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 pàgines |
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Pàgina x
... feet , lifting up the eyes to heaven , & c . Melancholy is gloomy and motionless , the lower jaw falls , the eyes are cast down and half shut , words few , and inter- rupted with sighs . Fear opens the eyes and mouth , shortens the nose ...
... feet , lifting up the eyes to heaven , & c . Melancholy is gloomy and motionless , the lower jaw falls , the eyes are cast down and half shut , words few , and inter- rupted with sighs . Fear opens the eyes and mouth , shortens the nose ...
Pàgina xi
... , shewing the teeth in a gnashing posture ; the feet stamping , the right hand thrown out , threatening with a clenched fist , and the whole frame agitated . Peevishness is expressed in nearly the same manner , but INTRODUCTION . Xi.
... , shewing the teeth in a gnashing posture ; the feet stamping , the right hand thrown out , threatening with a clenched fist , and the whole frame agitated . Peevishness is expressed in nearly the same manner , but INTRODUCTION . Xi.
Pàgina 51
... feet were so much scratched , that the blood dropped fast from them . 17. Exhausted with bearing a burthen above his strength ; and frantic with torments exquisite beyond endurance ; he entreated the Irish interpreter to implore as the ...
... feet were so much scratched , that the blood dropped fast from them . 17. Exhausted with bearing a burthen above his strength ; and frantic with torments exquisite beyond endurance ; he entreated the Irish interpreter to implore as the ...
Pàgina 52
... feet and tied them to one of his rists ; then directing him to lie down on his back upon the bare ground , he stretched one arm to its full length , and bound it fast to a young tree ; the other arm was extended and bound in the same ...
... feet and tied them to one of his rists ; then directing him to lie down on his back upon the bare ground , he stretched one arm to its full length , and bound it fast to a young tree ; the other arm was extended and bound in the same ...
Pàgina 56
... feet in depth . It ran in every direction where it could find a vent , and destroyed a number of villages . In one place it came to a cataract of the river , of 14 fathoms height , where it fell with a tremendous noise and terrible ...
... feet in depth . It ran in every direction where it could find a vent , and destroyed a number of villages . In one place it came to a cataract of the river , of 14 fathoms height , where it fell with a tremendous noise and terrible ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 173 - Tis Education forms the common mind, Just as the Twig is bent, the Tree's inclin'd.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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?
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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...