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... defire that it fhould be understood or felt by their audi- ence . This is a fundamental fault : a fpeaker without energy , is a lifelefs ftatue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pro- nouncing your words , inure yourself , while ...
... defire that it fhould be understood or felt by their audi- ence . This is a fundamental fault : a fpeaker without energy , is a lifelefs ftatue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pro- nouncing your words , inure yourself , while ...
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... glory to pass over a tranfgreffion . MONEY , like manure , does no good till it is fpread . There is no real ufe of riches , except in the diftribution ; the reft is all conceit . B. 6 . A WISE A WISE man will defire no more than what he.
... glory to pass over a tranfgreffion . MONEY , like manure , does no good till it is fpread . There is no real ufe of riches , except in the diftribution ; the reft is all conceit . B. 6 . A WISE A WISE man will defire no more than what he.
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... defire no more than what he may get justly , ufe foberly , diftribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A CONTENTED mind , and a good confcience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear , who dares ...
... defire no more than what he may get justly , ufe foberly , diftribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A CONTENTED mind , and a good confcience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear , who dares ...
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... defires , and lafting as our immortal fouls ; without this the highest ftate of life is infipid , and with it the lowest is a paradise . CHAP . CHA P. V. ONOURABLE age is not that which ftandeth SELECT SENTENCES . BOOK I.
... defires , and lafting as our immortal fouls ; without this the highest ftate of life is infipid , and with it the lowest is a paradise . CHAP . CHA P. V. ONOURABLE age is not that which ftandeth SELECT SENTENCES . BOOK I.
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... defire of feeing the world , they forfook their companions and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went foberly along the road with : Health on the right hand , who by the fprightlinefs of her converfa- tion and fongs of ...
... defire of feeing the world , they forfook their companions and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went foberly along the road with : Health on the right hand , who by the fprightlinefs of her converfa- tion and fongs of ...
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