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Pleasure and Pain. - ibid. 23 — V. Labour. World. 25 — VI. The old Man and his
Ass. ibid. 26 — VII. Hercules's Choice, - Tailer. 27 — VIII. Pity. Mrs. Barbau'd. 30
IX. The Dead Ass. Sterne. 32 X. The Sword. ilid. 34 — XI. Maria. . - ibid. 36 — XII.
Pleasure and Pain. - ibid. 23 — V. Labour. World. 25 — VI. The old Man and his
Ass. ibid. 26 — VII. Hercules's Choice, - Tailer. 27 — VIII. Pity. Mrs. Barbau'd. 30
IX. The Dead Ass. Sterne. 32 X. The Sword. ilid. 34 — XI. Maria. . - ibid. 36 — XII.
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107 ——— XXI. On the Miseries of Human Life. Thomson. Io9 -— XXII.
Refle&tions on a Future State. ibid. I lo XXIII. On Procrastination. 1%ung. I 12 -—
XXIV. The Pain arising from virtuous emotions - attended with Pleasure. Akensie.
I 13 XXV.
107 ——— XXI. On the Miseries of Human Life. Thomson. Io9 -— XXII.
Refle&tions on a Future State. ibid. I lo XXIII. On Procrastination. 1%ung. I 12 -—
XXIV. The Pain arising from virtuous emotions - attended with Pleasure. Akensie.
I 13 XXV.
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The Pleasures arising from a cultivated Imagination. Akensae. 119 BOOK IV.
ARGUMENTATIVE PIECEs. • CHAP. I. On Anger. Holland. 122 II. Virtue our
highest Interest. Harris. 128 — III. The same Subječt. ibid. 130 IV. On the
Immortality of ...
The Pleasures arising from a cultivated Imagination. Akensae. 119 BOOK IV.
ARGUMENTATIVE PIECEs. • CHAP. I. On Anger. Holland. 122 II. Virtue our
highest Interest. Harris. 128 — III. The same Subječt. ibid. 130 IV. On the
Immortality of ...
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The Apothecary. ibid. 292 - XXV. Ode to Evening. Collins. 393 —— XXVI. Ode to
Spring. Mrs. Barbauld. 295 XXVII. Domestic Love and Happiness. - - Thomson.
297 XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirementt ibid. 299 - | – XXIX. Genius, Akenside.
The Apothecary. ibid. 292 - XXV. Ode to Evening. Collins. 393 —— XXVI. Ode to
Spring. Mrs. Barbauld. 295 XXVII. Domestic Love and Happiness. - - Thomson.
297 XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirementt ibid. 299 - | – XXIX. Genius, Akenside.
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Reading and speaking, therefore, in which all the variations of expression in real
life are copied, must have continual variations in the height of the voice. s To
acquire the power of changing the key on which you speak at pleasure, accustom
...
Reading and speaking, therefore, in which all the variations of expression in real
life are copied, must have continual variations in the height of the voice. s To
acquire the power of changing the key on which you speak at pleasure, accustom
...
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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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