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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... praise intermixed . There are instances of raillery in scripture itself , as 1 Kings xviii , and Isa . xliv . It is not , therefore , beneath the dignity of the pulpit orator , occasionally to use it , in the cause of virtue , by ...
... praise intermixed . There are instances of raillery in scripture itself , as 1 Kings xviii , and Isa . xliv . It is not , therefore , beneath the dignity of the pulpit orator , occasionally to use it , in the cause of virtue , by ...
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... praise to the peerless supreme Majesty of heaven , and confession and deprecation , are to be uttered with all that humility of looks and gesture , which can exbibit the most profound selfabasement and annihilation , before One , whose ...
... praise to the peerless supreme Majesty of heaven , and confession and deprecation , are to be uttered with all that humility of looks and gesture , which can exbibit the most profound selfabasement and annihilation , before One , whose ...
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... praise , is a slave to every one who has a tongue for detraction . Always to indulge our appetites , is to extinguish them . Abstain , that you may enjoy . To have your enemy in your power , and yet to do him good , is the greatest ...
... praise , is a slave to every one who has a tongue for detraction . Always to indulge our appetites , is to extinguish them . Abstain , that you may enjoy . To have your enemy in your power , and yet to do him good , is the greatest ...
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... praise of one's self ; nor saw the most beautiful object , which is the work of one's own hands . Your votaries pass away their youth in a dream of mistaken pleasures , while they are hoarding up anguish , torment and remorse for old ...
... praise of one's self ; nor saw the most beautiful object , which is the work of one's own hands . Your votaries pass away their youth in a dream of mistaken pleasures , while they are hoarding up anguish , torment and remorse for old ...
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... praise , are , especial- ly at your age , among the marks of virtue . Think not that any affluence of fortune . or any elevation of rank , ex- empts you from the duties of application and industry . In- dustry is the law of our being ...
... praise , are , especial- ly at your age , among the marks of virtue . Think not that any affluence of fortune . or any elevation of rank , ex- empts you from the duties of application and industry . In- dustry is the law of our being ...
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