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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... grace or of glory . A soul as FULL of worth , -as VOID of pride , Which nothing seeks to shew , -or needs to hide , Which nor to quilt nor fear its caution owes , And boasts a warmth that from no passion flows . POPE . All nature is but ...
... grace or of glory . A soul as FULL of worth , -as VOID of pride , Which nothing seeks to shew , -or needs to hide , Which nor to quilt nor fear its caution owes , And boasts a warmth that from no passion flows . POPE . All nature is but ...
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... the veil of your MORTALITY ? Say , -does not reason in this form descry Unnumbered , nameless glories , -that surpass The Angel's floating pomp , -the seraph's glow- ing grace ? Shall then your earth - born daughters vie With me 19.
... the veil of your MORTALITY ? Say , -does not reason in this form descry Unnumbered , nameless glories , -that surpass The Angel's floating pomp , -the seraph's glow- ing grace ? Shall then your earth - born daughters vie With me 19.
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... grace . ) COWPER . EXCLAMATION . Denotes much surprise , uncommon energy , pas- sion of mind , & c . and is denoted in reading or reciting by such a modulation of the voice as will give the best idea of the emotions of the speaker - it ...
... grace . ) COWPER . EXCLAMATION . Denotes much surprise , uncommon energy , pas- sion of mind , & c . and is denoted in reading or reciting by such a modulation of the voice as will give the best idea of the emotions of the speaker - it ...
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... grace ending ! They look forward , and nothing presents itself but the righteous Judge , the dreadful tribunal , and a most solemn reckoning . They roll around their affrighted eyes on attending friends . If accomplices in debauchery ...
... grace ending ! They look forward , and nothing presents itself but the righteous Judge , the dreadful tribunal , and a most solemn reckoning . They roll around their affrighted eyes on attending friends . If accomplices in debauchery ...
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... hears the gay , and the distressful call ; And with unsparing bounty fills them all . " wo " Observe the rising lily's snowy grace ; Observe the various vegetable race : 4 . They neither toil nor spin , but careless grow ; 60.
... hears the gay , and the distressful call ; And with unsparing bounty fills them all . " wo " Observe the rising lily's snowy grace ; Observe the various vegetable race : 4 . They neither toil nor spin , but careless grow ; 60.
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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