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So , we admire the manly eloquence and noble ardour of a British Legislator ,
rising up in defence of the rights of his country ; the * See Dean Swift's advice on
this head in his Letter to a young Clergyman . 2 I 3 2 quick recollection , the
forcible ...
So , we admire the manly eloquence and noble ardour of a British Legislator ,
rising up in defence of the rights of his country ; the * See Dean Swift's advice on
this head in his Letter to a young Clergyman . 2 I 3 2 quick recollection , the
forcible ...
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... become mafter of all the qualifications that can make you so . These are the
only terms and conditions upon which I can propose happiness . The Goddess of
Pleasure here broke in upon her discourse : You see , said she , Hercules , by
her ...
... become mafter of all the qualifications that can make you so . These are the
only terms and conditions upon which I can propose happiness . The Goddess of
Pleasure here broke in upon her discourse : You see , said she , Hercules , by
her ...
Page 258
There see the clover , pea , and beany Vie in variety of green ; Fresh pastures
fpeckled o'er with sheep , Brown fields their fallow fabbaths keep , Plump Ceres
golden tresses wear .. And poppy top - knots deck her hair , And silver streams ...
There see the clover , pea , and beany Vie in variety of green ; Fresh pastures
fpeckled o'er with sheep , Brown fields their fallow fabbaths keep , Plump Ceres
golden tresses wear .. And poppy top - knots deck her hair , And silver streams ...
Page 349
I see nothing that ails it , replied Eugenius . Then alas ! my friend , said Yorick , let
me tell you , that it is so bruised and mis - shapened with the blows which have
been so unhandsomely given me in the dark , that I might say with Sancho ...
I see nothing that ails it , replied Eugenius . Then alas ! my friend , said Yorick , let
me tell you , that it is so bruised and mis - shapened with the blows which have
been so unhandsomely given me in the dark , that I might say with Sancho ...
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I am a man , More finn'd against , than finning . SHAKSPEARE CH A P. XXII .
MACBETH's SOLILOQUY . IS S this a dagger which I see before me , The handle
tow'rd my hand ? come , let me clutch thee . I have thee not , and yet I see thee
ftill .
I am a man , More finn'd against , than finning . SHAKSPEARE CH A P. XXII .
MACBETH's SOLILOQUY . IS S this a dagger which I see before me , The handle
tow'rd my hand ? come , let me clutch thee . I have thee not , and yet I see thee
ftill .
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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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