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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... thou to whose voice nations have listened - and whose wisdom is known to the extremities of Asia - how I may resemble Omar the prudent . - First of all , a man should always consider how much he has more than he wants . Time once past ...
... thou to whose voice nations have listened - and whose wisdom is known to the extremities of Asia - how I may resemble Omar the prudent . - First of all , a man should always consider how much he has more than he wants . Time once past ...
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... thou hadst deserved and wast doomed to suffer ; -who fulfilled the obedience which thou wast obliged , but unable to perform ; -and who humbled himself to death , -even the death of the cross . He formed this vast machine , -and ...
... thou hadst deserved and wast doomed to suffer ; -who fulfilled the obedience which thou wast obliged , but unable to perform ; -and who humbled himself to death , -even the death of the cross . He formed this vast machine , -and ...
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... thou canst not sec , All discord , -harmony , not understood , All partial EVIL , -universal GOOD . And spite of pride , -in erring reason's spite , One truth is clear , -Whatever is , -is right . РОРЕ . Ill fares the land , -to hast ...
... thou canst not sec , All discord , -harmony , not understood , All partial EVIL , -universal GOOD . And spite of pride , -in erring reason's spite , One truth is clear , -Whatever is , -is right . РОРЕ . Ill fares the land , -to hast ...
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... thou Laertes ? Is it possible ? Do you mean to intrap mortality ? Can it bearus all ? Shall a good man feel no indignation against injustice and barbarity ? Have I no interest at all ? Can I be contented with none - but one sepa- rate ...
... thou Laertes ? Is it possible ? Do you mean to intrap mortality ? Can it bearus all ? Shall a good man feel no indignation against injustice and barbarity ? Have I no interest at all ? Can I be contented with none - but one sepa- rate ...
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... thou disabled as the fox ? -hast thou not rather - the powers of the eagle ? PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES of INTERROGATION . When the thoughts are once dis - adjusted- why are they not always in confusion ? - How is it , that they are rallied ...
... thou disabled as the fox ? -hast thou not rather - the powers of the eagle ? PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES of INTERROGATION . When the thoughts are once dis - adjusted- why are they not always in confusion ? - How is it , that they are rallied ...
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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