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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... VERSE . SECTION I. Proper Loudness of Voice . THE first attention of every person who reads to others , doubtless , must be , to make himself be heard by all those to whom he reads . He must endea- vour to fill with his voice the space ...
... VERSE . SECTION I. Proper Loudness of Voice . THE first attention of every person who reads to others , doubtless , must be , to make himself be heard by all those to whom he reads . He must endea- vour to fill with his voice the space ...
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... Verse . WHEN we are reading verse , there is a peculiar difficulty in making the pauses justly . The difficulty arises from the melody of verse , which dictates to the ear pluses or rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro ...
... Verse . WHEN we are reading verse , there is a peculiar difficulty in making the pauses justly . The difficulty arises from the melody of verse , which dictates to the ear pluses or rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro ...
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... verse , and divides it into two hemistichs ; a pause , not so great as that which belongs to the close of the line , but still sensible to an ordinary ear . This , which is called the cæsural pause , may fall , in English heroick verse ...
... verse , and divides it into two hemistichs ; a pause , not so great as that which belongs to the close of the line , but still sensible to an ordinary ear . This , which is called the cæsural pause , may fall , in English heroick verse ...
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... verse , have surely no claim to attention ; as they are neither qualified by reflection , nor experience , to be competent judges of the subject . 16. Is there a man upon the face of the earth , who would delibe- rately accept of all ...
... verse , have surely no claim to attention ; as they are neither qualified by reflection , nor experience , to be competent judges of the subject . 16. Is there a man upon the face of the earth , who would delibe- rately accept of all ...
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... verse for my standard , how scanty is their size ! how contemptible their figure ! They shrink into pompous nothings . SECTION XV . ADDISON . On the power of custom , and the uses to which it may be applied . 1 THERE is not a common ...
... verse for my standard , how scanty is their size ! how contemptible their figure ! They shrink into pompous nothings . SECTION XV . ADDISON . On the power of custom , and the uses to which it may be applied . 1 THERE is not a common ...
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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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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