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... from nature , and as far as they prevail must destroy all propriety and grace of
utterance : and o make choice of such a course of practical lela fons 1 el fons , as
shall give the speaker an vi AN ESSAY ON.
... from nature , and as far as they prevail must destroy all propriety and grace of
utterance : and o make choice of such a course of practical lela fons 1 el fons , as
shall give the speaker an vi AN ESSAY ON.
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O MOMENTARY grace of mortal men , Which we more hunt for than the grace of
God ! Who builds his hope in th ' air of men's fair looks , Lives like a drunken failor
on a mast , Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowels of the ...
O MOMENTARY grace of mortal men , Which we more hunt for than the grace of
God ! Who builds his hope in th ' air of men's fair looks , Lives like a drunken failor
on a mast , Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowels of the ...
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Thy mien compos'd , thy even pace , Thy meck regard , thy matron grace , And
chaste fubdu'd delight . No more by varying passions beat , O gently guide my
pilgrim feet To find thy hermit cell ; Where in lome pure and equal sky Beneath
thy ...
Thy mien compos'd , thy even pace , Thy meck regard , thy matron grace , And
chaste fubdu'd delight . No more by varying passions beat , O gently guide my
pilgrim feet To find thy hermit cell ; Where in lome pure and equal sky Beneath
thy ...
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Phæbus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left
may shine With equal grace below . COWPIR , CHA P. XXXVI . CA T H A RIN A.
ADDRESSED TO MISS STAPLETON . S HE came - she is gone -- we have ...
Phæbus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left
may shine With equal grace below . COWPIR , CHA P. XXXVI . CA T H A RIN A.
ADDRESSED TO MISS STAPLETON . S HE came - she is gone -- we have ...
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How does your Grace ? Wol . Why well ; Never fo truly happy , my good Cromwell
. I know myself now , and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities ; A
ftill and quiet conscience . The king has cur'd me , I humbly thank his Grace ; and
...
How does your Grace ? Wol . Why well ; Never fo truly happy , my good Cromwell
. I know myself now , and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities ; A
ftill and quiet conscience . The king has cur'd me , I humbly thank his Grace ; 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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