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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... give him bread . 4. The mark of grave accent [ ` ] is employed , first , to in- dicate secondary accent ; secondly , that the vowel over which it is placed , with its attendant consonant , forms a separate syllable ; thirdly , that the ...
... give him bread . 4. The mark of grave accent [ ` ] is employed , first , to in- dicate secondary accent ; secondly , that the vowel over which it is placed , with its attendant consonant , forms a separate syllable ; thirdly , that the ...
Page 57
... give us character abroad . 22. They boast they come but to improve our state , cnlarge our thoughts , and free us from the yoke of error ! Yes , they will give enlightened freedom to our minds , who are themselves the slaves of passion ...
... give us character abroad . 22. They boast they come but to improve our state , cnlarge our thoughts , and free us from the yoke of error ! Yes , they will give enlightened freedom to our minds , who are themselves the slaves of passion ...
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... give fōrth directions too much at large , except they be bounded in by experience . Crafty men contemn studies , simple men admire them , and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them , and ...
... give fōrth directions too much at large , except they be bounded in by experience . Crafty men contemn studies , simple men admire them , and wise men use them ; for they teach not their own use ; but that is a wisdom without them , and ...
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