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... nature are , it is presumed , well calculated to teach youth to read with propriety and effect . A selection of sentences , in which variety and proportion , with exact punctuation , have been care- fully observed , in all their parts ...
... nature are , it is presumed , well calculated to teach youth to read with propriety and effect . A selection of sentences , in which variety and proportion , with exact punctuation , have been care- fully observed , in all their parts ...
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... nature , and the happy effects they produce . These subjects are exhibited in a style and manner which are calculated to arrest the atten- tion of youth ; and to make strong and durable impressions on their minds . * The Compiler has ...
... nature , and the happy effects they produce . These subjects are exhibited in a style and manner which are calculated to arrest the atten- tion of youth ; and to make strong and durable impressions on their minds . * The Compiler has ...
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... natural talent . It is , in a good mea- sure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every person has three pitches ...
... natural talent . It is , in a good mea- sure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every person has three pitches ...
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... nature and use of the inferiour em phasis : " Many persons mistake the love for the practice of virtue . " " Shall I reward his services with falsehood ? Shall I forget him who can- not forget me ? " " If his principles are false , no ...
... nature and use of the inferiour em phasis : " Many persons mistake the love for the practice of virtue . " " Shall I reward his services with falsehood ? Shall I forget him who can- not forget me ? " " If his principles are false , no ...
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... nature , in the same manner as he has done with regard to the rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superiour rank that we hold , are in a high degree more ...
... nature , in the same manner as he has done with regard to the rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superiour rank that we hold , are in a high degree more ...
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