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Page 27
... restless motion , to every form of exaggeration and extravagance in gesture , to the star- ing eyes and distorted features of ungoverned and infuriated expression INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . 27 ' Passing Away,
... restless motion , to every form of exaggeration and extravagance in gesture , to the star- ing eyes and distorted features of ungoverned and infuriated expression INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . 27 ' Passing Away,
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... stars ! are not your beings pure ? " ( 2. ) " Perdition catch my soul , but I do love thee ! " REVENGE , when ( 1. ) deep - seated and deliberate , braces the attitude of the whole body , as in deep determination . In ac tion , the arm ...
... stars ! are not your beings pure ? " ( 2. ) " Perdition catch my soul , but I do love thee ! " REVENGE , when ( 1. ) deep - seated and deliberate , braces the attitude of the whole body , as in deep determination . In ac tion , the arm ...
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... stars ! " H. e . - DISPERSION . - L . f . s . " And if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed , Dispèrse it , as now light dispels the dark ! " A. e . — DISPERSION , ( more forcible . 52 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION ...
... stars ! " H. e . - DISPERSION . - L . f . s . " And if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed , Dispèrse it , as now light dispels the dark ! " A. e . — DISPERSION , ( more forcible . 52 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION ...
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... stars of diadems . Onward , onward , may we press Through the path of duty ; Virtue is true happiness , Excellence true beauty . Minds are of celestial birth ; Make we , then , a heaven of earth . Closer , closer , let us knit Hearts ...
... stars of diadems . Onward , onward , may we press Through the path of duty ; Virtue is true happiness , Excellence true beauty . Minds are of celestial birth ; Make we , then , a heaven of earth . Closer , closer , let us knit Hearts ...
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... star , Excelsior ! Ex . IV . - LOOK ALOFT . J. LAWRENCE , JR . In the tempest of life , when the wave and the gale Are around and above , if thy footing should fail , If thine eye should grow dim , and thy caution depart , " Look aloft ...
... star , Excelsior ! Ex . IV . - LOOK ALOFT . J. LAWRENCE , JR . In the tempest of life , when the wave and the gale Are around and above , if thy footing should fail , If thine eye should grow dim , and thy caution depart , " Look aloft ...
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