Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking, as Well as for the Perusal of Persons of Taste : with an Appendix, Containing Concise Lessons on a New Plan, and Principles of English GrammarC. Elliot, 1789 - 398 psl. |
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... beg a hair of him for memory , And , dying , mention it within their wills , Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Unto their iffue . If you have tears , prepare to shed them now . You all do know this mantle : I remember The The first time ...
... beg a hair of him for memory , And , dying , mention it within their wills , Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Unto their iffue . If you have tears , prepare to shed them now . You all do know this mantle : I remember The The first time ...
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