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... natural ( or rather unnatural ) histo- rian , for he foisted upon the credulity of mankind me- moirs of lions and tigers that he knew nothing about until they were stuffed with straw - has thus written of the horse : " The noblest ...
... natural ( or rather unnatural ) histo- rian , for he foisted upon the credulity of mankind me- moirs of lions and tigers that he knew nothing about until they were stuffed with straw - has thus written of the horse : " The noblest ...
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... natural tastes . But we are neither disposed to quarrel with the horse nor to under - rate his merits : we know through him the Greeks won Troy - that the merits of Bucephalus caused Alexander to name a city after him - that Richard ...
... natural tastes . But we are neither disposed to quarrel with the horse nor to under - rate his merits : we know through him the Greeks won Troy - that the merits of Bucephalus caused Alexander to name a city after him - that Richard ...
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... natural and the voice artificial . The natural voice is used in domestic matters , in ordinary business , and in friendly conversation . The artificial voice , which may properly be termed the Sunday voice , is set apart for particular ...
... natural and the voice artificial . The natural voice is used in domestic matters , in ordinary business , and in friendly conversation . The artificial voice , which may properly be termed the Sunday voice , is set apart for particular ...
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... naturally possess , but which some fools have instinctively : this often makes us revoke , at a second interview , the judgment we had pronounced at the first . The speaker who accompanies his discourse with varied and natural gestures ...
... naturally possess , but which some fools have instinctively : this often makes us revoke , at a second interview , the judgment we had pronounced at the first . The speaker who accompanies his discourse with varied and natural gestures ...
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... natural whiteness of his skin - but not white - livered withal . His countenance ( which we must not fail to add , although the artist has turned it from us ) -his noble countenance beamed with joy , whilst a smile you would have been ...
... natural whiteness of his skin - but not white - livered withal . His countenance ( which we must not fail to add , although the artist has turned it from us ) -his noble countenance beamed with joy , whilst a smile you would have been ...
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