Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking : as Well as for the Perusal of Persons of Taste : with an Appendix ...Peter B. Gleason, 1812 - 382 páginas |
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... once formed into habit , can scarcely ever be corrected : Giv- ing them therefore a general outline of good action , must be of the utmost consequence to their progress and im- provement , in pronunciation . The great use , therefore ...
... once formed into habit , can scarcely ever be corrected : Giv- ing them therefore a general outline of good action , must be of the utmost consequence to their progress and im- provement , in pronunciation . The great use , therefore ...
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... once set a going , clatters on till the weight that moves it is run down . Without pauses , the sense must always appear confused and obscure , and often be misun- derstood ; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly lost ...
... once set a going , clatters on till the weight that moves it is run down . Without pauses , the sense must always appear confused and obscure , and often be misun- derstood ; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly lost ...
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... once its limits , and you fall headlong into vice . Examine well the counsel that favors your desires . The gratification of desire , is sometimes the worst thing that can befal us . T IV . be angry , is to punish myself for the fault ...
... once its limits , and you fall headlong into vice . Examine well the counsel that favors your desires . The gratification of desire , is sometimes the worst thing that can befal us . T IV . be angry , is to punish myself for the fault ...
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... once there , you are sensible it will be very easy for me to pull you out by the horns . The simple Goat liked the proposal well , and im- mediatety placed himself as directed ; by means of which , the Fox , without much difficulty ...
... once there , you are sensible it will be very easy for me to pull you out by the horns . The simple Goat liked the proposal well , and im- mediatety placed himself as directed ; by means of which , the Fox , without much difficulty ...
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... once a strong inclination to play the wag with his neighbor the Stork . He accordingly invited her to dinner in great form ; but , when it came upon the table , the Stork found it consisted entirely of different soups , served up in ...
... once a strong inclination to play the wag with his neighbor the Stork . He accordingly invited her to dinner in great form ; but , when it came upon the table , the Stork found it consisted entirely of different soups , served up in ...
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