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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... desire that it should be understood or felt by their audience . This is a fundamental fault : a speaker without energy , is a lifeless statue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pro- nouncing your words , inure yourself while ...
... desire that it should be understood or felt by their audience . This is a fundamental fault : a speaker without energy , is a lifeless statue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pro- nouncing your words , inure yourself while ...
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... . A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheer- fully , and live upon contentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , A will make a man happy in all conditions . He.
... . A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheer- fully , and live upon contentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , A will make a man happy in all conditions . He.
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... desires , and lasting as our immortal souls ; without this the highest state of life is insipid , and with it the lowest is a paradise . CHA P. V. HONOURABLE age is not that which stand- eth in length of time , nor that is measured by ...
... desires , and lasting as our immortal souls ; without this the highest state of life is insipid , and with it the lowest is a paradise . CHA P. V. HONOURABLE age is not that which stand- eth in length of time , nor that is measured by ...
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... desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went soberly along the road with Health on the right hand , who by the sprightliness of her conversation , and songs of ...
... desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went soberly along the road with Health on the right hand , who by the sprightliness of her conversation , and songs of ...
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... desire it of him ; and whose unchangeableness will secure us in this happiness to all eternity . Such considerations , which every one should perpetually cherish in his thoughts , will banish from us all that secret heaviness of heart ...
... desire it of him ; and whose unchangeableness will secure us in this happiness to all eternity . Such considerations , which every one should perpetually cherish in his thoughts , will banish from us all that secret heaviness of heart ...
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