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These are of two kinds ; one of which corycys the idea * Mr. Garrick's power of
suspending the voice is well described by Sterne . See Book vi . Chap . 3. of this
work . of continuation , the other , that of completion : b 2 EL O CU TIO N. xxvii = 3
.
These are of two kinds ; one of which corycys the idea * Mr. Garrick's power of
suspending the voice is well described by Sterne . See Book vi . Chap . 3. of this
work . of continuation , the other , that of completion : b 2 EL O CU TIO N. xxvii = 3
.
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On the contrary , interrogative sentences are terminated by the suspending
pause ; as in the following example t : * Philipp . iv . 8. † Book vi . Chap . 8. See a
long series of In . terrogations in Gloucester's Speech to the Nobles , Look v . C.
14 .
On the contrary , interrogative sentences are terminated by the suspending
pause ; as in the following example t : * Philipp . iv . 8. † Book vi . Chap . 8. See a
long series of In . terrogations in Gloucester's Speech to the Nobles , Look v . C.
14 .
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A young man , who has been accustomed to performa frequent exercises in this
art in private , cannot easily persuade himself , when he appears before the
public , to consider the business he - * See Dea : Swift's advice on this head , in
his ...
A young man , who has been accustomed to performa frequent exercises in this
art in private , cannot easily persuade himself , when he appears before the
public , to consider the business he - * See Dea : Swift's advice on this head , in
his ...
Page xlv
... I f * See this subject illustrated by many pertinent examples and judi . cious
obfervations , in Dr. Aikin's Essay on the Application of Natural History to Poetry A
GENERAL TE 25 A GENERAL habit of CLOSE ATTENTION is another WORKS
OF ...
... I f * See this subject illustrated by many pertinent examples and judi . cious
obfervations , in Dr. Aikin's Essay on the Application of Natural History to Poetry A
GENERAL TE 25 A GENERAL habit of CLOSE ATTENTION is another WORKS
OF ...
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... attention upon every object which comes under its notice , be in a proper state
for enjoying the pleasures of taste , or for exercising the functions of criticism . He
who has acquired this important habit of attention , has learned to see and feel .
... attention upon every object which comes under its notice , be in a proper state
for enjoying the pleasures of taste , or for exercising the functions of criticism . He
who has acquired this important habit of attention , has learned to see and feel .
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