The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... tell him if they observe any imperfection in his articulation or error in his pronunciation , as it should be kept in mind that purity and correctness are the basis of all excellence in the art . - TYRRELL . 17. The student would do ...
... tell him if they observe any imperfection in his articulation or error in his pronunciation , as it should be kept in mind that purity and correctness are the basis of all excellence in the art . - TYRRELL . 17. The student would do ...
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... tell me of the forms and precipices of the chain of tall white mountains that gilded the horizon at noon yesterday ? Who saw the narrow sunbeam that came out of the south , and smote upon their summits , until they melted and mouldered ...
... tell me of the forms and precipices of the chain of tall white mountains that gilded the horizon at noon yesterday ? Who saw the narrow sunbeam that came out of the south , and smote upon their summits , until they melted and mouldered ...
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... Tell papa so ! " By little and little , he got tired of the bustle of the day , the noise of carriages and carts , and people passing and repassing ; and would fall asleep , or be troubled with a restless and uneasy sense again— the ...
... Tell papa so ! " By little and little , he got tired of the bustle of the day , the noise of carriages and carts , and people passing and repassing ; and would fall asleep , or be troubled with a restless and uneasy sense again— the ...
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... eye , " Be it so , good man , " said he ; " tell me ( for thou art well skill'd in these matters ) what is to be done ? " 66 66 " Nothing , " saith he , " 56 Miscellaneous Readings in Prose . Childe Harold's Farewell.
... eye , " Be it so , good man , " said he ; " tell me ( for thou art well skill'd in these matters ) what is to be done ? " 66 66 " Nothing , " saith he , " 56 Miscellaneous Readings in Prose . Childe Harold's Farewell.
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... tell him he is heartily welcome to them , and to a dozen more if they will do him good . " 66 Though I am persuaded , " said my uncle Toby , as the landlord shut the door , " he is a very compassionate fellow , Trim , yet I can- not ...
... tell him he is heartily welcome to them , and to a dozen more if they will do him good . " 66 Though I am persuaded , " said my uncle Toby , as the landlord shut the door , " he is a very compassionate fellow , Trim , yet I can- not ...
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