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Alas ! said the other lady , whose visage glowed with passion made up of scorn
and pity , what are the pleasures you propose ? To eat before you are hungry ,
drink before you are athirst , Mleep before you are tired ? to gratify appetites
before ...
Alas ! said the other lady , whose visage glowed with passion made up of scorn
and pity , what are the pleasures you propose ? To eat before you are hungry ,
drink before you are athirst , Mleep before you are tired ? to gratify appetites
before ...
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Thus then , said he , since you are so urgent , it is thus that I conceive it . The
Sovereign Good is that , the poffeffion of which renders us happy . And how , said
1 , do we poffess it ? Is it sensual , or intellectual ? There you are entering , said
he ...
Thus then , said he , since you are so urgent , it is thus that I conceive it . The
Sovereign Good is that , the poffeffion of which renders us happy . And how , said
1 , do we poffess it ? Is it sensual , or intellectual ? There you are entering , said
he ...
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If I get better , my dear , said he , as he gave his purse to his fon to pay the man ,
we can hire horses from hence.But alas ! the poor gentleman will never get from
hence , said the landlady to me -- for I heard the death watch all night long and ...
If I get better , my dear , said he , as he gave his purse to his fon to pay the man ,
we can hire horses from hence.But alas ! the poor gentleman will never get from
hence , said the landlady to me -- for I heard the death watch all night long and ...
Page 342
added my purse too , said my uncle Toby ) —he was hcartily welcome to it : He
made a very low bow , ( which was meant to your honour ) but no answer -- for
his heart was full so he went up stairs with the toast ; -I warrant you , my dear ,
said I ...
added my purse too , said my uncle Toby ) —he was hcartily welcome to it : He
made a very low bow , ( which was meant to your honour ) but no answer -- for
his heart was full so he went up stairs with the toast ; -I warrant you , my dear ,
said I ...
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I believe , said I , -for 1 was piqu'd , quoth the corporal , for the reputation of the
army , -- I believe , an't please your reverence , said I , that when a soldier gets
time to pray , -he prays as heartily as a parfon - though not with all his fuss and ...
I believe , said I , -for 1 was piqu'd , quoth the corporal , for the reputation of the
army , -- I believe , an't please your reverence , said I , that when a soldier gets
time to pray , -he prays as heartily as a parfon - though not with all his fuss and ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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