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 same thing as speaking loud ; and not observing , that whether a speaker shall be heard or not depends more upon the distinctness and force , with which he utters his words , than upon the height of the key in which be speaks .
... the same thing as speaking loud ; and not observing , that whether a speaker shall be heard or not depends more upon the distinctness and force , with which he utters his words , than upon the height of the key in which be speaks .
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Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . Of all the wonders that I yet have heard , It seems to me most strange , that men should 12 Book I. SELECT SENTENCES .
Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once . Of all the wonders that I yet have heard , It seems to me most strange , that men should 12 Book I. SELECT SENTENCES .
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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 , Signifying nothing . BOOK II . Narrative Pieces . CHAP .
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 , Signifying nothing . BOOK II . Narrative Pieces . CHAP .
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Upon his return to the sultan , Sir , says he , I have heard part of their conversation , but dare not tell you what it is . The sultan would not be satisfied with such an answer , but forced him to repeat , word for word , every thing ...
Upon his return to the sultan , Sir , says he , I have heard part of their conversation , but dare not tell you what it is . The sultan would not be satisfied with such an answer , but forced him to repeat , word for word , every thing ...
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Content- ment , in the absence of her sister , gave herself up to the en- ticements of Sloth , and was never heard of after : while La- bour , who could have no enjoyment without her daughters , went every where in search of them ...
Content- ment , in the absence of her sister , gave herself up to the en- ticements of Sloth , and was never heard of after : while La- bour , who could have no enjoyment without her daughters , went every where in search of them ...
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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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