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 |
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... fools . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . An angry man who suppresses his passion , thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will chide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heav'n . He ...
... fools . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . An angry man who suppresses his passion , thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will chide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in Heav'n . He ...
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... fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the divine nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the ... fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only blew the bellows . Though a man may become learned by ...
... fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the divine nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the ... fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only blew the bellows . Though a man may become learned by ...
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... fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds , to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled with every thing that sparkles : great minds have but little admiration , because few things appear ...
... fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds , to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled with every thing that sparkles : great minds have but little admiration , because few things appear ...
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... fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . To labour , and to be content with that a man hath , is a sweet life . Be in peace with many ; nevertheless , have but one coun- sellor of a thousand . Be not ...
... fools is in their mouth , but the tongue of the wise is in their heart . To labour , and to be content with that a man hath , is a sweet life . Be in peace with many ; nevertheless , have but one coun- sellor of a thousand . Be not ...
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... fools The way to dusky death . Out , out , brief candle ! Life's but a walking shadow , a poor player , That struts and frets his hour upon the stage , And then is heard no more ! It is a tale Told by an idiot , full of sound and fury ...
... fools The way to dusky death . Out , out , brief candle ! Life's but a walking shadow , a poor player , That struts and frets his hour upon the stage , And then is heard no more ! It is a tale Told by an idiot , full of sound and fury ...
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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