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, Volume 1T. Longman, B. Law&Son, J. Dodsley, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, G.G.&J. Robinson, T. Cadell, W. Richardson, R. Baldwin, W. Goldsmith, F.&C. Rivington, R. Faulder, S. Hayes, Ogilvy&Speare, Vernor&Hood, W. Lowndes, C. Wynne, W. Bent, J. Scatcherd, G.&T. Wilkie, J. Walker, J. Evans, C.&G. Kearsley, and H. Murray, 1794 - 1119 pages |
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... regard to encreasing ex- pence or trouble . The advantage has hitherto chiefly redounded to the public ; for thofe who are able to eftimate the expence of fuch works as thefe , and are ac- quainted with the embarrassments that fometimes ...
... regard to encreasing ex- pence or trouble . The advantage has hitherto chiefly redounded to the public ; for thofe who are able to eftimate the expence of fuch works as thefe , and are ac- quainted with the embarrassments that fometimes ...
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... regard to the paufe at the end of the line , which marks that strain or verse to be finished , rhyme renders this always fenfible , and in fome measure compels us to observe it in our pronunciation . In blank verfe , where there is a ...
... regard to the paufe at the end of the line , which marks that strain or verse to be finished , rhyme renders this always fenfible , and in fome measure compels us to observe it in our pronunciation . In blank verfe , where there is a ...
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... regard to particular rules concerning action and gefticulation , Quinctilian has de- livered a great many , in the laft chapter of the 11th Book of his Inftitutions ; and all the modern writers on this fubject have done little elfe but ...
... regard to particular rules concerning action and gefticulation , Quinctilian has de- livered a great many , in the laft chapter of the 11th Book of his Inftitutions ; and all the modern writers on this fubject have done little elfe but ...
Page xix
... regard to his Infirmities . 351 272 Vanity / 371 - 352 273 Inconftancy 371 236 237 238 Epistle of St. James Epiftles of St. Peter , & c . Revelation 352 274 Weakness 353 275 Infufficiency of Knowledge 373 353 276 Milery 373 375 354 277 ...
... regard to his Infirmities . 351 272 Vanity / 371 - 352 273 Inconftancy 371 236 237 238 Epistle of St. James Epiftles of St. Peter , & c . Revelation 352 274 Weakness 353 275 Infufficiency of Knowledge 373 353 276 Milery 373 375 354 277 ...
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... regard to my civilities , if there is any other man in the place . The new fight of beau- tics , to whom I have made my addreffes , fuffer me to pay the treat , and then titter with boys . So that I now find myself wel- come only to a ...
... regard to my civilities , if there is any other man in the place . The new fight of beau- tics , to whom I have made my addreffes , fuffer me to pay the treat , and then titter with boys . So that I now find myself wel- come only to a ...
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affiftance againſt alfo bad company becauſe beft beſt bleffings cafe caufe chearful chearfulneſs Chrift Chriftian confequence confider confideration converfation courfe defign defire difcover difpofed difpofition divine duty endeavour faid fame fecurity feek feem felves fenfe fenfible fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fociety fome foon foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure give greateſt happineſs happy hath heart himſelf honour human inftances intereft itſelf juft laft leaft lefs ligion mankind manner ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions perfons philofophers pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poffible prefent preferve purpoſe racter raiſe reafon refpect reft religion ſhall ſpeak ſtate temper thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion truth underſtanding univerfal uſe virtue whofe wifdom youth