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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... greater effect , in properly teaching the art of reading , than is commonly imagined . In such constructions , every thing is accommodated to the understanding and the voice ; and the common difficulties in learning to read well are ...
... greater effect , in properly teaching the art of reading , than is commonly imagined . In such constructions , every thing is accommodated to the understanding and the voice ; and the common difficulties in learning to read well are ...
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... greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their several offices ...
... greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their several offices ...
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... greater variety to the modulation . * Notwithstanding this diversity of practice , there are certainly proper boundaries , within which this emphasis must be restrain- cd , in order to make it meet the approbation of sound judgement and ...
... greater variety to the modulation . * Notwithstanding this diversity of practice , there are certainly proper boundaries , within which this emphasis must be restrain- cd , in order to make it meet the approbation of sound judgement and ...
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... greater should be given to the sense ; and their correspondent times occasionally lengthened beyond what is usual in common speech . " To render pauses pleasing and expressive , they must not only be made in the right place , but also ...
... greater should be given to the sense ; and their correspondent times occasionally lengthened beyond what is usual in common speech . " To render pauses pleasing and expressive , they must not only be made in the right place , but also ...
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... greater atten- tion to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked . Such only are distinguished , as are most striking , and will best serve to show the reader their utility and importance . " Manufactures ...
... greater atten- tion to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked . Such only are distinguished , as are most striking , and will best serve to show the reader their utility and importance . " Manufactures ...
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