A Text-book on Rhetoric (1882) |
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... lives near to his father . 19. Wellington he won Waterloo . 20. The dawn is overcast ; the morning lowers , and heavily in clouds brings on the day . 21. He had not scarcely a moment to live . 22. Would to God that harmony might again ...
... lives near to his father . 19. Wellington he won Waterloo . 20. The dawn is overcast ; the morning lowers , and heavily in clouds brings on the day . 21. He had not scarcely a moment to live . 22. Would to God that harmony might again ...
Page 183
... lives . They were allowed to rule , because they deserved to rule ; and , in the fulness of reverence , kings and nobles bent before a power which was nearer to God than their own . Over prince and sub- ject , chieftain and serf , a ...
... lives . They were allowed to rule , because they deserved to rule ; and , in the fulness of reverence , kings and nobles bent before a power which was nearer to God than their own . Over prince and sub- ject , chieftain and serf , a ...
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... lives of men great in intellect and in executive ability , but not eminent in moral virtues , should be fully portrayed . It is difficult to see what good can come from an exhibi- tion of one's vices , unless out of these some of his ...
... lives of men great in intellect and in executive ability , but not eminent in moral virtues , should be fully portrayed . It is difficult to see what good can come from an exhibi- tion of one's vices , unless out of these some of his ...
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