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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Pauses in reading must generally be formed upon the manner in which we utter
ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff artificial
manner , which is acquired froin reading books according tothe common
punctuation ...
Pauses in reading must generally be formed upon the manner in which we utter
ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff artificial
manner , which is acquired froin reading books according tothe common
punctuation ...
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Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this manner : as , “
Am I ungratefui ' ? ” “ Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an
interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling
inflection ...
Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this manner : as , “
Am I ungratefui ' ? ” “ Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an
interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling
inflection ...
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Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this manner : as , “
Am I ungrateful ' ? ” “ Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an
interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling
inflection ...
Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this manner : as , “
Am I ungrateful ' ? ” “ Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an
interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling
inflection ...
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Education , after the same manner , when it works upon a noble mind , draws out
to view every latent viriue and perfection , which , without such helps , are never
able to make their appearance . - 2 . If my reader will give me leave to change ...
Education , after the same manner , when it works upon a noble mind , draws out
to view every latent viriue and perfection , which , without such helps , are never
able to make their appearance . - 2 . If my reader will give me leave to change ...
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In the present corrupted state of human manners , always to assent and to
comply , is the very worst maxim we can adopt . It is impossible to support the
purity and dignity of Christian morals , without opposing the world on various
occasions ...
In the present corrupted state of human manners , always to assent and to
comply , is the very worst maxim we can adopt . It is impossible to support the
purity and dignity of Christian morals , without opposing the world on various
occasions ...
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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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