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I proceed , fatigue ourselves , and speak with pain ; therefore , to such
observations as appear and whenever a man ... will naturally have in his eye in
always pitch it on your ordinary speaking forming bis Delivery , are , first , to
speak key ...
I proceed , fatigue ourselves , and speak with pain ; therefore , to such
observations as appear and whenever a man ... will naturally have in his eye in
always pitch it on your ordinary speaking forming bis Delivery , are , first , to
speak key ...
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reason of our being often so frigid and serve , at the same time , that the constant
unpersuasive in public discourse , but our indulgence of a declamatory manner ,
is departure from the natural tone of - speak- not favourable either to good ...
reason of our being often so frigid and serve , at the same time , that the constant
unpersuasive in public discourse , but our indulgence of a declamatory manner ,
is departure from the natural tone of - speak- not favourable either to good ...
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misery , indeed , from a variety of other By " evil speaking , " is meant speaking
causes , all men of every station are equal ... In some upon us in sickness or
misfortune : or circumstances it is certainly right to speak when , by our own
follies and ...
misery , indeed , from a variety of other By " evil speaking , " is meant speaking
causes , all men of every station are equal ... In some upon us in sickness or
misfortune : or circumstances it is certainly right to speak when , by our own
follies and ...
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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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able actions admire advantage affections ancient appear attention beauty become believe body called cause character Christian common concerning consider continued course death divine duty earth equally evil excellent expression follow force genius give given greater greatest hand happiness hath heart honour hope human ideas imagination keep kind knowledge language learned least less light live look manner matter means ment mind nature necessary never object observe ourselves particular pass passions perfect perhaps persons pleasure poets present principles proper reason receive regard religion Roman rules seems sense shew soul speak spirit strength style suppose taste thee things thou thought tion true truth understanding virtue whole wisdom wise writing
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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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