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... mind , though he himself may scarcely be aware of their existence ; and quick as his perception may be , it is too much to affirm that it may not be aided by the experience of those who have made the subject their professed study . If ...
... mind , though he himself may scarcely be aware of their existence ; and quick as his perception may be , it is too much to affirm that it may not be aided by the experience of those who have made the subject their professed study . If ...
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... mind , and to prepare his at- tention for what is to follow . In like manner there should be a pause after all when it follows a series , the demonstrative these being understood . Thus , The distribution of oceans , seas , and rivers ...
... mind , and to prepare his at- tention for what is to follow . In like manner there should be a pause after all when it follows a series , the demonstrative these being understood . Thus , The distribution of oceans , seas , and rivers ...
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... mind , and its fascinations are irresis- tible . Whatever be the dignity or the profundity of his disquisitions , whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection , whether he be amusing attention with incidents or enchanting it ...
... mind , and its fascinations are irresis- tible . Whatever be the dignity or the profundity of his disquisitions , whether he be enlarging knowledge or exalting affection , whether he be amusing attention with incidents or enchanting it ...
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... mind what high capacious powers Lie folded up in Man . O Thou that with surpassing glory crown'd Look'st from thy sole dominion , like the God Of this new world . The same rule generally applies when the re- lative pronoun is not ...
... mind what high capacious powers Lie folded up in Man . O Thou that with surpassing glory crown'd Look'st from thy sole dominion , like the God Of this new world . The same rule generally applies when the re- lative pronoun is not ...
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... mind , I must form the word into this question : Is it mind or mind ? and the pronunciation of the last mind will be that which I must adopt . If I want to know the rising inflection on conscience , I must say , Is it conscience or ...
... mind , I must form the word into this question : Is it mind or mind ? and the pronunciation of the last mind will be that which I must adopt . If I want to know the rising inflection on conscience , I must say , Is it conscience or ...
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accident of speech acquire action antithesis audible audience beginning cadence Cęsar cęsura called CHAPTER Cicero circumflex clause commencing series common common metre compound series Concluding Crotchet degree delivery discourse distinction Elocution emphasis of force emphasis of sense emphatic word endeavour example expressed Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following lines following passage following sentence give graces Grammar hath heaven heavy syllable human voice language latter loud manner marked melody metre mind musical scale nature necessary observed organic emphasis passion Paul the Apostle perceive phasis phatic pitch pleasures poetry pronounced pronunciation prose quantity Quaver reader reading and speaking require the rising rhythmus riety rising inflection rule simple series slide soft sound speaker spirit spoken style syllabic emphasis taste tence thee thing thou hast tion triple triple metre variety verb verse ر ر