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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... honour of being the standard of accurate pronunciation . We should perhaps look for this standard only among those who unite these two characters , and with the correctness and precision of true learning , com- bine the ease and ...
... honour of being the standard of accurate pronunciation . We should perhaps look for this standard only among those who unite these two characters , and with the correctness and precision of true learning , com- bine the ease and ...
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... honour con- ferred upon such as have no personal merit , are at best but the royal stamp set upon base metal . Though an honourable title may be conveyed to posterity , yet the enobling qualities which are the soul of greatness , are a ...
... honour con- ferred upon such as have no personal merit , are at best but the royal stamp set upon base metal . Though an honourable title may be conveyed to posterity , yet the enobling qualities which are the soul of greatness , are a ...
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... Honour thy father with thy whole heart , and forget not the sorrows of thy mother : how canst thou recompense them the things they have done , for thee . There is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed . 1 € " The lips of ...
... Honour thy father with thy whole heart , and forget not the sorrows of thy mother : how canst thou recompense them the things they have done , for thee . There is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed . 1 € " The lips of ...
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... honour covers all their faults , as that of pas- sion all their follies . ( 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 pros- perity of an honest ...
... honour covers all their faults , as that of pas- sion all their follies . ( 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 pros- perity of an honest ...
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Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. The difference there is between honour and honesty seems to be chiefly in the motive . The honest man does that from duty , which the man of honour does for the sake of ...
Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. The difference there is between honour and honesty seems to be chiefly in the motive . The honest man does that from duty , which the man of honour does for the sake of ...
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