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... taught the chofen feed In the beginning , how the heav'ns and earth Rofe out of chaos : Or if Sion hill Delight thee more , and Siloa's brook , that flow'd Faft by the oracle of God : I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous fong .
... taught the chofen feed In the beginning , how the heav'ns and earth Rofe out of chaos : Or if Sion hill Delight thee more , and Siloa's brook , that flow'd Faft by the oracle of God : I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous fong .
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| Title | Elements of Elocution: In which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are Investigated |
| Author | John Walker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Cooper and Wilson, 1799 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | May 18, 2007 |
| Length | 398 pages |
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