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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... present . It is no part of wisdom to be miserable to day , be- cause we may happen to be so to - morrow . To mourn without measure is folly ; not to mourn at all , insensibility . Some would be thought to do great things , who are But ...
... present . It is no part of wisdom to be miserable to day , be- cause we may happen to be so to - morrow . To mourn without measure is folly ; not to mourn at all , insensibility . Some would be thought to do great things , who are But ...
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... present , but are providing to live another time . Party is the madness of many , for the gain of few . To endeavour to work upon the vulgar with fine sense , is like attempting to hew blocks of marble with a razor . Superstition is the ...
... present , but are providing to live another time . Party is the madness of many , for the gain of few . To endeavour to work upon the vulgar with fine sense , is like attempting to hew blocks of marble with a razor . Superstition is the ...
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... it , says the Dervise , that lodges here at present ? the king told him , That it was he himself . And who says the Dervise , will be here after you J 18 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES . CHAP Page I The Dervise Spectator.
... it , says the Dervise , that lodges here at present ? the king told him , That it was he himself . And who says the Dervise , will be here after you J 18 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES . CHAP Page I The Dervise Spectator.
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... present . It is said that Luxury began the parley , and after having represented the endless state of war in which they were engaged , told his enemy , with a frankness of heart which is natural to him , that he believed they two should ...
... present . It is said that Luxury began the parley , and after having represented the endless state of war in which they were engaged , told his enemy , with a frankness of heart which is natural to him , that he believed they two should ...
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... present condition , and very much perplexing himself on the state of life he should choose , he saw two women of a larger stature than ordinary ap- proaching towards him . One of them had a very noble air , and graceful deportment ; her ...
... present condition , and very much perplexing himself on the state of life he should choose , he saw two women of a larger stature than ordinary ap- proaching towards him . One of them had a very noble air , and graceful deportment ; her ...
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