Figures of Elocution exemplified; or, Directions for reading and reciting such figures of speech as most frequently occur in the best writings, etcAuthor, 1826 - 76 pages |
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... РОРЕ . Be it a weakness , -it deserves our praise , We love the play - place of our early days , The scene is touching , - and the heart is stone That feels not at that sigh , -and feels at none . The wall on which we tried our growing ...
... РОРЕ . Be it a weakness , -it deserves our praise , We love the play - place of our early days , The scene is touching , - and the heart is stone That feels not at that sigh , -and feels at none . The wall on which we tried our growing ...
Page 15
... РОРЕ . Ill fares the land , -to hast'ning ills a prey , - Where WEALTH accumulates , -and MEN decay , Princes and lords may flourish , -or may fade , A breath can make them , -as a breath has made . But a bold peasantry - their ...
... РОРЕ . Ill fares the land , -to hast'ning ills a prey , - Where WEALTH accumulates , -and MEN decay , Princes and lords may flourish , -or may fade , A breath can make them , -as a breath has made . But a bold peasantry - their ...
Page 54
... РОРЕ . Good name in man or woman is the immediate jewel of their souls . Who steals my purse , steals trash ; ' tis some- thing , nothing ; " Twas mine , ' tis his , and may be slave to thou- sands ; But he that filches from me my good ...
... РОРЕ . Good name in man or woman is the immediate jewel of their souls . Who steals my purse , steals trash ; ' tis some- thing , nothing ; " Twas mine , ' tis his , and may be slave to thou- sands ; But he that filches from me my good ...
Page 70
... ; Then from his closing eyes thy form shall part , And the last pang shall tear thee from his heart . Lifes ' idle business at one gasp be o'er , The muse forgot , and belov'd no more ! РОРЕ , PRIDE . Pride was not made for man , as 70.
... ; Then from his closing eyes thy form shall part , And the last pang shall tear thee from his heart . Lifes ' idle business at one gasp be o'er , The muse forgot , and belov'd no more ! РОРЕ , PRIDE . Pride was not made for man , as 70.
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admire adorn Altamont Antithesis Art thou Asia Minor behold blazing BOERHAAVE breast breath Caius Verres COWPER cries cruelty curse delights deserve dread earth eternal ev'ry EXAMPLES eyes falls Fathers fear feel fire flax flow'ry foreign hands thy glory glow gold golden grace happy hear heart heaven HERVEY honour'd hope horrors hour immortal infamous death infamy innocence justice lord mankind mercy MESSIAH mind mortal mountains murder nature ness never o'er once passion peace pleasing pleasure poor POPE pow'r prætor pride prince privilege of Roman proud punishment reading or reciting religion rising inflection Roman citizen ruin sacred scene sceptre scourge shade shew Sicilian Sicily sight skies slave SLAVERY solemn sons sorrows soul stars sweet tear tempest thee thine thing thou thought tion TOMBS tone of voice tortures venom Verres virtue weep Whitsuntide wisdom wise young РОРЕ