The English Reader Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers ...: With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... manner from what they do at other times . They dwell upon them and protract them ; they multiply accents on the same word ; from a mistaken notion , that it gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their ...
... manner from what they do at other times . They dwell upon them and protract them ; they multiply accents on the same word ; from a mistaken notion , that it gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their ...
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... manner in which we utter ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend ...
... manner in which we utter ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend ...
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... manners , always to assent and to comply , is the very worst maxim we can adopt . It is impossible to support the purity and dignity of Christian morals , without opposing the world on various occasions , even though we should stand ...
... manners , always to assent and to comply , is the very worst maxim we can adopt . It is impossible to support the purity and dignity of Christian morals , without opposing the world on various occasions , even though we should stand ...
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of future felicity | 80 |
Cicero against Verres | 91 |
An address to young persons | 100 |
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