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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... wisdom to hide igno- rance , as to discover knowledge . Pitch upon that course of life which is the most excellent ; and habit will render it the most delightful . CUSTOM CHA P. IIL STOM is the plague of wise men , and the idol of fools ...
... wisdom to hide igno- rance , as to discover knowledge . Pitch upon that course of life which is the most excellent ; and habit will render it the most delightful . CUSTOM CHA P. IIL STOM is the plague of wise men , and the idol of fools ...
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... wisdom to be miserable to day , be- cause we may happen to be so to - morrow . To mourn without measure is folly ; not to mourn at all , insensibility . Some would be thought to do great things , who are But tools and instruments ; like ...
... wisdom to be miserable to day , be- cause we may happen to be so to - morrow . To mourn without measure is folly ; not to mourn at all , insensibility . Some would be thought to do great things , who are But tools and instruments ; like ...
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... it good . The pleasure which affects the human mind with the most lively and transporting touches , is the sense that we act in the eye of infinite wisdom , power , and goodness that will crown our 6 SELECT SENTENCES . Book j .
... it good . The pleasure which affects the human mind with the most lively and transporting touches , is the sense that we act in the eye of infinite wisdom , power , and goodness that will crown our 6 SELECT SENTENCES . Book j .
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... wisdom is grey hair unto man , and unspotted life is old age . Wickedness condemned by her own witness , is very timorous , and being pressed with cons- cience , always forecasteth evil things : for fear is nothing else , but a betrayer ...
... wisdom is grey hair unto man , and unspotted life is old age . Wickedness condemned by her own witness , is very timorous , and being pressed with cons- cience , always forecasteth evil things : for fear is nothing else , but a betrayer ...
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... wisdom . Particularly as to the affairs of this world , integrity hath many advantages . over all the artificial modes of dissimulation and deceit . It is much the plainer and easier , much- the safer and more secure way of dealing in ...
... wisdom . Particularly as to the affairs of this world , integrity hath many advantages . over all the artificial modes of dissimulation and deceit . It is much the plainer and easier , much- the safer and more secure way of dealing in ...
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