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Page 207
... speak graceful . ly ; nor will all these defects , if he has a mind to it , pre- vert him from fpeaking correctly . 26. Nobody can attend with pleasure to a bad fpeaker . One who tells his story ill , be it ever fo important , will tire ...
... speak graceful . ly ; nor will all these defects , if he has a mind to it , pre- vert him from fpeaking correctly . 26. Nobody can attend with pleasure to a bad fpeaker . One who tells his story ill , be it ever fo important , will tire ...
Page 247
... fpeaking to you : though you may meet with it in others , by all means , avoid it yourfelf . Some ill - bred people , while others are fpeaking to them , will , inftead of looking at or at- tending to them , perhaps fix their eyes on ...
... fpeaking to you : though you may meet with it in others , by all means , avoid it yourfelf . Some ill - bred people , while others are fpeaking to them , will , inftead of looking at or at- tending to them , perhaps fix their eyes on ...
Page 374
... fpeaking of fingle fpeeches , or the acting of fingle feenes , has been generally fubftituted in its ftead . Indeed , when we confider the leading prin ciple and prevailing fentiments of moft plays , we shall not wonder that they are ...
... fpeaking of fingle fpeeches , or the acting of fingle feenes , has been generally fubftituted in its ftead . Indeed , when we confider the leading prin ciple and prevailing fentiments of moft plays , we shall not wonder that they are ...
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Be not ahmed to refufe P | 221 |
Drinking of Healths ibid | 227 |
Being witty at anothers Expence | 233 |
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