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 Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingLincoln & Edmands, 1824 - 264 Seiten |
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... falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and habitual tempe- rance ... fall in our way almost every day of our lives . " " Those evil spirits , who , by long custom , have contracted in ...
... falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and habitual tempe- rance ... fall in our way almost every day of our lives . " " Those evil spirits , who , by long custom , have contracted in ...
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... fall or elevation of the voice , it should be denoted only by so slight a suspension of sound , as may distinguish the passage from one line to another , without injuring the meaning . The other kind of melodious pause , is that which falls ...
... fall or elevation of the voice , it should be denoted only by so slight a suspension of sound , as may distinguish the passage from one line to another , without injuring the meaning . The other kind of melodious pause , is that which falls ...
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... fall is heard at the distance of several leagues ; and the fury of the waters , at the termination of their fall , is incon- ceivable . The dashing produces a mist that rises to the very clouds ; and which forms a most beautiful rainbow ...
... fall is heard at the distance of several leagues ; and the fury of the waters , at the termination of their fall , is incon- ceivable . The dashing produces a mist that rises to the very clouds ; and which forms a most beautiful rainbow ...
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Select Sentences and Paragraphs | 23 |
The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on them | 37 |
No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind | 39 |
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