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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... soon my Lady's word ; And lo ! two puddings smok'd upon the board . Asleep and naked as an Indian lay , An honest factor stole a gem away ; He pledg'd it to the knight ; the knight had wit , So kept the di'mond , and the rogue was bit ...
... soon my Lady's word ; And lo ! two puddings smok'd upon the board . Asleep and naked as an Indian lay , An honest factor stole a gem away ; He pledg'd it to the knight ; the knight had wit , So kept the di'mond , and the rogue was bit ...
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... Soon he reach'd Albion , and as soon embark'd , Eager to clasp the object of his love . Blow , prosperous breezes ! swiftly sail , thou Po ! Swift sail'd the Po , and happy breezes blew . In Biscay's stormy seas an armed ship Of force ...
... Soon he reach'd Albion , and as soon embark'd , Eager to clasp the object of his love . Blow , prosperous breezes ! swiftly sail , thou Po ! Swift sail'd the Po , and happy breezes blew . In Biscay's stormy seas an armed ship Of force ...
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... Soon land they made and now in thought he clasp'd His Indian bride , and deem'd his toils o'erpaid . She , no less anxious , every evening walk'd On the cool margin of the purple main , Intent her JUNIO's vessel to descry . One eve ...
... Soon land they made and now in thought he clasp'd His Indian bride , and deem'd his toils o'erpaid . She , no less anxious , every evening walk'd On the cool margin of the purple main , Intent her JUNIO's vessel to descry . One eve ...
Page 54
... soon granted what my sire denied . This moon which rose last night , round as my shield , Had not yet filled her horns , when , by her light , A band of fierce barbarians , from the hills , Rush'd like a torrent down upon the vale ...
... soon granted what my sire denied . This moon which rose last night , round as my shield , Had not yet filled her horns , when , by her light , A band of fierce barbarians , from the hills , Rush'd like a torrent down upon the vale ...
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... soon over ; but the inconvenience of it is per- petual , because it brings a man under an ever- lasting jealousy and suspicion , so that he is not believed when he speaks truth , nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly . When a man ...
... soon over ; but the inconvenience of it is per- petual , because it brings a man under an ever- lasting jealousy and suspicion , so that he is not believed when he speaks truth , nor trusted when perhaps he means honestly . When a man ...
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