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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... them by the small - pox , and the youngest falling ill of the same distemper , he was afraid of being bereft of them all , and made a vow , if Heaven would not take him from him , also , he 32 NARRATIVE PIECES . Book ij .
... them by the small - pox , and the youngest falling ill of the same distemper , he was afraid of being bereft of them all , and made a vow , if Heaven would not take him from him , also , he 32 NARRATIVE PIECES . Book ij .
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... fall upon the place I could not be deceived by what followed . : « I shall find some other way to get it off . » When the Marquis had said this , he returned his sword into its scabbard , made a bow to the guardian of it -- and , with ...
... fall upon the place I could not be deceived by what followed . : « I shall find some other way to get it off . » When the Marquis had said this , he returned his sword into its scabbard , made a bow to the guardian of it -- and , with ...
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... fall an unseasonable pleasantry in the venerable presence of Misery , to be entitled to all the wit that ever Rabelais scattered . : Adieu , Maria ! adieu , poor hapless damsel ! -- some time , but not now , I may hear thy sor- rows ...
... fall an unseasonable pleasantry in the venerable presence of Misery , to be entitled to all the wit that ever Rabelais scattered . : Adieu , Maria ! adieu , poor hapless damsel ! -- some time , but not now , I may hear thy sor- rows ...
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... fall , and rose up . * 1 And where are you going , Maria ? said I-- She said , to Moulins . Let us go , said I , toge- ther . Maria put her arm within mine and lengthening the string , to let the dog follow , in that order we entered ...
... fall , and rose up . * 1 And where are you going , Maria ? said I-- She said , to Moulins . Let us go , said I , toge- ther . Maria put her arm within mine and lengthening the string , to let the dog follow , in that order we entered ...
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... falls to play ; so bad her chance , He must repair it ; takes a bribe from France ; The House impeach him ; Coningsby harangues ; The Court forsake him , and Sir Balaam hangs . Wife , son , and daughter , Satan ! are thy own , His ...
... falls to play ; so bad her chance , He must repair it ; takes a bribe from France ; The House impeach him ; Coningsby harangues ; The Court forsake him , and Sir Balaam hangs . Wife , son , and daughter , Satan ! are thy own , His ...
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