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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... fall short of perfection will find himself amply rewarded for every exertion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading , by which the ne- cessary pauses , emphasis , and tones , may be ...
... fall short of perfection will find himself amply rewarded for every exertion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading , by which the ne- cessary pauses , emphasis , and tones , may be ...
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... fall an emphasis upon the word man's in the first line ; and hence it would read thus : " Of man's first disobedience , and the fruit , " & c . But if it were a notorious truth , that mankind had transgressed in a peculiar manner more ...
... fall an emphasis upon the word man's in the first line ; and hence it would read thus : " Of man's first disobedience , and the fruit , " & c . But if it were a notorious truth , that mankind had transgressed in a peculiar manner more ...
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... falls on words in different parts of the same sentence , so it is frequently required to be continued with a little variation , on two , and sometimes more words together , The following sentences exemplify both the parts of this ...
... falls on words in different parts of the same sentence , so it is frequently required to be continued with a little variation , on two , and sometimes more words together , The following sentences exemplify both the parts of this ...
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... fall . It may easily be gathered at the intervals of the period , when the voice is suspended only for a moment ... falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and habitual temperance ...
... fall . It may easily be gathered at the intervals of the period , when the voice is suspended only for a moment ... falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and habitual temperance ...
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... falling inflection , it is the same with regard to the closing pause it admits of both . The falling inflection ... fall in our way almost every day of our lives . " " Those evil spirits , who , by long custom , have contracted in ...
... falling inflection , it is the same with regard to the closing pause it admits of both . The falling inflection ... fall in our way almost every day of our lives . " " Those evil spirits , who , by long custom , have contracted in ...
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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