches ; the bulk of mankind must owe their affluence to small and gradual profits , below which their expenses must be resolutely reduced . 14. A man's voluntary expenses should not exceed his income . 15. Let not ...
... rise suddenly into . riches ; the bulk of mankind must owe their affluence to small and gradual profits , below which their expenses must be resolutely reduced . 14. A man's voluntary expenses should not exceed his income . 15. Let not ...
Page 26
... rise then ; I really be- lieve ' tis Francillo - I think I know his voice . The father starting from bed , lighted a candle ; and the mother putting on her gown in a hurry , opened the door . Looking earnestly on Francillo , she flung ...
... rise then ; I really be- lieve ' tis Francillo - I think I know his voice . The father starting from bed , lighted a candle ; and the mother putting on her gown in a hurry , opened the door . Looking earnestly on Francillo , she flung ...
Page 37
... rising above a clump of beaches . 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty of the scene ; but to his companions it recalled the memory of a wife and a parent they had lost . The old man's sorrow was silent ; his daughter sobbed and wept ...
... rising above a clump of beaches . 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty of the scene ; but to his companions it recalled the memory of a wife and a parent they had lost . The old man's sorrow was silent ; his daughter sobbed and wept ...
Page 51
... rising flame . Still they strove to kin- dle it , until at last the blaze ran fiercely round the circle . Major Putnam soon began to feel the scorching heat . His hands were so tied that he could move his body . H ← often shifted sides ...
... rising flame . Still they strove to kin- dle it , until at last the blaze ran fiercely round the circle . Major Putnam soon began to feel the scorching heat . His hands were so tied that he could move his body . H ← often shifted sides ...
Page 62
... rising state ; your numbers are rapidly increasing ; and your importance in the political scale will be augmented , in proportion to your improving the natural advantages which your situation affords you , and to your cultivating the ...
... rising state ; your numbers are rapidly increasing ; and your importance in the political scale will be augmented , in proportion to your improving the natural advantages which your situation affords you , and to your cultivating the ...
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