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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... philosopher 5. Discourse between Adam and Eve , retiring to rest 6. Religion and death CHAPTER IIL . Didactick Pieces . Page . 148 149 ib . 151 152 • 154 Sect . 1. The vanity of wealth • 156 2. Nothing formed in vain ib . 3. On pride ...
... philosopher 5. Discourse between Adam and Eve , retiring to rest 6. Religion and death CHAPTER IIL . Didactick Pieces . Page . 148 149 ib . 151 152 • 154 Sect . 1. The vanity of wealth • 156 2. Nothing formed in vain ib . 3. On pride ...
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... philosopher expressed in his motto , that " time was his estate . " " An estate indeed which will produce nothing without cultivation ; but which will always abundantly repay the Chap . 1 . 23 SELECT SENTENCES , & c .
... philosopher expressed in his motto , that " time was his estate . " " An estate indeed which will produce nothing without cultivation ; but which will always abundantly repay the Chap . 1 . 23 SELECT SENTENCES , & c .
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... philosopher : " If the guests are men of sense , there is sufficient for them : if they are not , I can very well dispense with their company . " 6. Socrates , though ough primarily attentive to the culture of his mind , was not ...
... philosopher : " If the guests are men of sense , there is sufficient for them : if they are not , I can very well dispense with their company . " 6. Socrates , though ough primarily attentive to the culture of his mind , was not ...
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... philosopher , the saint , or the hero , the wise , the good , or the great man , very often lies hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper education might have disinterred , and have brought to light . I am therefore much ...
... philosopher , the saint , or the hero , the wise , the good , or the great man , very often lies hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper education might have disinterred , and have brought to light . I am therefore much ...
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... philosophers , who think they stand in no need themselves of the assistance of religion to support their virtue , and who never feel the want of its consolations , would yet have the humanity to consider the very different situation of ...
... philosophers , who think they stand in no need themselves of the assistance of religion to support their virtue , and who never feel the want of its consolations , would yet have the humanity to consider the very different situation of ...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... Lindley Murray Affichage du livre entier - 1830 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
ADDISON ages offend Ameri Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray Aristippus Aristotle attend beauty behold BLAIR blessing block of marble Caius Verres character comfort consider death delight Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyments errours eternity ev'ry evil father folly forgiveness fortune give gratitude happiness Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge Jugurtha kind labours live look Lord mankind manner mercy Micipsa midst mind misery morning calls nature never night noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfection person Phidias philosopher pleasing pleasure plebeian possess pow'r praise Praxiteles pride proper publick Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise savage nations scene SECTION sense sentiments shade shine Sicily smiles sometimes sorrow soul sound spirit superiour sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion toil vanity vice virtue voice wisdom wise youth