An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the MindPublished and sold by David Hogan, 1814 - 230 Seiten |
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... sense requires none . The characters we use as stops are extremely arbitrary , and do not always mark a suspension of the voice . On the contrary they are often employed to separate the several members of a period , and show the ...
... sense requires none . The characters we use as stops are extremely arbitrary , and do not always mark a suspension of the voice . On the contrary they are often employed to separate the several members of a period , and show the ...
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... sense will always deter- mine what words are emphatical . It is a matter of the high- est consequence , therefore , that a speaker should clearly comprehend the meaning of what he delivers , that he may know where to lay the emphasis ...
... sense will always deter- mine what words are emphatical . It is a matter of the high- est consequence , therefore , that a speaker should clearly comprehend the meaning of what he delivers , that he may know where to lay the emphasis ...
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... sense . For the benefit of the learner , some of these examples are distinguished by Italic Letters ; and the words so marked are emphatical . I. 1.To be very active in laudable pursuits is the dis- tinguishing characteristic of a man ...
... sense . For the benefit of the learner , some of these examples are distinguished by Italic Letters ; and the words so marked are emphatical . I. 1.To be very active in laudable pursuits is the dis- tinguishing characteristic of a man ...
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... sense forsake him , has no pleasures of the mind . 11. Such is the conditions of life , that something is al- ways wanted to happiness . In youth we have warm hopes , which are soon blasted by rashness and negligence ; and great designs ...
... sense forsake him , has no pleasures of the mind . 11. Such is the conditions of life , that something is al- ways wanted to happiness . In youth we have warm hopes , which are soon blasted by rashness and negligence ; and great designs ...
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... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks of marble with a razor . 6. Superstition is the spleen of the soul . 7. He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes ; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain ...
... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks of marble with a razor . 6. Superstition is the spleen of the soul . 7. He who tells a lie is not sensible how great a task he undertakes ; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 216 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell ; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble...
Seite 218 - There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats ; For I am arm'd so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind, Which I respect not.
Seite 214 - This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Seite 214 - Why, well; Never so truly happy, my good Cromwell. I know myself now; and I feel within me A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience.
Seite 173 - Tis Education forms the common mind, Just as the Twig is bent, the Tree's inclin'd.
Seite 219 - O Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb, That carries anger as the flint bears fire, Who, much enforced, shows a hasty spark And straight is cold again.
Seite 218 - You say you are a better soldier: Let it appear so; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well. For mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men. Cas. You wrong me every way, you wrong me, Brutus; I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say better?
Seite 218 - All this? ay, more: Fret till your proud heart break; Go, show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge? Must I observe you? Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour? By the gods, You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you; for, from this day forth, I'll use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, When you are waspish.
Seite 20 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Seite 216 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's ; then if thou fall'st...