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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 232
You areright , Justice , and you weigh this well ; Therefore still bear the balance
and the sword : And I do with your honours may increase , do live to see a son of
mine Offend you , and obey you , as I did : So shall I live to speak my father's ...
You areright , Justice , and you weigh this well ; Therefore still bear the balance
and the sword : And I do with your honours may increase , do live to see a son of
mine Offend you , and obey you , as I did : So shall I live to speak my father's ...
Page 303
If thou art rich , thou'rt poor ; For , like an ass , whose back with ingots bows ,
Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey , And death unloadeth thee . Friend
thou hast none : For thy own bowels , which do call thee fire , The mere effufion of
thy ...
If thou art rich , thou'rt poor ; For , like an ass , whose back with ingots bows ,
Thou bear'st thy heavy riches but a journey , And death unloadeth thee . Friend
thou hast none : For thy own bowels , which do call thee fire , The mere effufion of
thy ...
Page 384
BUT UT for mine own part , my Lord , I could be well contented to be there , in
respect of the love I bear your house . " He could be contented to be there ; why is
hc not then ? “ In respect of the love he bears our house ! " He shows in this , he ...
BUT UT for mine own part , my Lord , I could be well contented to be there , in
respect of the love I bear your house . " He could be contented to be there ; why is
hc not then ? “ In respect of the love he bears our house ! " He shows in this , he ...
Page 421
Ghost . If thou haft nature in thee , bear it not ; But howsoever thou pursu'lt this act
, Taint not thy mind , nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught ; leave her
to heav'n , And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge , To prick and sting her .
Ghost . If thou haft nature in thee , bear it not ; But howsoever thou pursu'lt this act
, Taint not thy mind , nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught ; leave her
to heav'n , And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge , To prick and sting her .
Page 422
ay , there's the rub ; For in that seep of death what dreams may come , When we
have shuffled off this mortal coil , Must give us pause . There's the respect That
makes calamity of fo long life : For who would bear the whips and scorns o'th '
time ...
ay , there's the rub ; For in that seep of death what dreams may come , When we
have shuffled off this mortal coil , Must give us pause . There's the respect That
makes calamity of fo long life : For who would bear the whips and scorns o'th '
time ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ... William Enfield No preview available - 2016 |
The Speaker, Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ... William Enfield No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
againſt appear arms army bear better BOOK breath Brutus cauſe continued death earth eyes fair fall father fear feel fire firſt fool fortune foul give grace hand happy hath head hear heard heart heav'n himſelf hold honour hope hour houſe human juſt kind king laſt laws leave light live look Lord means mind moſt muſt myſelf nature never night o'er once pain peace perſon pleaſe pleaſure poor praiſe preſent reaſon round ſaid ſame ſay ſee ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſoul ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſuch tears tell thee theſe thing thoſe thou thought thouſand thro true truth uncle uſe virtue voice whole whoſe winds young youth
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |