The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres; Or, An Introduction to Languages, Poetry, Rhetorick, History, Moral Philosophy, Physicks, &c. ...W. Strahan, 1769 - Education |
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... thou now ftruck ! the whole earth is aftonished at it . " He fometimes employs antithefes ; but they are fublime in his orations . " Notwithstanding the ill " fuccefs of his arms ( meaning King Charles 1. ) and " though his enemies were ...
... thou now ftruck ! the whole earth is aftonished at it . " He fometimes employs antithefes ; but they are fublime in his orations . " Notwithstanding the ill " fuccefs of his arms ( meaning King Charles 1. ) and " though his enemies were ...
Page 65
... thou divine Jupiter Latialis , whose lakes and woode he had fo often defiled with fo many crimes and impurities , thou haft , at laft , from the fummit of thy holy hill , looked down upon this wicked wretch , in order to punish him . It ...
... thou divine Jupiter Latialis , whose lakes and woode he had fo often defiled with fo many crimes and impurities , thou haft , at laft , from the fummit of thy holy hill , looked down upon this wicked wretch , in order to punish him . It ...
Page 91
... ( thou ) . III . Motive . W Et , alia auxilia defint , me ipfum ferire , corpus meum opponentem pro corpore Annibalis , t But let us have no regard for thofe things which are most facred among men let us violate , at one and the fame time ...
... ( thou ) . III . Motive . W Et , alia auxilia defint , me ipfum ferire , corpus meum opponentem pro corpore Annibalis , t But let us have no regard for thofe things which are most facred among men let us violate , at one and the fame time ...
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... thou not fear , Who thy complaints perhaps may hear ? LA TOURTERELLE . Si ce n'eft lui , ce fera ma douleur . No , ' tis from him I hope relief , The end of life , the end of grief . p . 213 , 216 , 217 .. I fhall conclude this extract ...
... thou not fear , Who thy complaints perhaps may hear ? LA TOURTERELLE . Si ce n'eft lui , ce fera ma douleur . No , ' tis from him I hope relief , The end of life , the end of grief . p . 213 , 216 , 217 .. I fhall conclude this extract ...
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... thou who dost prevail ! " Great David triumphs . Ahab only dies . . . . P L'argent , l'argent , dit - on : fans lui tout eft ftérile . La vertu fans l'argent n'eft qu'un meuble inutile . L'argent en honnête homme érige un fcelerat , L ...
... thou who dost prevail ! " Great David triumphs . Ahab only dies . . . . P L'argent , l'argent , dit - on : fans lui tout eft ftérile . La vertu fans l'argent n'eft qu'un meuble inutile . L'argent en honnête homme érige un fcelerat , L ...
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