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... PRINCIPLES OF PIETY AND VIRTUE . WITH A FEW PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . BY LINDLEY MURRAY , Author of an ENGLISH GRAMMAR , & c . & c . New - York : PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CO . W. E. DEAN , PRINTER ...
... PRINCIPLES OF PIETY AND VIRTUE . WITH A FEW PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . BY LINDLEY MURRAY , Author of an ENGLISH GRAMMAR , & c . & c . New - York : PUBLISHED BY COLLINS AND CO . W. E. DEAN , PRINTER ...
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... principles of piety and virtue . The pieces selected not only give exercise to a great variety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences , which are diversified ...
... principles of piety and virtue . The pieces selected not only give exercise to a great variety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences , which are diversified ...
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... principle and character , that would be able to resist the danger arising from future inter- course with the world . The author has endeavoured to ... PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read PREFACE . The road to happiness open to all men,
... principle and character , that would be able to resist the danger arising from future inter- course with the world . The author has endeavoured to ... PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read PREFACE . The road to happiness open to all men,
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... PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read with propriety is a pleasing and important attainment ; prodne tive of improvement both to the understanding and the heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas ...
... PRINCIPLES OF GOOD READING . To read with propriety is a pleasing and important attainment ; prodne tive of improvement both to the understanding and the heart . It is essential to a complete reader , that he minutely perceive the ideas ...
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... principles are false , no apology from himself can make them right ; if founded in truth , no censure from others can make them wrong . " " Though deep , yet clear ; though gentle , yet not dull ; " Strong , without rage ; without o ...
... principles are false , no apology from himself can make them right ; if founded in truth , no censure from others can make them wrong . " " Though deep , yet clear ; though gentle , yet not dull ; " Strong , without rage ; without o ...
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