The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various authors, ed.] by J.S. KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles 1825 |
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... hour of death , that we are to be judged at the tribunal of God . • Mr. Walker's rule of the loose sentence is altogether super- Auous . The inflection is governed by the completeness of the sense , and that is all we have to take into ...
... hour of death , that we are to be judged at the tribunal of God . • Mr. Walker's rule of the loose sentence is altogether super- Auous . The inflection is governed by the completeness of the sense , and that is all we have to take into ...
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... hour of actual execution , all is improvement and progress , triumph and felicity . Every hour brings additions to the original scheme , suggests some new expedient to secure success , or discovers consequential advantages not hitherto ...
... hour of actual execution , all is improvement and progress , triumph and felicity . Every hour brings additions to the original scheme , suggests some new expedient to secure success , or discovers consequential advantages not hitherto ...
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... hours by his own choice , to take his fill of merriment and diversion , or to display his abilities on the universal theatre , and enjoy the pleas- ures of distinction and applause . Every desire , however innocent or natural , grows ...
... hours by his own choice , to take his fill of merriment and diversion , or to display his abilities on the universal theatre , and enjoy the pleas- ures of distinction and applause . Every desire , however innocent or natural , grows ...
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... hour of heroes . " " Your kinsman , " cried John de Aire . " Your kinsman , " cried James Wissant .- " Your kinsman , " cried Peter Wissant.- - " Ah ! " exclaimed Sir Walter Mauny , bursting into tears , " why was not I a citizen of ...
... hour of heroes . " " Your kinsman , " cried John de Aire . " Your kinsman , " cried James Wissant .- " Your kinsman , " cried Peter Wissant.- - " Ah ! " exclaimed Sir Walter Mauny , bursting into tears , " why was not I a citizen of ...
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... hours away , or melts down hours to minutes in pleasing thought . All this while he is taken up with other things , forgetting him . self . He relishes an author's style , without thinking of turning author . He is fond of looking at a ...
... hours away , or melts down hours to minutes in pleasing thought . All this while he is taken up with other things , forgetting him . self . He relishes an author's style , without thinking of turning author . He is fond of looking at a ...
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