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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Hast thou a mind , Damocles , " says the king , “ to taste this happiness ; and to
know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou hast so high an
idea ? ” Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a royal ...
Hast thou a mind , Damocles , " says the king , “ to taste this happiness ; and to
know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou hast so high an
idea ? ” Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a royal ...
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He oppressed them during all the days of king Jehoaház : " and , from what is left
on record of his actions , he plainly appears to have proved , what the prophet
foresaw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . " 6 . In this passage of
...
He oppressed them during all the days of king Jehoaház : " and , from what is left
on record of his actions , he plainly appears to have proved , what the prophet
foresaw him to be , a man of violence , cruelty , and blood . " 6 . In this passage of
...
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He told them of the glory of his riches , and the multitude of his children , and of
all the things wherein ' the king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced
him above the princes and servants of the king . He said , moreover , Yea , Esther
...
He told them of the glory of his riches , and the multitude of his children , and of
all the things wherein ' the king had promoted him ; and how he had advanced
him above the princes and servants of the king . He said , moreover , Yea , Esther
...
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The king himself went to the house of lords , and spoke for some time in his
defence ; but the spirit of vengeance , which had been chained for eleven years ,
was now roused ; and nothing but his blood could give the people satisfaction .
The king himself went to the house of lords , and spoke for some time in his
defence ; but the spirit of vengeance , which had been chained for eleven years ,
was now roused ; and nothing but his blood could give the people satisfaction .
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The Speech of FABRICIUS , a Roman ambassador , to king Pyrr . hus , who
aitempted to bribe him to his interests , by the offer of a great sum of money . 1 .
With regard to my poverty , the king has , indeed , been justly informed . My whole
...
The Speech of FABRICIUS , a Roman ambassador , to king Pyrr . hus , who
aitempted to bribe him to his interests , by the offer of a great sum of money . 1 .
With regard to my poverty , the king has , indeed , been justly informed . My whole
...
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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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