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Page 5
... means , than the force of example influencing the imitative powers of the learner . Some rules and principles on these heads will , however , be found use- fal , to prevent erroneous and vicious modes of utterance ; to give the young ...
... means , than the force of example influencing the imitative powers of the learner . Some rules and principles on these heads will , however , be found use- fal , to prevent erroneous and vicious modes of utterance ; to give the young ...
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... means be sufficient to attend to the points used in printing ; for these are far from marking all the pauses which ought to be made in reading . A mechanical attention to these resting places , has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
... means be sufficient to attend to the points used in printing ; for these are far from marking all the pauses which ought to be made in reading . A mechanical attention to these resting places , has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
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... mean their minds , passions , notions , as well as their persons , fortunes , and dignities , ) - I presume the self - love , common to human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons ...
... mean their minds , passions , notions , as well as their persons , fortunes , and dignities , ) - I presume the self - love , common to human nature , would generally make them pre- fer their own condition . We have obliged some persons ...
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... means agreeable to her . She even refused to accept the crown ; pleaded the preferable right of the two princesses ; expressed her dread of the consequences attending an enterprise so dangerous , not to say so criminal ; and desired to ...
... means agreeable to her . She even refused to accept the crown ; pleaded the preferable right of the two princesses ; expressed her dread of the consequences attending an enterprise so dangerous , not to say so criminal ; and desired to ...
Page 43
... that , by this happy experiment , he had found means to unite pleasure with business , and to gain the rewards of diligence , without suffering its fatigues . 5 He , therefore , still continued to walk for Chap . 2 . Narrative Pieces . 4 ?
... that , by this happy experiment , he had found means to unite pleasure with business , and to gain the rewards of diligence , without suffering its fatigues . 5 He , therefore , still continued to walk for Chap . 2 . Narrative Pieces . 4 ?
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.