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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... pain , 5. Sir Roger de Coverly's family , 1. The honor and advantage of a con- 3. Character of Addison as a writer , Johnson , 6. The folly of inconsistent expectations , Aitkin , Percival's Tales , 107 Theophrastus , 107 108 Spectator ...
... pain , 5. Sir Roger de Coverly's family , 1. The honor and advantage of a con- 3. Character of Addison as a writer , Johnson , 6. The folly of inconsistent expectations , Aitkin , Percival's Tales , 107 Theophrastus , 107 108 Spectator ...
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... pain , which occa sions holding the sides . Raillery , in sport , without real animosity , puts on the as- pect of cheerfulness . The tone of voice is sprightly . With contempt , or disgust , it casts a look asquint , from time to time ...
... pain , which occa sions holding the sides . Raillery , in sport , without real animosity , puts on the as- pect of cheerfulness . The tone of voice is sprightly . With contempt , or disgust , it casts a look asquint , from time to time ...
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... painful feelings are only sympathetic , and therefore one remove , as it were , more distant from the soul , than what one feels in his own person . Grief , sudden and violent , expresses itself by beating the head ; grovelling on the ...
... painful feelings are only sympathetic , and therefore one remove , as it were , more distant from the soul , than what one feels in his own person . Grief , sudden and violent , expresses itself by beating the head ; grovelling on the ...
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... painful sense of guilt , casts down the coun- tenance , and clouds it with anxiety ; hangs down the head , draws the eyebrows down upon the eyes . The right hand beats the breast . The teeth gnash with anguish . The whole body is ...
... painful sense of guilt , casts down the coun- tenance , and clouds it with anxiety ; hangs down the head , draws the eyebrows down upon the eyes . The right hand beats the breast . The teeth gnash with anguish . The whole body is ...
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... pains , makes herself a monkey . Therefore this species of affectation is easily imitated , or taken off Make as many , and as ugly grimaces , motions and gestures as can be made ; and take care that nature never peep out ; and you ...
... pains , makes herself a monkey . Therefore this species of affectation is easily imitated , or taken off Make as many , and as ugly grimaces , motions and gestures as can be made ; and take care that nature never peep out ; and you ...
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