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... these must be expressed in reading , by a very distinct emphasis on each part of the opposition . The following instances are of this kind . a > Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man ; but rests only in the bosom of fools ...
... these must be expressed in reading , by a very distinct emphasis on each part of the opposition . The following instances are of this kind . a > Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man ; but rests only in the bosom of fools ...
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III Custom is the plague of wise men , and the idol of fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the Divine Nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the glory of man . No man was ever cast down with the injuries ...
III Custom is the plague of wise men , and the idol of fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the Divine Nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the glory of man . No man was ever cast down with the injuries ...
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Some would be thought to do great things , who are but tools and instruments ; like the fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only blew the hellows , Though a man may become learned by another's learning ; he never can be ...
Some would be thought to do great things , who are but tools and instruments ; like the fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only blew the hellows , Though a man may become learned by another's learning ; he never can be ...
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Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled with every thing that ...
Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled with every thing that ...
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The heart of fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . : To labour , and to be content with that a man hath , is a sweet life . Be in peace with many ; nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand .
The heart of fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . : To labour , and to be content with that a man hath , is a sweet life . Be in peace with many ; nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand .
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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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