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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... sides , one foot is drawn back , the heart beats violently , the breath is quick , the voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and fainting . Shame turns away the face from the beholder , covers it with blushes , casts ...
... sides , one foot is drawn back , the heart beats violently , the breath is quick , the voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and fainting . Shame turns away the face from the beholder , covers it with blushes , casts ...
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... sides . Below , it cir- cled round a tufted plain , and formed a little lake in front of a village , at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche's church , rising above a clump of becches . 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty ...
... sides . Below , it cir- cled round a tufted plain , and formed a little lake in front of a village , at the end of which appeared the spire of La Roche's church , rising above a clump of becches . 24. The philosopher enjoyed the beauty ...
Page 36
... side of the lake , and at last he saw it glim- mering through the trees , and stop at some distance from the place where he then was . 50. He supposed it some piece of bridal merriment , and pushed on his horse that he might be a ...
... side of the lake , and at last he saw it glim- mering through the trees , and stop at some distance from the place where he then was . 50. He supposed it some piece of bridal merriment , and pushed on his horse that he might be a ...
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... side , and in the same instant again in the fire in search of her . The sergeant again saved him , but not without the Major's being se- verely burnt in his face and other parts of his body.- Every thing they had in the tent was ...
... side , and in the same instant again in the fire in search of her . The sergeant again saved him , but not without the Major's being se- verely burnt in his face and other parts of his body.- Every thing they had in the tent was ...
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... side , many struck the tree , while some passed through the sleeves and skirts of his coat . In this state of jeopardy , unable to move his body , to stir his limbs , or even to incline his head , he remained more than an hour . So ...
... side , many struck the tree , while some passed through the sleeves and skirts of his coat . In this state of jeopardy , unable to move his body , to stir his limbs , or even to incline his head , he remained more than an hour . So ...
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