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... natural talent . It is , in a good meafure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive con- fiderable affiftance from art . Much depends , for this pur- pofe , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every perfon has three ...
... natural talent . It is , in a good meafure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive con- fiderable affiftance from art . Much depends , for this pur- pofe , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every perfon has three ...
Page xii
... nature and ufe of the inferior emphafis : " Many perfons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " " Shall I reward his fervices with falfehood ? Shall I for get him who cannot forget me ? " " If his principles are falfe , no ...
... nature and ufe of the inferior emphafis : " Many perfons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " " Shall I reward his fervices with falfehood ? Shall I for get him who cannot forget me ? " " If his principles are falfe , no ...
Page xiii
... nature , is perfectly diftinct from emphasis , and the tones of emotion and paffion . The young reader fhould be careful to render his modulation correct and eafy ; and , for this purpofe , fhould form it upon the model of the moft ...
... nature , is perfectly diftinct from emphasis , and the tones of emotion and paffion . The young reader fhould be careful to render his modulation correct and eafy ; and , for this purpofe , fhould form it upon the model of the moft ...
Page xvii
... nature . Such pauses have the fame effect as a strong emphafis ; and are fubject to the fame rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating them too frequently . For as they excite uncommon attention , and of course raise ...
... nature . Such pauses have the fame effect as a strong emphafis ; and are fubject to the fame rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating them too frequently . For as they excite uncommon attention , and of course raise ...
Page xviii
... nature of these pauses is intimated ; much more than by the length of them , which can feldom be exactly measured . Sometimes it is only a flight and fimple fufpenfion of voice that is proper ; fome- times a degree of cadence in the ...
... nature of these pauses is intimated ; much more than by the length of them , which can feldom be exactly measured . Sometimes it is only a flight and fimple fufpenfion of voice that is proper ; fome- times a degree of cadence in the ...
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againſt alfo Antiparos arifes becauſe BLAIR bleffing Caius Verres caufe confider courfe death defire diftinction emphafis ev'ry faid fame fcene feek feemed feen fenfe fentence fentiments ferve feveral fhade fhall fhine fhort fhould fhow firft firſt fituation fkies fociety fome fometimes foon forrow foul fpeak fpirit fpring ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed happineſs happy Hazael heart heaven himſelf honour human intereft itſelf juft Jugurtha labours laft lefs Lord mankind mifery mind moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary Numidia o'er obferve occafion ourſelves paffed paffions paufe pauſe perfons philofopher pleafing pleaſure poffeffed poffible pow'r praiſe prefent proper purpoſe Pythias raiſe reafon refpect reft rifing ſcene SECTION ſhall Sicily ſtand ſtate ſtill temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion underſtanding uſeful virtue voice whofe wife wiſdom
Popular passages
Page 244 - Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh teach my heart To find that better way...
Page 53 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 199 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heav'n.
Page 76 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Page 162 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart ; For God now accepteth thy works.
Page 201 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Page 224 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 250 - The great directing mind of all ordains. All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul ; That chang'd through all, and yet in all the same ; Great in the Earth, as in th...
Page 251 - All discord, harmony not understood ; All partial evil, universal good : And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, WHATEVER is, is RIGHT.
Page 221 - Has made my cup run o'er, And in a kind and faithful friend Has doubled all my store.