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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... rest sometimes on the vowel , sometimes on the consonant . The ge- nius of the language requires the voice to mark that syllable by a stronger percussion , and to pass more slightly over the rest . Now , after we have learn-- ed the ...
... rest sometimes on the vowel , sometimes on the consonant . The ge- nius of the language requires the voice to mark that syllable by a stronger percussion , and to pass more slightly over the rest . Now , after we have learn-- ed the ...
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... rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superiour rank that we hold , are in a high degree more comprehensive ; as there is not an act of the mind , an ex ...
... rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superiour rank that we hold , are in a high degree more comprehensive ; as there is not an act of the mind , an ex ...
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... rests , in speaking or reading , are a total cessation of the voice , during a perceptible , and in many cases , a measurable spice of time . Pauses are equally necessary to the speaker , and the hearer . To the speaker , that he may ...
... rests , in speaking or reading , are a total cessation of the voice , during a perceptible , and in many cases , a measurable spice of time . Pauses are equally necessary to the speaker , and the hearer . To the speaker , that he may ...
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... rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro- perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so sel- dom meet with good ...
... rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro- perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so sel- dom meet with good ...
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... rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro- perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so sel- dom meet with good ...
... rests of its own and to adjust and compound these pro- perly with the pauses of the sense , so as neither to hurt the ear , nor offend the understanding , is so very nice a matter , that it is no wonder we so sel- dom meet with good ...
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