Wiley's Elocution and Oratory: Giving a Thorough Treatise on the Art of Reading and Speaking. Containing Numerous and Choice Selections of Didactic, Humorous, and Dramatic Styles, from the Most Celebrated Authors ... |
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... Bright effluence of bright Essence increate ! Or hear'st thou , rather , pure ethereal stream , Whose fountain who shall tell ? -Before the sun , Before the heavens thou wert , and , at the voice Of God , as with a mantle didst invest ...
... Bright effluence of bright Essence increate ! Or hear'st thou , rather , pure ethereal stream , Whose fountain who shall tell ? -Before the sun , Before the heavens thou wert , and , at the voice Of God , as with a mantle didst invest ...
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... bright must fade , ― The brightest still the fleetest ; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest . 11. He carves with classic chisel the Corinthian capital that crowns the column . 12. Now on his couch he shrunk and ...
... bright must fade , ― The brightest still the fleetest ; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest . 11. He carves with classic chisel the Corinthian capital that crowns the column . 12. Now on his couch he shrunk and ...
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... Bright angels ! strike your loudest strings , — Your sweetest voices raise . 4. I love my country's pine - clad hills , Her thousand bright and gushing rills , Her sunshine and her storms ; Her rough and rugged rocks that rear Their ...
... Bright angels ! strike your loudest strings , — Your sweetest voices raise . 4. I love my country's pine - clad hills , Her thousand bright and gushing rills , Her sunshine and her storms ; Her rough and rugged rocks that rear Their ...
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... bright must fade , — The brightest still the fleetest ; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest . 11. He carves with classic chisel the Corinthian capital that crowns the column . 12. Now on his couch he shrunk and ...
... bright must fade , — The brightest still the fleetest ; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest . 11. He carves with classic chisel the Corinthian capital that crowns the column . 12. Now on his couch he shrunk and ...
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... bright green vale , And here they stretch to the frolic chase , And there they roll on the easy gale . And look at the broad - faced sun how he smiles On the dewy earth that smiles on his ray , On the leaping waters and gay young isles ...
... bright green vale , And here they stretch to the frolic chase , And there they roll on the easy gale . And look at the broad - faced sun how he smiles On the dewy earth that smiles on his ray , On the leaping waters and gay young isles ...
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angel arms art thou battle behold bells Belshazzar beneath bless blood bosom breast breath bright brow Cæsar Catiline CHARLES MACKAY Cleon clouds cold cried dare dark dead death deep dread dream earth eternal falchion fate father fear feel fire forever friends gaze gladiator glorious glory grave Greece hand hath head hear heard heart Heaven honor hope hour human king land liberty light lips living look Lord mighty Mount Tabor mountain N. P. WILLIS never Nevermore night noble o'er once Orotund passed peace proud Quoth the raven R. H. DANA Rhine roar rolling Roman Rome round ruin Samian wine silent sleep smile soul spirit stand stars stood sweet tears tell thee There's thou hast thought Toussaint L'Ouverture trembling Union voice waves wild wind words youth