The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for ReadingF. Louis, 1804 - 376 pages |
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... bosom of fools . An angry man who suppresses his passion thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will clide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heaven . He rais'd a mortal to the skies ...
... bosom of fools . An angry man who suppresses his passion thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will clide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heaven . He rais'd a mortal to the skies ...
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... bosom of fools . None more impatiently suffer injuries , than those who are most forward in doing them . By taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over , he is su- perior . To err is human ; to forgive ...
... bosom of fools . None more impatiently suffer injuries , than those who are most forward in doing them . By taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over , he is su- perior . To err is human ; to forgive ...
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... bosoms seem to wear one heart , Whose hours , whose bed , whose meal , and exercise Are still together ; who twine , as ' twere , in love Inseparable ; shall within this hour , On a dissension of a doit , break out To bitterest enmity ...
... bosoms seem to wear one heart , Whose hours , whose bed , whose meal , and exercise Are still together ; who twine , as ' twere , in love Inseparable ; shall within this hour , On a dissension of a doit , break out To bitterest enmity ...
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... gathered round , and called her Pity . A red - breast was pbserved to build in the cabin where she was børn ; and while she was yet an infant , a dove , + pursued by a hawk , flew into her bosom . 30 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES .
... gathered round , and called her Pity . A red - breast was pbserved to build in the cabin where she was børn ; and while she was yet an infant , a dove , + pursued by a hawk , flew into her bosom . 30 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES .
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... bosom . This nymph had a dejected appearance , but so soft and gentle a mien that she was beloved to a degree of enthusiasm . Her voice was low and plaintive , but inexpressibly sweet ; and she loved to lie for hours together on the ...
... bosom . This nymph had a dejected appearance , but so soft and gentle a mien that she was beloved to a degree of enthusiasm . Her voice was low and plaintive , but inexpressibly sweet ; and she loved to lie for hours together on the ...
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