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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... 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 speaks ; and an angry man that will chide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to ...
... 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 speaks ; and an angry man that will chide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to ...
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... to be admired as an eminent Orator , it is of much more importance to be respected as an able Lawyer , a use- ful Preacher , or a wise and upright Statesman . ESSAY II . ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . Multa xxvi ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
... to be admired as an eminent Orator , it is of much more importance to be respected as an able Lawyer , a use- ful Preacher , or a wise and upright Statesman . ESSAY II . ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . Multa xxvi ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
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... wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear ...
... wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear ...
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... wise men correct their own . No man has a thorough taste of prosperity , to whom ad- versity never happened . When our vices leave us , we flatter ourselves that we leave them . It is as great a point of wisdom to hide ignorance , as to ...
... wise men correct their own . No man has a thorough taste of prosperity , to whom ad- versity never happened . When our vices leave us , we flatter ourselves that we leave them . It is as great a point of wisdom to hide ignorance , as to ...
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... wise inen , and the idol of fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the divine nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the glory of man . No man was ever cast down with the injuries of fortune , unless he had ...
... wise inen , and the idol of fools . As to be perfectly just , is an attribute of the divine nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities , is the glory of man . No man was ever cast down with the injuries of fortune , unless he had ...
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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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