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out pauses, the sense must always appear confused and obscure, and often be
misunderstood; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly lost. IN
executing this part of the office of a speaker, it will by no means be sufficient to
attend ...
out pauses, the sense must always appear confused and obscure, and often be
misunderstood; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly lost. IN
executing this part of the office of a speaker, it will by no means be sufficient to
attend ...
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THERE is a mean in all things. Even virtue itself hath its stated limits; which not
being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue. o - It is wiser to prevent a quarrel
beforehand, than to revenge it afterwards. It is much better to reprove, than to be
...
THERE is a mean in all things. Even virtue itself hath its stated limits; which not
being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue. o - It is wiser to prevent a quarrel
beforehand, than to revenge it afterwards. It is much better to reprove, than to be
...
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The mild radiance of an emerald, is by no means less pleafing than the glare of
the ruby. To be at once a rake, and to glory in the charaćter, discovers at the
same time a bad disposition, and a bad taste. How is it possible to expect that ...
The mild radiance of an emerald, is by no means less pleafing than the glare of
the ruby. To be at once a rake, and to glory in the charaćter, discovers at the
same time a bad disposition, and a bad taste. How is it possible to expect that ...
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HoNour is but a fićtitious kind of honesty; a mean but a necessary substitute for it,
in societies who have none; it is a fort of paper credit, with which men are obliged
to trade, who are deficient in the sterling cash of true morality and religion.
HoNour is but a fićtitious kind of honesty; a mean but a necessary substitute for it,
in societies who have none; it is a fort of paper credit, with which men are obliged
to trade, who are deficient in the sterling cash of true morality and religion.
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To this end there was a marriage proposed between them, and at length
concluded: by this means it is that we find Pleasure and Pain are such constant
yoke-fellows, and that they either make their visits together, or are never far
asunder.
To this end there was a marriage proposed between them, and at length
concluded: by this means it is that we find Pleasure and Pain are such constant
yoke-fellows, and that they either make their visits together, or are never far
asunder.
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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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