The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers : Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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... give most body , most persevering force of sound , to that pitch of voice to which in conversation we are accustomed . Where- as , by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow our- selves less compass , and are likely ...
... give most body , most persevering force of sound , to that pitch of voice to which in conversation we are accustomed . Where- as , by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow our- selves less compass , and are likely ...
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... give him his price . 9. When Pittacus , after the death of his brother , who had left him a good estate , was offered a great sum of money by the king of Lydia , he thanked him for his kindness ; but told him , he had already more by ...
... give him his price . 9. When Pittacus , after the death of his brother , who had left him a good estate , was offered a great sum of money by the king of Lydia , he thanked him for his kindness ; but told him , he had already more by ...
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... give to them , he had either neglected or injured any of his subjects , he now im- plored their forgiveness : 13. That for his part , he should ever retain a grateful sense of their fidelity and attachment , and would carry the ...
... give to them , he had either neglected or injured any of his subjects , he now im- plored their forgiveness : 13. That for his part , he should ever retain a grateful sense of their fidelity and attachment , and would carry the ...
Contents
Character of Alfred king of England | 89 |
On the slavery of vice 91 | 92 |
Gentleness | 93 |
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