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Page 171
... reason and conscience * . It is therefore against the or- der of nature , that paffion in any case should take the lead in contradiction to reason and confcience . Such a state of mind is a fort of anarchy , which every one is afhamed ...
... reason and conscience * . It is therefore against the or- der of nature , that paffion in any case should take the lead in contradiction to reason and confcience . Such a state of mind is a fort of anarchy , which every one is afhamed ...
Page 240
... reason is , that though two sounds readily unite ; yet where they differ in tone , both of them must be heard if neither of them be suppressed . For the fame reason , every fyllable must be composed of as many founds as there are ...
... reason is , that though two sounds readily unite ; yet where they differ in tone , both of them must be heard if neither of them be suppressed . For the fame reason , every fyllable must be composed of as many founds as there are ...
Page 371
... reason of these observations , will be e- vident upon the flighteft reflection . Be- twixt things fo intimately connected as sense and found in pronunciation , to find dif- cordance is unpleasant to the ear ; and for that reason , it is ...
... reason of these observations , will be e- vident upon the flighteft reflection . Be- twixt things fo intimately connected as sense and found in pronunciation , to find dif- cordance is unpleasant to the ear ; and for that reason , it is ...
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PYRRHICHIUS confifts of two ſhort | 1 |
ANAPÆSTUs two fhort and a long | 7 |
PRO | 13 |
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