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WHEN Darius offered Alexander ten thousand talents to divide Asia equally with
him, he answered, the earth cannot Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius
had made, said, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied ...
WHEN Darius offered Alexander ten thousand talents to divide Asia equally with
him, he answered, the earth cannot Alexander's, hearing the great offers Darius
had made, said, were I Alexander I would accept them. So would I, replied ...
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A FRIEND cannot be known in prosperity; and an enemy cannot be hidden in
adversity. ADM on is H thy friend; it may be he hath not done it; and if he have,
that he do it no more. Admonish thy friend; it may be he hath not said it, or if he
have, ...
A FRIEND cannot be known in prosperity; and an enemy cannot be hidden in
adversity. ADM on is H thy friend; it may be he hath not done it; and if he have,
that he do it no more. Admonish thy friend; it may be he hath not said it, or if he
have, ...
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The king answered, The young prince his son. “Ah, Sire,” said the Dervise, “a
house “ that changes its inhabitants so often, and receives such a. “perpetual
succession of guests, is not a palace, but a ca“ ravansary.” - SP E GT AT or .
CHAP. II.
The king answered, The young prince his son. “Ah, Sire,” said the Dervise, “a
house “ that changes its inhabitants so often, and receives such a. “perpetual
succession of guests, is not a palace, but a ca“ ravansary.” - SP E GT AT or .
CHAP. II.
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The Sultan would not be saisfied with such an answer, but forced him to repeat
word for word every thing the owls had said. You must know then, said the visier,
that one of these owls has a son, and the other a daughter, between whom they ...
The Sultan would not be saisfied with such an answer, but forced him to repeat
word for word every thing the owls had said. You must know then, said the visier,
that one of these owls has a son, and the other a daughter, between whom they ...
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It is said that Luxury began the parley, and . after having represented the endless
state of war in which they were engaged, told his enemy, with a frankness of
heart which is natural to him, that he believed they two should be very good
friends, ...
It is said that Luxury began the parley, and . after having represented the endless
state of war in which they were engaged, told his enemy, with a frankness of
heart which is natural to him, that he believed they two should be very good
friends, ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which is Prefixed an Essay on Elocution. By W. Enfield, ... |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Publisher | A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1794 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2016 |
| Length | 405 pages |
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