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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... heart : heat the soup . - These and other similar faults may be corrected , by daily reading sentences so con- trived , as frequently to repeat the sounds which are incor- rectly uttered ; and especially , by remarking them whenever ...
... heart : heat the soup . - These and other similar faults may be corrected , by daily reading sentences so con- trived , as frequently to repeat the sounds which are incor- rectly uttered ; and especially , by remarking them whenever ...
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... heart . Satire , in the mean time , provides entertainment for those who are disposed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honest indignation against vice , in the smile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich ...
... heart . Satire , in the mean time , provides entertainment for those who are disposed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honest indignation against vice , in the smile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich ...
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... heart . Whatever is grand or beautiful in nature ; whatever is noble , lovely , or singular , in character ; whatever is surpris- ing or affecting in situation ; is by the magic power of genius brought at pleasure into view , in the ...
... heart . Whatever is grand or beautiful in nature ; whatever is noble , lovely , or singular , in character ; whatever is surpris- ing or affecting in situation ; is by the magic power of genius brought at pleasure into view , in the ...
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... heart with right feelings , or to afford innocent and rational amusement , may be pronounced useful . All beyond this is either trifling or pernicious . No strength of genius , or vivacity of wit , can dignify folly , or excuse im ...
... heart with right feelings , or to afford innocent and rational amusement , may be pronounced useful . All beyond this is either trifling or pernicious . No strength of genius , or vivacity of wit , can dignify folly , or excuse im ...
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... the understanding , the study of polite litera- ture cultivates the taste , and improves the heart ; and both unite , to form the Accomplished and Happy Man . ! BOOK I. Select Sentences . CHAP . I. To ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . xlii.
... the understanding , the study of polite litera- ture cultivates the taste , and improves the heart ; and both unite , to form the Accomplished and Happy Man . ! BOOK I. Select Sentences . CHAP . I. To ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . xlii.
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