The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed Two EssaysA. Wilson, 1808 - Počet stran: 346 |
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Strana xi
... heart : heat the soup . These and other similar faults may be corrected , by daily reading sentences so con- trived , as frequently to repeat the sounds which are incor- rectly uttered ; and especially , by remarking them whenever they ...
... heart : heat the soup . These and other similar faults may be corrected , by daily reading sentences so con- trived , as frequently to repeat the sounds which are incor- rectly uttered ; and especially , by remarking them whenever they ...
Strana xxx
... heart . Satire , in the mean time , provides entertainment for those who are disposed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honest indignation against vice , in the smile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich ...
... heart . Satire , in the mean time , provides entertainment for those who are disposed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honest indignation against vice , in the smile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich ...
Strana xxxi
... heart . Whatever is grand or beautiful in nature ; whatever is noble , lovely , or singular , in character ; whatever is surpris- ing or affecting in situation ; is by the magic power of genius brought at pleasure into view , in the ...
... heart . Whatever is grand or beautiful in nature ; whatever is noble , lovely , or singular , in character ; whatever is surpris- ing or affecting in situation ; is by the magic power of genius brought at pleasure into view , in the ...
Strana xxxvii
... heart with right feelings , or to afford innocent and rational amusement , may be pronounced useful . beyond this is either trifling or pernicious . No strength of genius , or vivacity of wit , can dignify folly , or excuse im- morality ...
... heart with right feelings , or to afford innocent and rational amusement , may be pronounced useful . beyond this is either trifling or pernicious . No strength of genius , or vivacity of wit , can dignify folly , or excuse im- morality ...
Strana xliii
... , the study of polite litera- ture cultivates the taste , and improves the heart ; and both unite , to form the Accomplished and Happy Man . BOOK I. Select Sentences . CHAP . I. To be ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . xliii.
... , the study of polite litera- ture cultivates the taste , and improves the heart ; and both unite , to form the Accomplished and Happy Man . BOOK I. Select Sentences . CHAP . I. To be ON READING WORKS OF TASTE . xliii.
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