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Without pauses , the sense must always appear confused and obscure , and
often be misunderstood ; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly
lost . In executing this part of the office of a speaker , it will by no means be
sufficient to ...
Without pauses , the sense must always appear confused and obscure , and
often be misunderstood ; and the spirit and energy of the piece must be wholly
lost . In executing this part of the office of a speaker , it will by no means be
sufficient to ...
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Where there is nothi lg in the sense which requires the last sound to de elevated
or emphatical , an easy fall , sufficient o show that the sense is finished , will be
proper , And in pathetic pieces , especially those of the plaintive , tender , or ...
Where there is nothi lg in the sense which requires the last sound to de elevated
or emphatical , an easy fall , sufficient o show that the sense is finished , will be
proper , And in pathetic pieces , especially those of the plaintive , tender , or ...
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Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so valuable as common sense . There
are forty men of wit for one man of sense : and he who will carry nothing about
him but gold , will be every day at a loss for want of ready change . Learning is
like ...
Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so valuable as common sense . There
are forty men of wit for one man of sense : and he who will carry nothing about
him but gold , will be every day at a loss for want of ready change . Learning is
like ...
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VII I. On good Sense . WERE I to explain what I understand by good sense , I
should call it right reason ; but right reason that arises not from formal and logical
deductions , but from a sort of intuitive faculty in the soul , which distinguishes by
...
VII I. On good Sense . WERE I to explain what I understand by good sense , I
should call it right reason ; but right reason that arises not from formal and logical
deductions , but from a sort of intuitive faculty in the soul , which distinguishes by
...
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Virtue and Sense I mean not to disjoin : Virtue and Sense are one : and , trust me
, he Who has not virtue is not truly wise . Virtue ( for mere Good - nature is a fool )
Is sense and spirit , with humanity : ' Tis sometimes angry , and it's frown ...
Virtue and Sense I mean not to disjoin : Virtue and Sense are one : and , trust me
, he Who has not virtue is not truly wise . Virtue ( for mere Good - nature is a fool )
Is sense and spirit , with humanity : ' Tis sometimes angry , and it's frown ...
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| Título | The speaker, or Miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best English writers. To which is prefixed An essay on elocution, by W. Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publicado | 1804 |
| Original de | Oxford University |
| Digitalizado | 13 jun. 2007 |
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