The Sixth Reader of the United States Series: Embracing, in Brief, the Principles of Rhetoric, Criticism, Eloquence, and Oratory, as Applied to Both Prose and Poetry, the Whole Adapted to Elocutionary Instruction |
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... instruction , in ancient times ; and among them are still found some of the choicest gems of language . Riddles , the fables of Æsop and La Fontaine , and the parables of the New Testament , are allegories ; and it. Adapted.
... instruction , in ancient times ; and among them are still found some of the choicest gems of language . Riddles , the fables of Æsop and La Fontaine , and the parables of the New Testament , are allegories ; and it. Adapted.
Page 168
... Æsop , which are confined mostly to the doings and sayings of animals , are good examples of apologue . The fable here given , the oldest on record , and which Addison declares to be as beautiful as any made since , originated in the ...
... Æsop , which are confined mostly to the doings and sayings of animals , are good examples of apologue . The fable here given , the oldest on record , and which Addison declares to be as beautiful as any made since , originated in the ...
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