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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Having thus calmed his solicitude , he renewed his pace , though he suspected
that he was not gaining ground . This uneasiness of his mind inclined him to lay
hold on every new object , and give way to every sensation that might sooth or ...
Having thus calmed his solicitude , he renewed his pace , though he suspected
that he was not gaining ground . This uneasiness of his mind inclined him to lay
hold on every new object , and give way to every sensation that might sooth or ...
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... because it can make him happy hereafter . ADDISON . SECTION XII . Rank
and riches afford no ground for envy . 1 . Of all the grounds of envy among men ,
superiority in rank and fortune is the most general . Hence , the malignity which
the ...
... because it can make him happy hereafter . ADDISON . SECTION XII . Rank
and riches afford no ground for envy . 1 . Of all the grounds of envy among men ,
superiority in rank and fortune is the most general . Hence , the malignity which
the ...
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... upon the ground . ... were once more obliged to return to the boat ; and , in
about half an hour , we saw the greater part of the town , and the inn at which we
had put up , dashed to the ground , and burying the inhabitants be . neath the
ruins .
... upon the ground . ... were once more obliged to return to the boat ; and , in
about half an hour , we saw the greater part of the town , and the inn at which we
had put up , dashed to the ground , and burying the inhabitants be . neath the
ruins .
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They were all on a level with the ground ; with a door on one side into a garden ,
of which Charles himself had given the plan , and had filled it with various plants ,
which he proposed to cultivate with his own hands . On the other side , they ...
They were all on a level with the ground ; with a door on one side into a garden ,
of which Charles himself had given the plan , and had filled it with various plants ,
which he proposed to cultivate with his own hands . On the other side , they ...
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The tallest pines feel most the pow ' r Of wint ' ry blast ; the loftiest tow ' r Comes
heaviest to the ground . The bolts that spare the mountain ' s side , His cloud -
capt eminence divide ; And spread the ruin round . Moderate views and aims ...
The tallest pines feel most the pow ' r Of wint ' ry blast ; the loftiest tow ' r Comes
heaviest to the ground . The bolts that spare the mountain ' s side , His cloud -
capt eminence divide ; And spread the ruin round . Moderate views and aims ...
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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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