The English Reader Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best WritersLongmann and Rees, 1799 - 356 páginas |
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Página viii
... means , than the force of example influencing the imitative powers of the learner . Some rules and principles on thefe heads will , however , be found ufe- ful , to prevent erroneous and vicious modes of utterance ; to give the young ...
... means , than the force of example influencing the imitative powers of the learner . Some rules and principles on thefe heads will , however , be found ufe- ful , to prevent erroneous and vicious modes of utterance ; to give the young ...
Página xi
... mean- ing . It is fcarcely necefsary to obfervé , that there may be also an extreme on the oppofite fide . It is obvious that a lifeless drawling manner of reading , which allows the minds of the hearers to be always outrunning the ...
... mean- ing . It is fcarcely necefsary to obfervé , that there may be also an extreme on the oppofite fide . It is obvious that a lifeless drawling manner of reading , which allows the minds of the hearers to be always outrunning the ...
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... means be fufficient to attend to the points used in printing ; for these are far from marking all the paufes , which ought to be made in reading . A me- chanical attention to thefe refting places , has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
... means be fufficient to attend to the points used in printing ; for these are far from marking all the paufes , which ought to be made in reading . A me- chanical attention to thefe refting places , has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
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... mean their minds , pafsions , notions , as well as their perfons , fortunes , and dignities , ) - I prefume the self - love common to human nature , would generally make them prefer their own condition . We have obliged fome perfons ...
... mean their minds , pafsions , notions , as well as their perfons , fortunes , and dignities , ) - I prefume the self - love common to human nature , would generally make them prefer their own condition . We have obliged fome perfons ...
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... means agreeable to her . She even refused to accept of the crown ; pleaded the preferable right of the two prin- cefses ; expressed her dread of the confequences at- tending an enterprife fo dangerous , not to fay fo criminal ; and ...
... means agreeable to her . She even refused to accept of the crown ; pleaded the preferable right of the two prin- cefses ; expressed her dread of the confequences at- tending an enterprife fo dangerous , not to fay fo criminal ; and ...
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Términos y frases comunes
againſt alfo Antiparos appear arifes becauſe BLAIR Caius Verres cauſe circumftances confequences confider courfe defigns defire DEMOCRITUS diftrefs evil eyes fafe faid fame father fatisfaction fcene feemed fenfe fentiments ferve fhall fhining fhort fhould fhow fide firft fituation fociety folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul fource fpirit friendſhip ftand ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure happineſs happy Hazael heart heaven HERACLITUS higheſt himſelf honour houſe human intereft itſelf juft Jugurtha laft leaft lefs Lord mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muſt myſelf nature Numidia obferve occafion ourſelves pafs pafsions paſsed perfons philofopher pleafing pleaſe pleaſures pofsefsed poſseſsion prefent proper purpoſe purſue Pythias raiſed reafon refpect reft rife ſcene SECTION ſhall ſhe Sicily ſpeak ſtate temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion uſe virtue whofe wiſdom