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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
... such occasions is blow and solemn in the outset; but when lhe advances to the heart of his vubject, he becomes animated and speaks with some rapidity, but alwnys tith match distinctness. His enunci- ation is clear; and few speakers possess a greater power ...
TABLE TALK
... of Commons,) and do not seek occasions of display; if you have a turn for speaking, the proper time will come. Let speaking take care of itself. I never go out of the way to speak, but make myself acquainted with the business, and then, if the de- bate ...
CHARLES X. AND HIS FAMILY
... from his general con. . duct, that he had never lost anything worth regret- a ting. The Dautphiness, on the contrary, never a speaks of France but with tears in her eyes, and 0 she is seldom seen even to smile. Charles X. re mains inflexible in rcgard to ...
EXTRACTS FROM THE EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON POSTAGE
... knowledge that ca riers make the collection and distribution of letters their sole business?-Some do. 2268. In the town which you speak?-Yes. 2269. How do the carriers collect the letters ?-They generally empley little girls and old wonen to do it. t '2270 And ...
SIR CHARLES WETHERELL
... to cough him down whenever he attempted to speak. It was on these occasions that lie generally gave the most striking proofs -of his wit. Nothing could diseoncert hit : tile I greater uproar his rising to speak caused in the house, the more lie seemed ...
AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER
... the Boroughm, have been of fair average qlialily, but, owing to the great abundance of them, hav6 produced, comparatively speaking, low prices. As to the progress of other field labour, unconnected with the harvest, these, of course, can but have proceeded ...
THE SWIMMING OF MAN AND OF OTHER ANIMALS
... the experiment, but to adopt the caution as the * forlorn hope, when he has no other chance left. Some eccentric writer, speaking of the physical capacities of man and other animals, says, -- Place a blind puppy, a kitten, or a sucking pig in the water ...
RAPID INTELLIGENCE
... OF THE RAILWAY To ThE OTHER s BY MEANS OF SPEAKING TUBES. , d A correspondent has been pleased to ask our opinion respect. o ing the practicability of conveying a message, by means of e what are called speaking pipes, instantaneously, through the 0 whole ...
THE LIVERPOOL FREEMEN
... meantime we would recommend Mr. Holmes, when next the talking fit is on him, and he has oc- casion to speak of such men as Mr. Rathbone,' to speak with proper respect of his betters, or rather, to remember the adage, No sutor ultra crepidam. We believe ...
RAPID INTELLIGENCE
... TUNNEL OF THE RAILWAY' TO TriE OTIh)ER BlY MEANS OF SPEAKING TUBES. A correspondent has been pleased to ask our opinion re- specting the practibility of conveying a message by tmeans of what are called speaking pipes, instanrineously, through the whole length ...
Miscellany
... Work on rtoeultou, viz., that the great thing is, to lt~ginreadiiig or speaking loweenousgh; forsay hey thevoie alwayFkS naturally aiscendlt: it' a person begin to reaid or speak in a hlgh torte he Ailsorlon i command over the voted. .r'ills is all terony ...