The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers. Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments; and to Inclucate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingDurrie & Peck, 1830 - 204 pages Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... ourselves ? If there were no other benefits resulting from the art of reading well , than the necessity it lays us under , of precisely ascertaining the meaning of what we read ; and the habit thence acquired , of doing this with ...
... ourselves ? If there were no other benefits resulting from the art of reading well , than the necessity it lays us under , of precisely ascertaining the meaning of what we read ; and the habit thence acquired , of doing this with ...
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... ourselves less compass , and are likely to strain our voice before we have done . Weshall fatigue ourselves , and read with pain ; and whenever a person speaks with pain to himself , he. is. always. heard. with. pain. by. his. audience .
... ourselves less compass , and are likely to strain our voice before we have done . Weshall fatigue ourselves , and read with pain ; and whenever a person speaks with pain to himself , he. is. always. heard. with. pain. by. his. audience .
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... ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend to the points used in ...
... ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend to the points used in ...
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... ourselves secure from the dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . 9. Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to criminal ...
... ourselves secure from the dangers which spring from our passions . Every age , and every station they beset ; from youth to gray hairs , and from the peasant to the prince . 9. Riches and pleasures are the chief temptations to criminal ...
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... ourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit for futurity ? 10. Is it not strange ( says an ingenious writer , ) that some per- sons should be so delicate as not to bear a ...
... ourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit for futurity ? 10. Is it not strange ( says an ingenious writer , ) that some per- sons should be so delicate as not to bear a ...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray Affichage du livre entier - 1830 |
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