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... national corruptions were to be purged by national calamities ; but he was
resolved to lend his feeble assistance to stem the torrent that was pouring in .
With this spirit he wrote that excellent piece , which is entitled , « The Idea of a
Patriot ...
... national corruptions were to be purged by national calamities ; but he was
resolved to lend his feeble assistance to stem the torrent that was pouring in .
With this spirit he wrote that excellent piece , which is entitled , « The Idea of a
Patriot ...
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25 . she proceeds , every gesture , eyery look , acquires nėw violence , till at last
transported , she fills the whole yehemence of the part , and all the idea of the
poet . . . . uro ! } . Her hands are not alternately stretched out , and then drawn in ...
25 . she proceeds , every gesture , eyery look , acquires nėw violence , till at last
transported , she fills the whole yehemence of the part , and all the idea of the
poet . . . . uro ! } . Her hands are not alternately stretched out , and then drawn in ...
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Lane , in order to be delighted with the figure of a queen , the queen of Sheba ,
for instance , or any other queen ; this honest man has no other idea of the great
but from their superiour pride and impertinence : suppose such a man placed ...
Lane , in order to be delighted with the figure of a queen , the queen of Sheba ,
for instance , or any other queen ; this honest man has no other idea of the great
but from their superiour pride and impertinence : suppose such a man placed ...
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The efficaciousness of these means is sufficiently known and acknowledged ; but
as we are apt to connect a low idea with all four notions of frugality , the person
who would persuade us to it might be accused of preaching up avarice .
The efficaciousness of these means is sufficiently known and acknowledged ; but
as we are apt to connect a low idea with all four notions of frugality , the person
who would persuade us to it might be accused of preaching up avarice .
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But , as in being perspicuous it is necessary to have a full idea of the subject , so
in being eloquent it is not sufficient , if I may so express it , to feel by halves . The
orator should be strongly impressed , which is generally the effect of a fine and ...
But , as in being perspicuous it is necessary to have a full idea of the subject , so
in being eloquent it is not sufficient , if I may so express it , to feel by halves . The
orator should be strongly impressed , which is generally the effect of a fine and ...
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