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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... hope in th ' air of men's fair looks , Lives like a drunken sailor on a mast , Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowels of the deep . Who shall go about To cozen fortune , and be honourable Without the stamp of merit ...
... hope in th ' air of men's fair looks , Lives like a drunken sailor on a mast , Ready with every nod to tumble down Into the fatal bowels of the deep . Who shall go about To cozen fortune , and be honourable Without the stamp of merit ...
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... hope you will gain , both for yourself and me , an immortal reputation . But be- fore I invite you into my society and friendship , I will be open and sincere with you , and must lay down this as an estab- lished truth , that there is ...
... hope you will gain , both for yourself and me , an immortal reputation . But be- fore I invite you into my society and friendship , I will be open and sincere with you , and must lay down this as an estab- lished truth , that there is ...
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... Hope , who was his nurse , and conveyed by her to the forests of Arcadia , where he was brought up among the shepherds . But Jupiter assigned him a different partner , and command- ed him to espouse Sorrow , the daughter of Atè . He com ...
... Hope , who was his nurse , and conveyed by her to the forests of Arcadia , where he was brought up among the shepherds . But Jupiter assigned him a different partner , and command- ed him to espouse Sorrow , the daughter of Atè . He com ...
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... hope , had caught his eye , " Alas ! unhappy youth , " he cried , " 6 Expect no praise from me , ” and sigh'd : " With indiguation I survey " Such skill and judgment thrown away ; " The time , profusely squander'd there " On vulgar arts ...
... hope , had caught his eye , " Alas ! unhappy youth , " he cried , " 6 Expect no praise from me , ” and sigh'd : " With indiguation I survey " Such skill and judgment thrown away ; " The time , profusely squander'd there " On vulgar arts ...
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... hope to bask a little yet , Just reach'd it when the sun was set . Your hermit , young and jovial Sirs , Learns something from whate'er occurs- And hence , he said , my mind computes The real worth of man's pursuits . His object chosen ...
... hope to bask a little yet , Just reach'd it when the sun was set . Your hermit , young and jovial Sirs , Learns something from whate'er occurs- And hence , he said , my mind computes The real worth of man's pursuits . His object chosen ...
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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