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Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heaven . He rais'd a mortal to the skies ; She brought an angel down . a Emphasis likewise serves to express some particular meaning not immediately arising from the words , but depending upon the ...
Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heaven . He rais'd a mortal to the skies ; She brought an angel down . a Emphasis likewise serves to express some particular meaning not immediately arising from the words , but depending upon the ...
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It is much better to reprove , than to be angry secretly . No revenge is more heroic , than that which torments envy , by doing good . The discretion of a man deferreth his anger ; and it is his glory to pass over a Transgression .
It is much better to reprove , than to be angry secretly . No revenge is more heroic , than that which torments envy , by doing good . The discretion of a man deferreth his anger ; and it is his glory to pass over a Transgression .
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Shall not the dew assuage the heat ? so is a word better than a gift . Lo , is not a word better than a gift ? but both are with a gracious man . Blame not , before thou hast examined the truth ; understand first , and then rebuke .
Shall not the dew assuage the heat ? so is a word better than a gift . Lo , is not a word better than a gift ? but both are with a gracious man . Blame not , before thou hast examined the truth ; understand first , and then rebuke .
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( Economy is no disgrace ; it is better living on a little , than out - living a great deal . Next to the satisfaction I receive in the prosperity of an honest man , I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal .
( Economy is no disgrace ; it is better living on a little , than out - living a great deal . Next to the satisfaction I receive in the prosperity of an honest man , I am best pleased with the confusion of a rascal .
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They were totally unacquainted with the great , and kept no better conipany than the neighbouring villagers ; but liaving a desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions and habitation ...
They were totally unacquainted with the great , and kept no better conipany than the neighbouring villagers ; but liaving a desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions and habitation ...
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| Title | The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | F. Louis, 1804 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 30 May 2018 |
| Length | 376 pages |
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