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Page vii
... proper founds . In the third place , in order to articu- late diftinctly , moderation is requifite with regard to the speed of pronouncing . Precipitancy of speech confounds all ar- ticulation , and all meaning . I need fcarcely obferve ...
... proper founds . In the third place , in order to articu- late diftinctly , moderation is requifite with regard to the speed of pronouncing . Precipitancy of speech confounds all ar- ticulation , and all meaning . I need fcarcely obferve ...
Page 144
... proper : but they have far- ther use . The neceffity of them is plain , from the want that all men have of the af- fiftance of others . If fo , this affiftance fhould be mutual ; every man should contribute his part . We have already ...
... proper : but they have far- ther use . The neceffity of them is plain , from the want that all men have of the af- fiftance of others . If fo , this affiftance fhould be mutual ; every man should contribute his part . We have already ...
Page 219
... proper method of attaining a good Style in general ; leaving the particular cha . racter of that Style to be either formed by the fubject on which we write , or prompted by the bent of genius . The first direction which I give for this ...
... proper method of attaining a good Style in general ; leaving the particular cha . racter of that Style to be either formed by the fubject on which we write , or prompted by the bent of genius . The first direction which I give for this ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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