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... wish to become good readers ; and it cannot be too much recom mended to them . Such a pronunciation gives weight and dignity to the sub- ject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it allows the reader ...
... wish to become good readers ; and it cannot be too much recom mended to them . Such a pronunciation gives weight and dignity to the sub- ject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it allows the reader ...
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... wish to see a minute and ingenious investigation of the nature of these inflections , and the rules by which they are governed , may consult Walker's Elements of Elocution . SECTION VIII . Manner of reading Verse . WHEN we are reading ...
... wish to see a minute and ingenious investigation of the nature of these inflections , and the rules by which they are governed , may consult Walker's Elements of Elocution . SECTION VIII . Manner of reading Verse . WHEN we are reading ...
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... wishes ; and regret , in the last hour , his useless intentions and barren zeal . The spirit of true religion breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the behaviour . It is social , kind , and cheerful ...
... wishes ; and regret , in the last hour , his useless intentions and barren zeal . The spirit of true religion breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the behaviour . It is social , kind , and cheerful ...
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... wish to pass their last hours with comfort , to lay up such a treasure of pleasing ideas , as shall support the ex- penses of that time , which is to depend wholly upon the fund already acquired . SECTION V. WHAT avails the show of ...
... wish to pass their last hours with comfort , to lay up such a treasure of pleasing ideas , as shall support the ex- penses of that time , which is to depend wholly upon the fund already acquired . SECTION V. WHAT avails the show of ...
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... wishes , and his wish is gratified ; all whom he sees , obey him , and all whom he hears , flatter him . How different , Ö , Ortogrul , is thy condition , who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unsatisfied desire ; and who hast no ...
... wishes , and his wish is gratified ; all whom he sees , obey him , and all whom he hears , flatter him . How different , Ö , Ortogrul , is thy condition , who art doomed to the perpetual torments of unsatisfied desire ; and who hast no ...
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affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character Charybdis comfort death delight distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternity ev'ry evil eyes father favour feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus gentle give ground happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind manner Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain Pamphylia passed passions pause peace perfect person pleasing pleasures possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias racter reading reign religion render rest rich rise Roman Roman Senate scene SECTION sense shade shine Sicily smile sorrow soul sound spirit tears temper tempest thee things thought tion treache truth Tuning sweet vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth