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In plain narrative , and especially in argumentation , the least attention to the
manner in which we relate a story , or support an argument in conversation , will
shew , that it is more frequently proper to raise the voice than to fall it at the end of
a ...
In plain narrative , and especially in argumentation , the least attention to the
manner in which we relate a story , or support an argument in conversation , will
shew , that it is more frequently proper to raise the voice than to fall it at the end of
a ...
Page 226
Alas ! cried Trim , extending his right arm , and falling instantly in to tlie same
attitude in which he read the sermon , - - what is , Whitsuntide , Jonathan , ( for
that was the coachman ' s name ) or Shrovetide , or any tide or time past , to this ?
Alas ! cried Trim , extending his right arm , and falling instantly in to tlie same
attitude in which he read the sermon , - - what is , Whitsuntide , Jonathan , ( for
that was the coachman ' s name ) or Shrovetide , or any tide or time past , to this ?
Page 235
Whose ragged walls the ivy creeps ; And with her arm from falling keeps ; So both
a safety from the wind One mutual dependance find . ' Tis now the raven ' s bleak
abode ; ' Tis now th ' appartment of the toad ; And there the fox securely feeds ...
Whose ragged walls the ivy creeps ; And with her arm from falling keeps ; So both
a safety from the wind One mutual dependance find . ' Tis now the raven ' s bleak
abode ; ' Tis now th ' appartment of the toad ; And there the fox securely feeds ...
Page 336
... to - morrow blossoms , And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The
third day comes a frost , a killing frost , And when he thinks , good easy man , full
surely His greatness is a - ripening , nips his shoot ; And then he falls , as I do .
... to - morrow blossoms , And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The
third day comes a frost , a killing frost , And when he thinks , good easy man , full
surely His greatness is a - ripening , nips his shoot ; And then he falls , as I do .
Page 339
Let all the ends thou aim ' st at , be thy Country ' s , Thy God ' s , and Truth ' s ;
then if thou fall ' st , o Cromwell ! Thou fall ' st a blessed martyr . Serve the
kingAnd prythee lead me in - . There take an inventory of all I have , To the last
penny , ' tis ...
Let all the ends thou aim ' st at , be thy Country ' s , Thy God ' s , and Truth ' s ;
then if thou fall ' st , o Cromwell ! Thou fall ' st a blessed martyr . Serve the
kingAnd prythee lead me in - . There take an inventory of all I have , To the last
penny , ' tis ...
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| Title | The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | F. Louis, 1804 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 376 pages |
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