An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the MindPublished and sold by David Hogan, 1816 - 230 pages |
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Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind Noah Webster.
Calculated to Improve the Mind and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind Noah Webster.
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... Noah Webster. AN AMERICAN SELECTION OF LESSONS IN READING AND SPEAKING , CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE MINDS AND REFINE THE TASTE OF YOUTH . TO WHICH IS PREFIXED , RULES IN ELOCUTION , AND DIRECTIONS FOR EXPRESSING THE PRINCIPAL PASSIONS OF ...
... Noah Webster. AN AMERICAN SELECTION OF LESSONS IN READING AND SPEAKING , CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE MINDS AND REFINE THE TASTE OF YOUTH . TO WHICH IS PREFIXED , RULES IN ELOCUTION , AND DIRECTIONS FOR EXPRESSING THE PRINCIPAL PASSIONS OF ...
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... Noah Webster. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST REVISED EDITION . THE " AMERICAN SELECTION , " though well received and much used in schools , has been thought susceptible of improvement : the compiler has , therefore , made some alterations ...
... Noah Webster. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST REVISED EDITION . THE " AMERICAN SELECTION , " though well received and much used in schools , has been thought susceptible of improvement : the compiler has , therefore , made some alterations ...
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... Noah Webster. is opened , and drawn towards the ear , shewing the teeth in a gnashing posture ; the feet stamping , the right hand thrown out , threatening with a clenched fist , and the whole frame agitated . Peevishness is expressed in ...
... Noah Webster. is opened , and drawn towards the ear , shewing the teeth in a gnashing posture ; the feet stamping , the right hand thrown out , threatening with a clenched fist , and the whole frame agitated . Peevishness is expressed in ...
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... Noah Webster. 20. A good man will love himself too well to lose , and his neighbour too well to win , an estate by gaming . The love of gaming will corrupt the best principles in the world . IV . 1. An angry man who suppresses his ...
... Noah Webster. 20. A good man will love himself too well to lose , and his neighbour too well to win , an estate by gaming . The love of gaming will corrupt the best principles in the world . IV . 1. An angry man who suppresses his ...
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