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... member of the whole One common blessing , as one common soul . But
Fortune ' s gifts if each alike possest , And each were equal , must not all contest
? If then to all men Happiness was meant , God in externals could not place
Content .
... member of the whole One common blessing , as one common soul . But
Fortune ' s gifts if each alike possest , And each were equal , must not all contest
? If then to all men Happiness was meant , God in externals could not place
Content .
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Knaves fain would laugh at it ; some great one ' s dare ; But at his heart the most
undaunted son Of fortune dreads it ' s name and awful charms . To noblest uses
this determines wealth ; This is the solid pomp of prosperous days ; The peace ...
Knaves fain would laugh at it ; some great one ' s dare ; But at his heart the most
undaunted son Of fortune dreads it ' s name and awful charms . To noblest uses
this determines wealth ; This is the solid pomp of prosperous days ; The peace ...
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I KNOW not , soldiers , whether you or your prisoners be encompassed by fortune
with the stricter bonds and necessities . Two seas inclose you on the right and left
: - - not a ship to flee to for escaping . Before you is the Po , a river broader and ...
I KNOW not , soldiers , whether you or your prisoners be encompassed by fortune
with the stricter bonds and necessities . Two seas inclose you on the right and left
: - - not a ship to flee to for escaping . Before you is the Po , a river broader and ...
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And rail ' d on lady Fortune in good terms , In good set terms , and yet a motley
fool . Good morrow , fool , quoth I ; No , Sir , quoth he , Call me not fool , till
Heaven hath ' sent me fortune And then he drew a dial from his poak , And
looking on it ...
And rail ' d on lady Fortune in good terms , In good set terms , and yet a motley
fool . Good morrow , fool , quoth I ; No , Sir , quoth he , Call me not fool , till
Heaven hath ' sent me fortune And then he drew a dial from his poak , And
looking on it ...
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Coarse are his meals , the fortune of the chase ; Amidst the running stream he
slakes his thirst , Toils all the day , and at th ' approach of night On the first friendly
bank he throws him down , Or rests his head upon a rock till morn , Then rises ...
Coarse are his meals , the fortune of the chase ; Amidst the running stream he
slakes his thirst , Toils all the day , and at th ' approach of night On the first friendly
bank he throws him down , Or rests his head upon a rock till morn , Then rises ...
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Informações bibliográficas
| Título | The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading |
| Autor | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Editora | F. Louis, 1804 |
| Original de | Oxford University |
| Digitalizado | 13 jun. 2007 |
| Num. págs. | 376 páginas |
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