An American Selection, of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to Improve the Minds and Refine the Taste of Youth. To which are Prefixed Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the MindSeward and Williams, 1813 - 226 pages |
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Page 189
... Lady Hon . When you say the best and most faultless , Dr. Lyster you should always add , the rest of the compa- ny excepted . Dr. Lys . Upon my word , I beg your Ladyship's par- don ; but sometimes an unguarded warmth comes across a man ...
... Lady Hon . When you say the best and most faultless , Dr. Lyster you should always add , the rest of the compa- ny excepted . Dr. Lys . Upon my word , I beg your Ladyship's par- don ; but sometimes an unguarded warmth comes across a man ...
Page 190
... Lady Hon . But pray , Sir , always remember on these occasions to look serious . Nothing sets off a compliment so much as a long face . If you are tempted to an unsea- sonable laugh , think of Delvill Castle ; ' tis an expedient I ...
... Lady Hon . But pray , Sir , always remember on these occasions to look serious . Nothing sets off a compliment so much as a long face . If you are tempted to an unsea- sonable laugh , think of Delvill Castle ; ' tis an expedient I ...
Page 191
... Lady Hon . Yes , if you do but marry a man you don't care for . Cec . You are right then , Indeed , to recommend to me my Lord Derford . Lady hon . O yes , he will make the prettiest husband in the world ; you may fly about yourself as ...
... Lady Hon . Yes , if you do but marry a man you don't care for . Cec . You are right then , Indeed , to recommend to me my Lord Derford . Lady hon . O yes , he will make the prettiest husband in the world ; you may fly about yourself as ...
Page 192
... Lady Hon . O , no Sir , nobody I am sure , ever knew you to have such a thought . [ Turning to Cecilia with a low voice . ] You cannot imagine my dear Mrs. Mortimer how I detest this old cousin of mine ! Now pray tell me hon- estly , if ...
... Lady Hon . O , no Sir , nobody I am sure , ever knew you to have such a thought . [ Turning to Cecilia with a low voice . ] You cannot imagine my dear Mrs. Mortimer how I detest this old cousin of mine ! Now pray tell me hon- estly , if ...
Page 193
... Lady Hon . Yes , Sir ; but then you know she would have kept her estate , which would have been a vastly bet- ter thing than an old pedigree of new relations . Besides I don't find that any body cares for the noble blood of the Delvills ...
... Lady Hon . Yes , Sir ; but then you know she would have kept her estate , which would have been a vastly bet- ter thing than an old pedigree of new relations . Besides I don't find that any body cares for the noble blood of the Delvills ...
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