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 Taste |
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The following instances are of this kind : Anger may glance into the bicast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . An angry man who suppresses his passion , thinks worse than he ...
The following instances are of this kind : Anger may glance into the bicast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . To err is human ; to forgive , divine . An angry man who suppresses his passion , thinks worse than he ...
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Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . ... Some would be thought to do great things , who are but tools and instruments ; like the fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only ...
Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . ... Some would be thought to do great things , who are but tools and instruments ; like the fool who fancied he played upon the organ , when he only ...
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... but not to speak ill requires only our silence , which costs us nothing . It is to affectation the world owes it's whole race of cox- combs . Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but ...
... but not to speak ill requires only our silence , which costs us nothing . It is to affectation the world owes it's whole race of cox- combs . Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but ...
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The heart of 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 ...
The heart of 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 ...
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To morrow , and to morrow , and to morrow , Creeps in this petty space from day to day , To the last syllable of recorded time , And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusky death . Out , out , brief candle !
To morrow , and to morrow , and to morrow , Creeps in this petty space from day to day , To the last syllable of recorded time , And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusky death . Out , out , brief candle !
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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
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| Título | 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 Taste |
| Autor | William Enfield |
| Editora | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1815 |
| Original de | Universidade do Estado de Ohio |
| Digitalizado | 30 Set 2014 |
| Número de páginas | 346 páginas |
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