The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers and Disposed Under Proper Heads: With a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking : to which are Prefixed Two Essays, I. On Elocution, II. On Reading Works of TasteF.C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - 346 páginas |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 31
Página xxxi
... equal value . The ex- ercise , which it gives to the imagination and feelings , im- proves the vigour and sensibility of the mind . It is the na tural tendency of an intimate acquaintance with images of grandeur , beauty , and ...
... equal value . The ex- ercise , which it gives to the imagination and feelings , im- proves the vigour and sensibility of the mind . It is the na tural tendency of an intimate acquaintance with images of grandeur , beauty , and ...
Página 2
... equal agree- able , and an inferior acceptable . Excess of ceremony shows want of breeding . That ci- vility is best , which excludes all superfluous formality . Ingratitude is a crime so shameful , that the man was never yet found ...
... equal agree- able , and an inferior acceptable . Excess of ceremony shows want of breeding . That ci- vility is best , which excludes all superfluous formality . Ingratitude is a crime so shameful , that the man was never yet found ...
Página 41
... equal virtue form'd , and equal grace ; The same , distinguish'd by their sex alone : Hers the mild lustre of the blooming morn , And his the radiance of the risen day . They lov'd ; but such their guiltless passion was , As in the dawn ...
... equal virtue form'd , and equal grace ; The same , distinguish'd by their sex alone : Hers the mild lustre of the blooming morn , And his the radiance of the risen day . They lov'd ; but such their guiltless passion was , As in the dawn ...
Página 76
... equals , or your inferiors , watch it narrowly , check it carefully , and call the suavitèr in modo to your assistance : at the first im- pulse of passion be silent , till you can be soft . Labour even to get the command of your ...
... equals , or your inferiors , watch it narrowly , check it carefully , and call the suavitèr in modo to your assistance : at the first im- pulse of passion be silent , till you can be soft . Labour even to get the command of your ...
Página 82
... equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall ; Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd , And now a bubble burst , and now a world . Hope humbly then , with trembling pinions soar ; Wait the great teacher , Death ; and God ...
... equal eye , as God of all , A hero perish , or a sparrow fall ; Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd , And now a bubble burst , and now a world . Hope humbly then , with trembling pinions soar ; Wait the great teacher , Death ; and God ...
Outras edições - Ver tudo
The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ... William Enfield Visualização integral - 1801 |
The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ... William Enfield Visualização integral - 1782 |
The Speaker: Or Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers ... William Enfield Visualização integral - 1823 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
action appear arms army bear better cause CHAP common consider continued death desire earth equal ev'ry fair fall father fear feel fool fortune give Gods hand happy hath head hear heard heart Heav'n hold honour hope hour human it's John kind king laws leave light live look lord manner means mind nature never night o'er once pain pass passion peace perfection person pleasure poor pow'r praise present proper reason rest round seems sense serve side soon soul sound speak spirit stand sweet taste tears tell thee thing thou thought thousand true truth turn virtue voice whole wisdom wise wish young youth