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Page 9
... words of it by his voice . Every limb , and every finger contributes to the part he acts , insomuch that a deaf man might go along with him in the sense of it . There is scarce a beautiful posture in an old sta- tue , which he does not ...
... words of it by his voice . Every limb , and every finger contributes to the part he acts , insomuch that a deaf man might go along with him in the sense of it . There is scarce a beautiful posture in an old sta- tue , which he does not ...
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... Word was brought me , that she had endeavoured twice or thrice to come in , but could not do it by reason of her petticoat , which was too large for the entrance of my house , though I had ordered both the folding doors to be thrown ...
... Word was brought me , that she had endeavoured twice or thrice to come in , but could not do it by reason of her petticoat , which was too large for the entrance of my house , though I had ordered both the folding doors to be thrown ...
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... words . If ( said he ) you can be so transported with those pro- ductions of nature , which are discovered to you by those artificial eyes that are the works of human inven- tion , how great will your surprize be , when you shall have ...
... words . If ( said he ) you can be so transported with those pro- ductions of nature , which are discovered to you by those artificial eyes that are the works of human inven- tion , how great will your surprize be , when you shall have ...
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... words very fine , but ill applied . These distinctions made me , without hesitation , ( though I had never seen her before ) ask her , if her lady had any commands for me ? She then began to weep afresh , and with many broken sighs told ...
... words very fine , but ill applied . These distinctions made me , without hesitation , ( though I had never seen her before ) ask her , if her lady had any commands for me ? She then began to weep afresh , and with many broken sighs told ...
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... words of this speech ; but when the actor came to the close of it , they could bear no longer . In short , .the whole assembly rose up at once in the greatest fury , with a design to pluck him off the stage , and brand the work itself ...
... words of this speech ; but when the actor came to the close of it , they could bear no longer . In short , .the whole assembly rose up at once in the greatest fury , with a design to pluck him off the stage , and brand the work itself ...
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