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... rests sometimes on the vowels cometimes on the consonant . genius of the language requires the percussion , and to pass more slightly learned the proper seats of these accents , The ark that syllable by a stronger the rest . Now , after ...
... rests sometimes on the vowels cometimes on the consonant . genius of the language requires the percussion , and to pass more slightly learned the proper seats of these accents , The ark that syllable by a stronger the rest . Now , after ...
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... rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superior rank that we hold , are in a high degree more comprehensive ; as there is not an act of the mind , an exertion ...
... rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superior rank that we hold , are in a high degree more comprehensive ; as there is not an act of the mind , an exertion ...
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... rests , in speaking or reading , are a total cessation of the voice during a perceptible , and , in many cases , a measurable space of time Pauses are equally necessary to the speaker and the hearer . To the speak er , that he may take ...
... rests , in speaking or reading , are a total cessation of the voice during a perceptible , and , in many cases , a measurable space of time Pauses are equally necessary to the speaker and the hearer . To the speak er , that he may take ...
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... rests of its own : and to adjust and compound these o perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so seldom meet with good ...
... rests of its own : and to adjust and compound these o perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so seldom meet with good ...
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... rest ; nor so powerful as to afford us constant pro- tection . The house of feasting , too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the in- terval between them . It is of great importance to us ...
... rest ; nor so powerful as to afford us constant pro- tection . The house of feasting , too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the in- terval between them . It is of great importance to us ...
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Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing bliss breast Caius Verres cheerful dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil eyes father favour fear feel folly fortune friendship Fundanus give ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n HERACLITUS honour hope human indulge Jugurtha kind king labours live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery mount Etna nature nature's never night noble Numidia o'er pain Pamphylia passions pause peace perfect person pleasures possession pow'r praise pride prince proper Pythias racter religion render rest rich rise scene SECTION sense shade shine Sicily smiles solitude sorrow soul sound spect spirit spring sweet tears temper tempest thee things thou art thought tion truth Tuning sweet vanity virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise youth