The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect Improve Their Language and Sentiments : and to Inculcate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingDescribes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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SECTION X . Character of ALFRED , king of England . 1 . The merit of this prince ,
both in private and publick life , may , with advantage , be set in opposition to that
of any monarch or citizen , which the annals of any age , or any nation , can ...
SECTION X . Character of ALFRED , king of England . 1 . The merit of this prince ,
both in private and publick life , may , with advantage , be set in opposition to that
of any monarch or citizen , which the annals of any age , or any nation , can ...
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Character of QUEEN ELIZABETH . 1 . THERE are few personages in history ,
who have been more exposed to the calumny of enemies , and the adulation of
friends , than queen Elizabeth ; and yet there scarcely is any , whose reputation
has ...
Character of QUEEN ELIZABETH . 1 . THERE are few personages in history ,
who have been more exposed to the calumny of enemies , and the adulation of
friends , than queen Elizabeth ; and yet there scarcely is any , whose reputation
has ...
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It will not take much time to delineate the character of the man of integrity , as by
its nature it is a plain one , and easily understood . lie is one , who makes it his
constant rule to follow the road of duty , according as the word of God , and the ...
It will not take much time to delineate the character of the man of integrity , as by
its nature it is a plain one , and easily understood . lie is one , who makes it his
constant rule to follow the road of duty , according as the word of God , and the ...
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No human character exhibited in the records of Scripture , is more remarkable
and instructive than that of the patriarch Joseph . He is one whom we behold tried
in all the vicissitudes of fortune ; from the condition of a slave , rising to be ruler of
...
No human character exhibited in the records of Scripture , is more remarkable
and instructive than that of the patriarch Joseph . He is one whom we behold tried
in all the vicissitudes of fortune ; from the condition of a slave , rising to be ruler of
...
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Character of James I . king of England . 1 . No prince , so little enterprising and so
inoffensive , was ever so much exposed to the opposite extremes of calumny and
flattery , of satire and panegyrick . And the factions which began in his time ...
Character of James I . king of England . 1 . No prince , so little enterprising and so
inoffensive , was ever so much exposed to the opposite extremes of calumny and
flattery , of satire and panegyrick . And the factions which began in his time ...
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| Título | The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers: Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect Improve Their Language and Sentiments : and to Inculcate the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue : with a Few Preliminary Observations on the ... Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood |
| Autor | Lindley Murray |
| Compilado por | Lindley Murray |
| Editor | R. Pew, 1830 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 14 Mar 2008 |
| Largo | 252 páginas |
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