The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for ReadingF. Louis, 1804 - 376 pages |
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... breast of a wise man ; but rests only in the bosom of fools . An angry man who suppresses his passion thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will clide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in ...
... breast of a wise man ; but rests only in the bosom of fools . An angry man who suppresses his passion thinks worse than he speaks ; and an angry man that will clide , speaks worse than he thinks . Better to reign in Hell , than serve in ...
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... breast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . None more impatiently suffer injuries , than those who are most forward in doing them . By taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over , he is ...
... breast of a wise man , but rests only in the bosom of fools . None more impatiently suffer injuries , than those who are most forward in doing them . By taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over , he is ...
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... breast - plate than a heart un- tainted ? Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just : And he but naked ( though Tock'd up in steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . CHA P. I X. On , world , thy slippery turns ...
... breast - plate than a heart un- tainted ? Thrice is he arm'd that hath his quarrel just : And he but naked ( though Tock'd up in steel ) Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted . CHA P. I X. On , world , thy slippery turns ...
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... round , and called her Pity . A red - breast was pbserved to build in the cabin where she was børn ; and while she was yet an infant , a dove , + pursued by a hawk , flew into her bosom . 30 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES .
... round , and called her Pity . A red - breast was pbserved to build in the cabin where she was børn ; and while she was yet an infant , a dove , + pursued by a hawk , flew into her bosom . 30 Book ij . NARRATIVE PIECES .
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... breast . At length , quite vain , he needs would shew His master what his art could do ; And bade his slaves the chariot lead To Academus ' sacred shade . The trembling grove confess'd its fright , The wood - nymphs started at the sight ...
... breast . At length , quite vain , he needs would shew His master what his art could do ; And bade his slaves the chariot lead To Academus ' sacred shade . The trembling grove confess'd its fright , The wood - nymphs started at the sight ...
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