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Look upon his face , body , most persevering force of sound , shall always be
able to give most His eyes du drop no tears ; his prayers are jest ; His words
come from his mouth ; ours , from to that pitch of voice , to which in conie our
breast ...
Look upon his face , body , most persevering force of sound , shall always be
able to give most His eyes du drop no tears ; his prayers are jest ; His words
come from his mouth ; ours , from to that pitch of voice , to which in conie our
breast ...
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I do not , therefore , mean to give the same object is too laborious for them ; you a
critical essay upon the use and abuse they take every thing in the light in which of
tirne ; I will only give you some inints , it at first presents itself , never consider it ...
I do not , therefore , mean to give the same object is too laborious for them ; you a
critical essay upon the use and abuse they take every thing in the light in which of
tirne ; I will only give you some inints , it at first presents itself , never consider it ...
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Be slow to give advice , is doing it , and the Frenchman when it is ready to do any
service . Both anger and over . In prosperity we need moderation , haste linder
good counsel . Give neither in adversity patience . Prosperous men sacounsel ...
Be slow to give advice , is doing it , and the Frenchman when it is ready to do any
service . Both anger and over . In prosperity we need moderation , haste linder
good counsel . Give neither in adversity patience . Prosperous men sacounsel ...
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Contents
Authe Pas | 1 |
Practice necessary for forming a Syle Blair 401 95 On Plainness and Perspicuity Felton 436 | 34 |
Excellenceofthe Sacred Writings Brown | 305 |
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| Title | Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry |
| Editor | Vicesimus Knox |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 1 pages |
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