McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide: Or, Fifth Reader of the Eclectic Series. Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: with Copious Rules and Rhetorical Exercises |
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Page 159
... whole earth and skies ' , lay in silent homage at the footstool of eternal Majesty . The very mountains seemed to worship ' ; the whole scene is hushed to profound peace ' ; and now , he hears a " still , small võice . ” " And it was so ...
... whole earth and skies ' , lay in silent homage at the footstool of eternal Majesty . The very mountains seemed to worship ' ; the whole scene is hushed to profound peace ' ; and now , he hears a " still , small võice . ” " And it was so ...
Page 275
... whole train of geese waddling toward her from the great pond , taking that way home- ward out of sheer curiosity , as I suppose . As the goodly company drew nearer and nearer , our brook admired the stateliness of their carriage , and ...
... whole train of geese waddling toward her from the great pond , taking that way home- ward out of sheer curiosity , as I suppose . As the goodly company drew nearer and nearer , our brook admired the stateliness of their carriage , and ...
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... whole oration of other men , ) come forth cold and irresolute , and withal appa- rently wide of the subject . Each of them is , indeed , profound and satisfactory in itself , evidently deduced from the most chosen materials , and ...
... whole oration of other men , ) come forth cold and irresolute , and withal appa- rently wide of the subject . Each of them is , indeed , profound and satisfactory in itself , evidently deduced from the most chosen materials , and ...
Contents
PART I | 13 |
The Hour of Prayer | 15 |
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte | 20 |
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