The National Fifth Reader: Containing a Complete and Practical Treatise on Elocution ...: With Biographical Sketches, and Copious Notes: Adapted to the Use of Students in Literature, Book 5A.S. Barnes & Company, 1871 - 581 pages |
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... died in October , 1745 . ' Sir William Temple , an eminent statesman and writer , born at Lon- don , in 1628 , and died in 1700 . ' David Hume , one of the most celebrated historians and philoso- phers of Great Britain , author of a ...
... died in October , 1745 . ' Sir William Temple , an eminent statesman and writer , born at Lon- don , in 1628 , and died in 1700 . ' David Hume , one of the most celebrated historians and philoso- phers of Great Britain , author of a ...
Page 238
... died in 1826 . ' John Wilson , a well - known and very eminent Scottish writer , was born in 1785 , and died in 1854 . ' Ebenezer Elliot , a genuine poet , the celebrated “ Corn Law Rhymer , " was born in 1781 , and died in 1849 . 4 ...
... died in 1826 . ' John Wilson , a well - known and very eminent Scottish writer , was born in 1785 , and died in 1854 . ' Ebenezer Elliot , a genuine poet , the celebrated “ Corn Law Rhymer , " was born in 1781 , and died in 1849 . 4 ...
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... died he died of what ? Of wretchedness . Drank every cup of joy , heard every trump Of fame ; drank early , deeply drank ; drank draughts That common millions might have quenched , then died Of thirst , because there was no more to ...
... died he died of what ? Of wretchedness . Drank every cup of joy , heard every trump Of fame ; drank early , deeply drank ; drank draughts That common millions might have quenched , then died Of thirst , because there was no more to ...
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