The American Reader: A Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking, Wholly from American Authors : Embracing a Great Variety of Entertaining Subjects of History, Biography, Divinity, Laws, Natural and Moral Philosophy, and of Other Branches of Useful and Elegant Learning : Furnishing Numerous Specimens of American Eloquence, from the Presidential Chair, the Head Quarters of the Military Commander, the Seat in Congress, the Pulpit on Various Occasions, the Bench of the Judge, the Bar, Station of Literary Honor, the Seat of the Muses, and from the Shade of Private Life : Containing Rules for the Proper Use of the Pauses, for Graceful and Persuasive Pronunciation, and for Appropriate and Impressive Gesture, to Improve the Scholar in Reading and Speaking, While Enriching the Mind with Religious, Virtuous, and Useful Knowledge : with an Appendix of Definitions of the Words in this Book Most Difficult for Youth to Understand : Designed for the Use of SchoolsLincoln & Edmands, 1810 - 216 sidor |
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... becoming your advan- tages . 7. You will blush when you come to transact business in life , to recollect your ... become the ornaments of society , the joy of your friends , and the pride of your country . But on the other hand ...
... becoming your advan- tages . 7. You will blush when you come to transact business in life , to recollect your ... become the ornaments of society , the joy of your friends , and the pride of your country . But on the other hand ...
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... become a good speaker is first to be a good reader . 3. Those who do not possess the best organs of speech should not allow themselves to be discouraged , for the voice of Demosthenes , the first of orators , was weak , and his ...
... become a good speaker is first to be a good reader . 3. Those who do not possess the best organs of speech should not allow themselves to be discouraged , for the voice of Demosthenes , the first of orators , was weak , and his ...
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... become a good reader or speaker , but they are far from being sufficient to make any one perfect . The best readers and speakers should be carefully observed , though not servilely imitated . The defects of the best should never be ...
... become a good reader or speaker , but they are far from being sufficient to make any one perfect . The best readers and speakers should be carefully observed , though not servilely imitated . The defects of the best should never be ...
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... become another blessing to mankind . CHAP . V. INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL CAUSES UPON THE MORAL FACULTY . 1. ODOURS of various kinds have been observed to act in the most sensible manner upon the moral faculty . Brydone tells us , upon the ...
... become another blessing to mankind . CHAP . V. INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL CAUSES UPON THE MORAL FACULTY . 1. ODOURS of various kinds have been observed to act in the most sensible manner upon the moral faculty . Brydone tells us , upon the ...
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... become more fair ; and they who want understanding will strive to compensate the deficiency by outward show . Man ever has been , and ever will be , a superficial being , contented with his trappings , and pleased with himself on ...
... become more fair ; and they who want understanding will strive to compensate the deficiency by outward show . Man ever has been , and ever will be , a superficial being , contented with his trappings , and pleased with himself on ...
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Sida 95 - I expected every moment," says an eye-witness, " to see him fall. His duty and situation exposed him to every danger. Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him from the fate of all around him.