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 Seiten Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... blessings pronounced by Christ 10. Schemes of life often illusory on his disciples , in his sermon on the mount 11. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility 12. On the true honour of man . 91 94 96 · 97 100 103 105 • 106 . 107 109 · . 110 ...
... blessings pronounced by Christ 10. Schemes of life often illusory on his disciples , in his sermon on the mount 11. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility 12. On the true honour of man . 91 94 96 · 97 100 103 105 • 106 . 107 109 · . 110 ...
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... blessings in disguise . 7. Change and alteration form the very essence of the world . 8. True happiness is of a retired nature , and an enemy to pomp and noisc . 9. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first ...
... blessings in disguise . 7. Change and alteration form the very essence of the world . 8. True happiness is of a retired nature , and an enemy to pomp and noisc . 9. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness , it must be our first ...
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... blessings to the world , sunk down , in the end , to be the burden and nuisance of society ! 7. The most common propensity of mankind , is , to store futurity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life ...
... blessings to the world , sunk down , in the end , to be the burden and nuisance of society ! 7. The most common propensity of mankind , is , to store futurity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life ...
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... bless the hermit in his cell . I have a temple in every heart that owns my influence ; and to him that wishes for me , I am al- ready present . Science may raise thee to eminence ; but I alone can guide thee to felicity ! " 16. While ...
... bless the hermit in his cell . I have a temple in every heart that owns my influence ; and to him that wishes for me , I am al- ready present . Science may raise thee to eminence ; but I alone can guide thee to felicity ! " 16. While ...
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... that which we look upon as the proper means for attaining it ? 6. It is therefore an unspeakable blessing , to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; 40 Part 1 . THE ENGLISH READER .
... that which we look upon as the proper means for attaining it ? 6. It is therefore an unspeakable blessing , to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; 40 Part 1 . THE ENGLISH READER .
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ADDISON ages offend amidst Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray Aristippus Aristotle attend beauty behold BLAIR blessing block of marble cæsural pause Caius Verres character comfort death delightful Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyments envy errours eternity ev'ry evil falling inflection father folly give gratitude happiness Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge judgement Jugurtha kind labours live look Lord mankind manner mercy Micipsa mind misery misfortunes morning calls nature never numbers Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions peace perfection perly person Phidias philosopher pleasing pleasure possess pow'r praise Praxiteles pride proper publick Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rising savage nations scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smiles sometimes sorrow soul sound spirit superiour sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion vanity verse vice virtue voice wisdom wise youth