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Page 15
Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel juft : And he but naked ( tho'lock'd up in
steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . CH A P. IX . OH , world ,
thay nippery turns ! Friends now fast sworn , double to Whose hours , whose bed
...
Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel juft : And he but naked ( tho'lock'd up in
steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . CH A P. IX . OH , world ,
thay nippery turns ! Friends now fast sworn , double to Whose hours , whose bed
...
Page 17
Tis flander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms
all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds , and doth belie
All corners of the world . Kings , queens , and states , Maids , matrons , nay the ...
Tis flander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms
all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds , and doth belie
All corners of the world . Kings , queens , and states , Maids , matrons , nay the ...
Page 29
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 ...
Page 82
In short we depend upon a Being , whose power qualifies him to make us happy
by an infinity of means , whose goodnefs and truth engage him to make those
happy who desire it of Irim , and whose unchangeableness will secure us in this ...
In short we depend upon a Being , whose power qualifies him to make us happy
by an infinity of means , whose goodnefs and truth engage him to make those
happy who desire it of Irim , and whose unchangeableness will secure us in this ...
Page 92
I have a wife whose bcauty first fubdued me , and whose wit confirmed her
conquest ; but whose beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to
tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify perverseness . Surely nothing can
be ...
I have a wife whose bcauty first fubdued me , and whose wit confirmed her
conquest ; but whose beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to
tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify perverseness . Surely nothing can
be ...
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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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