Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
From inside the book
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 ...
Page 76
... 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 ...
Page 88
... hour , great influence in the republic . Power , foun- ded on love and gratitude , was to him more pleasant than what is founded on sovereignty . His memory is reveren- eed by the Genoese ; and , in their histories and public mon ...
... hour , great influence in the republic . Power , foun- ded on love and gratitude , was to him more pleasant than what is founded on sovereignty . His memory is reveren- eed by the Genoese ; and , in their histories and public mon ...
Page 91
... 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 ...
Page 94
... 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 ...
Contents
| 75 | |
| 81 | |
| 85 | |
| 87 | |
| 93 | |
| 100 | |
| 107 | |
| 113 | |
| 119 | |
| 125 | |
| 137 | |
| 143 | |
| 150 | |
| 157 | |
| 164 | |
| 172 | |
| 183 | |
| 189 | |
| 262 | |
| 268 | |
| 279 | |
| 286 | |
| 292 | |
| 293 | |
| 303 | |
| 309 | |
| 315 | |
| 317 | |
| 322 | |
| 334 | |
| 340 | |
| 346 | |
| 351 | |
| 354 | |
| 374 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action admire appear arms beauty behold bill blood body breast Brutus Caius Verres Carthage Cassius Cesar cheerfulness Cicero Clodius command consul countenance dear death delight Dovedale earth enemy express eyes fall father fear fortune friends give glory gods grace hand Hannibal happiness hath head hear heart heaven honor hope hour human Jugurtha Keswick kind king Lady G laws live look Lord manner marriage master Micipsa Milo mind nature never night noble Numidia o'er observe once pain passions Patricians peace person play pleasure Plebian Pompey praise privy counsellor Rhadamanthus rise Roman Roman Senate Rome scene sense Sicily side sleep smile soul sound speak speaker Spectator spirit sweet tears tell thee thing thou thought tion truth Twas uncle Toby virtue voice whole words young youth