An American Selection, of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Minds and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which are Prefixed Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind |
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... received and much used in schools , has been thought susceptible of improve- ment ; the compiler has therefore made some alterations , omitting some pieces which were believed to be less ad- apted to interest young minds , and ...
... received and much used in schools , has been thought susceptible of improve- ment ; the compiler has therefore made some alterations , omitting some pieces which were believed to be less ad- apted to interest young minds , and ...
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... receiving it from God , adds the blessing of sentiment to that of sensation , in every good thing which I possess ; and when calamities overtake me , and I have had my share , it confers a dignity on my af- fliction , and so lifts me ...
... receiving it from God , adds the blessing of sentiment to that of sensation , in every good thing which I possess ; and when calamities overtake me , and I have had my share , it confers a dignity on my af- fliction , and so lifts me ...
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... received a letter from the old man , which had been forwarded to him from Paris , where he had then -fixed his residence . 44. It contained a gentle complaint of the philosopher's want of punctuality , but an assurance of continued ...
... received a letter from the old man , which had been forwarded to him from Paris , where he had then -fixed his residence . 44. It contained a gentle complaint of the philosopher's want of punctuality , but an assurance of continued ...
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... and it was her lot that their severity increased with their numbers . She was again exposed to the hear- ing of the whole action , and at last received the shock of her individual misfortune , mixed with the intelligence of the D2 [ 41 ]
... and it was her lot that their severity increased with their numbers . She was again exposed to the hear- ing of the whole action , and at last received the shock of her individual misfortune , mixed with the intelligence of the D2 [ 41 ]
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... received a message from Lady Harriet , sub- mitting to my decision a proposal of passing to the A- merican camp and requesting Gen. Gates ' permission to attend her husband . 15 Tho I was ready to believe , for I had experience , that ...
... received a message from Lady Harriet , sub- mitting to my decision a proposal of passing to the A- merican camp and requesting Gen. Gates ' permission to attend her husband . 15 Tho I was ready to believe , for I had experience , that ...
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