The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 23
... informs his hearers of the several parts of his intended discourse , it is called enumeration ; and these should never exceed three or four at most . - The chief things to be attended to in delivering. RHETORIC . 23 .
... informs his hearers of the several parts of his intended discourse , it is called enumeration ; and these should never exceed three or four at most . - The chief things to be attended to in delivering. RHETORIC . 23 .
Page 41
... never followed the sea , and perpetuated , as a creditable title , like that of squire on the continent , to those who have retired from business . One quiet lane , leading into the country , is called India Row , from the number of ...
... never followed the sea , and perpetuated , as a creditable title , like that of squire on the continent , to those who have retired from business . One quiet lane , leading into the country , is called India Row , from the number of ...
Page 42
... never occurred before , the winters being rarely severe . In summer they enjoy a happy temperature , the thermometer seldom rising above 80 ° . of Fahrenheit ; and the highest winds seldom preventing a daily intercourse with the ...
... never occurred before , the winters being rarely severe . In summer they enjoy a happy temperature , the thermometer seldom rising above 80 ° . of Fahrenheit ; and the highest winds seldom preventing a daily intercourse with the ...
Page 46
... never dismissed a cause without having examined it with minuteness and accuracy . His sagacity and his vigilance were displayed in various plans for the regulation of the hospitals and the relief of the poor . His judicial knowledge was ...
... never dismissed a cause without having examined it with minuteness and accuracy . His sagacity and his vigilance were displayed in various plans for the regulation of the hospitals and the relief of the poor . His judicial knowledge was ...
Page 54
... advantage would be signal and striking . Opportunities of procuring inestimable books in London occur daily , in this mode , which , once lost , may never return . A word on hours of attendance in libraries . In 54 THE BEEHIVE .
... advantage would be signal and striking . Opportunities of procuring inestimable books in London occur daily , in this mode , which , once lost , may never return . A word on hours of attendance in libraries . In 54 THE BEEHIVE .
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