The United States Speaker: A Copious Selection of Exercises in Elocution; Consisting of Prose, Poetry and Dialogue: Drawn Chiefly from the Most Approved Writers of Great Britain and America ... |
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... soul . It is an immortal being , who sins and suffers ; and , as his earthly house dissolves , he is ap- proaching the judgment - seat , in anticipation of a miserable eternity . He feels his captivity , and in anguish of spirit clanks ...
... soul . It is an immortal being , who sins and suffers ; and , as his earthly house dissolves , he is ap- proaching the judgment - seat , in anticipation of a miserable eternity . He feels his captivity , and in anguish of spirit clanks ...
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... soul , and , with an outcry that pierces the heavens , he ceases to strive , and disappears . 8. THE BEST OF CLASSICS . - Grimke . There is a classic , the best the world has ever seen , the noblest that has ever honored and dignified ...
... soul , and , with an outcry that pierces the heavens , he ceases to strive , and disappears . 8. THE BEST OF CLASSICS . - Grimke . There is a classic , the best the world has ever seen , the noblest that has ever honored and dignified ...
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... souls of your ancestors still live in the bosoms of their descendants ; and rather than submit this fair land of their ... soul of her residence for every noble enterprise of humanity and greatness . Her radiant smile lights up celestial ...
... souls of your ancestors still live in the bosoms of their descendants ; and rather than submit this fair land of their ... soul of her residence for every noble enterprise of humanity and greatness . Her radiant smile lights up celestial ...
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... soul shall we look back upon the infatuation which shall have cast aside an opportunity , which never can return , to give peace to our consciences ! We shall then endeavor to stifle our convictions , by empty honors to their bones . We ...
... soul shall we look back upon the infatuation which shall have cast aside an opportunity , which never can return , to give peace to our consciences ! We shall then endeavor to stifle our convictions , by empty honors to their bones . We ...
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... soul within stands in place of discipline , organization , resources . In the prodigious efforts of a veteran army , beneath the dazzling splen dor of their array , there is something revolting to the reflecting mind . The ranks are ...
... soul within stands in place of discipline , organization , resources . In the prodigious efforts of a veteran army , beneath the dazzling splen dor of their array , there is something revolting to the reflecting mind . The ranks are ...
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