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Hence it is , that the character of an Orator has of late often been treated with
ridicule , sometimes with contempt . We are pleased with the easy and graceful
movements which the true gentleman has acquired by having learnt to dance ;
but we ...
Hence it is , that the character of an Orator has of late often been treated with
ridicule , sometimes with contempt . We are pleased with the easy and graceful
movements which the true gentleman has acquired by having learnt to dance ;
but we ...
Page 29
As for me , I am the friend of Gods and of good men , an agreeable companion to
the artizan , an houshold guardian to the fathers of families , a patron and
protector of servants , an associate in all true and generous friendships . The C3
an ...
As for me , I am the friend of Gods and of good men , an agreeable companion to
the artizan , an houshold guardian to the fathers of families , a patron and
protector of servants , an associate in all true and generous friendships . The C3
an ...
Page 59
M OST potent , grave , and reverend Signiors , My very noble and approv'd good
masters , That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter , It is most true ; true , I
have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent ; no ...
M OST potent , grave , and reverend Signiors , My very noble and approv'd good
masters , That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter , It is most true ; true , I
have married her ; The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent ; no ...
Page 206
It is true . You see then , continued he , even though externals were as nothing ;
though it was true , in their own nature , they were neither good nor evil ; yet an
accurate knowledge of them is , from our hypothesis , absolutely necessary .
It is true . You see then , continued he , even though externals were as nothing ;
though it was true , in their own nature , they were neither good nor evil ; yet an
accurate knowledge of them is , from our hypothesis , absolutely necessary .
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True , true ; and since you only transfer from one girl to the other , it is no more
than transferring so much stock , you know . Sir John . The very thing . STERL .
Odfo ! I had quite forgot . We are reckoning without our host here . There is
another ...
True , true ; and since you only transfer from one girl to the other , it is no more
than transferring so much stock , you know . Sir John . The very thing . STERL .
Odfo ! I had quite forgot . We are reckoning without our host here . There is
another ...
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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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