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 páginas Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... appears to be : and what flatters most , is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ruin . There is a banquet spread , where poison is in every dish . There is a couch which ...
... appears to be : and what flatters most , is always farthest from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure to ruin . There is a banquet spread , where poison is in every dish . There is a couch which ...
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... appears ( to use the simile of Longinus ) like the sun in his evening declina- tion : he remits his splendour , but ... appear every where around us ! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What ...
... appears ( to use the simile of Longinus ) like the sun in his evening declina- tion : he remits his splendour , but ... appear every where around us ! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What ...
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... appear under the form of venial weaknesses ; and are indulged , in the beginning , with scrupulous- ness and reserve . But , by longer practice , these restraints weak- en , and the power of habit grows . One vice brings in another to ...
... appear under the form of venial weaknesses ; and are indulged , in the beginning , with scrupulous- ness and reserve . But , by longer practice , these restraints weak- en , and the power of habit grows . One vice brings in another to ...
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... appears to have been one of the princes , or chief men of the Syrian court . 2. Charged with rich gifts from the king , he presents himself before the prophet ; and accosts him in terms of the highest respect . During the conference ...
... appears to have been one of the princes , or chief men of the Syrian court . 2. Charged with rich gifts from the king , he presents himself before the prophet ; and accosts him in terms of the highest respect . During the conference ...
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... appears to have proved , what the prophet foresaw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . 5. In this ... appear- ance of disrespect from Mordecai , Haman " was full of wrath : but he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai ...
... appears to have proved , what the prophet foresaw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . 5. In this ... appear- ance of disrespect from Mordecai , Haman " was full of wrath : but he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai ...
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