The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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... interest , however strongly it may urge a man to the accomplishment of his designs , wants power to excite that noble enthusiasm of mind which is essential to true eloquence . Even suppos- ing this enthusiasm excited in the speaker's ...
... interest , however strongly it may urge a man to the accomplishment of his designs , wants power to excite that noble enthusiasm of mind which is essential to true eloquence . Even suppos- ing this enthusiasm excited in the speaker's ...
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... interest which lively description never fails to awaken . You will find a very splendid specimen of this species of ora- tory , which might , I think , be described as the stat- mentative ( if we may coin such a term , ) in Mr Burke's ...
... interest which lively description never fails to awaken . You will find a very splendid specimen of this species of ora- tory , which might , I think , be described as the stat- mentative ( if we may coin such a term , ) in Mr Burke's ...
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... interest , but then they augmented the fund from whence they were again to borrow . Their re- sources were dearly bought , but they were sure ; and the general stock of the community grew by the general effort . " But under the English ...
... interest , but then they augmented the fund from whence they were again to borrow . Their re- sources were dearly bought , but they were sure ; and the general stock of the community grew by the general effort . " But under the English ...
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... interest that makes all reform of our eastern government appear officious and disgusting ; and , on the whole , a most discouraging attempt . In such an attempt you hurt those who are able to return kindness or to resent injury . If If ...
... interest that makes all reform of our eastern government appear officious and disgusting ; and , on the whole , a most discouraging attempt . In such an attempt you hurt those who are able to return kindness or to resent injury . If If ...
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... interest combined so evi- dently to enforce . " When at length Hyder Ali found that he had to do with men who either would sign no convention , or whom no treaty and no signature could bind , and who were the determined enemies of human ...
... interest combined so evi- dently to enforce . " When at length Hyder Ali found that he had to do with men who either would sign no convention , or whom no treaty and no signature could bind , and who were the determined enemies of human ...
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