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Page 10
... give a greater va- riety to the modulation . * Notwithstanding this diversity of practice , there are certainly proper boundaries , within which this emphasis must be restrained , in order to make it meet the approbation of sound ...
... give a greater va- riety to the modulation . * Notwithstanding this diversity of practice , there are certainly proper boundaries , within which this emphasis must be restrained , in order to make it meet the approbation of sound ...
Page 12
... give offence to the hearers ; because it is inconsistent with that deli- cacy and modesty , which are indsipensable on such occasions . The speaker who delivers his own emotions must be supposed to be more vivid and anima te , than ...
... give offence to the hearers ; because it is inconsistent with that deli- cacy and modesty , which are indsipensable on such occasions . The speaker who delivers his own emotions must be supposed to be more vivid and anima te , than ...
Page 13
... gives the hearer an expectation of something further to complete the sense ; the inflection attending the third pause signifies that the sense is completed . The preceding example is an illustration of the suspending pause , in its sim ...
... gives the hearer an expectation of something further to complete the sense ; the inflection attending the third pause signifies that the sense is completed . The preceding example is an illustration of the suspending pause , in its sim ...
Page 18
... give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about worldly success . The veil which covers from our sight the ...
... give , can often afford relief to others , by imparting what they feel . Our ignorance of what is to come , and of what is really good or evil , should correct anxiety about worldly success . The veil which covers from our sight the ...
Page 20
... barren zeal . The spirit of true religion , breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the behaviour . It is so- cial , kind , and cheerful : far removed from 20 Part 1 The English Reader.
... barren zeal . The spirit of true religion , breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the behaviour . It is so- cial , kind , and cheerful : far removed from 20 Part 1 The English Reader.
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.