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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Page 46
... hour of the night ; the sovereign , when he issues his edict ; the senator , when he harangues ; the lover , when he whispers his tender tale , do not differ more in the tones which , they use , than in the key in which they speak ...
... hour of the night ; the sovereign , when he issues his edict ; the senator , when he harangues ; the lover , when he whispers his tender tale , do not differ more in the tones which , they use , than in the key in which they speak ...
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... hours . He may place books before you , and compel you to fix your eyes upon them ; but no authority can chain down your mind . Your thoughts will escape from every external restraint , and , amidst the most serious lectures , may be ...
... hours . He may place books before you , and compel you to fix your eyes upon them ; but no authority can chain down your mind . Your thoughts will escape from every external restraint , and , amidst the most serious lectures , may be ...
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... hours which in this age , are thrown away in dress , play , visits , and the like , were employed in my time in writing out receipts , or working beds , chairs , and hangings for the family . For my part , I have plied my needle these ...
... hours which in this age , are thrown away in dress , play , visits , and the like , were employed in my time in writing out receipts , or working beds , chairs , and hangings for the family . For my part , I have plied my needle these ...
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... hours were em- ployed in council ; where he discussed public affairs , and determined private causes , with a patience and discretion above his years . The dryness of business was enlivened by the charms of literature ; and a portion of ...
... hours were em- ployed in council ; where he discussed public affairs , and determined private causes , with a patience and discretion above his years . The dryness of business was enlivened by the charms of literature ; and a portion of ...
Page 95
... hour of supper , the principal meal of the Ro- mans , he was attended by his secretaries , with whom he read and ... hours , his palace was open to all his sub- jects ; but the voice of a crier was heard , as in the Elen- sinlan ...
... hour of supper , the principal meal of the Ro- mans , he was attended by his secretaries , with whom he read and ... hours , his palace was open to all his sub- jects ; but the voice of a crier was heard , as in the Elen- sinlan ...
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