Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
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... enemy in your power , and yet to do him good , is the greatest heroism . Madesty , were it to be recommended for nothing else , leaves a man at ease , by pretending to little , whereas vain glory requires perpetual labor , to appear ...
... enemy in your power , and yet to do him good , is the greatest heroism . Madesty , were it to be recommended for nothing else , leaves a man at ease , by pretending to little , whereas vain glory requires perpetual labor , to appear ...
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... of war in which they were engaged , told his enemy , with a frankness of heart which is natural to him , that he believed they two should be very good friends , were it not for the 66 [ PART I. LESSONS Avarice and Luxury, Spectator,
... of war in which they were engaged , told his enemy , with a frankness of heart which is natural to him , that he believed they two should be very good friends , were it not for the 66 [ PART I. LESSONS Avarice and Luxury, Spectator,
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... enemy's camp , which was appointed for the general rendezvous of these female carriers , being very desirous to look into their sev- eral ladings . The first of them had a huge sack upon her shoulders , which she set down with great ...
... enemy's camp , which was appointed for the general rendezvous of these female carriers , being very desirous to look into their sev- eral ladings . The first of them had a huge sack upon her shoulders , which she set down with great ...
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... enemy to your own enjoyment , if you enter on the discipline which leads to the attainment of a classical and liberal education , with reluctance . Value duly the op- portunities you enjoy , and which are denied to thousands of your ...
... enemy to your own enjoyment , if you enter on the discipline which leads to the attainment of a classical and liberal education , with reluctance . Value duly the op- portunities you enjoy , and which are denied to thousands of your ...
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... enemy with the violence of a ter- rent , and carried all before him ; the latter waiting until he saw the force of his rival begin to abate , recovered , in the end , not only all that he had lost , but made new acqui- sitions . Few of ...
... enemy with the violence of a ter- rent , and carried all before him ; the latter waiting until he saw the force of his rival begin to abate , recovered , in the end , not only all that he had lost , but made new acqui- sitions . Few of ...
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