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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tible to an eye , that could take in the whole compass of nature , and pass from
one end of the creation to the other ; as it is possible • there may be such a sense
in ourselves hereafter , or in creatures which are at present more exalted than ...
tible to an eye , that could take in the whole compass of nature , and pass from
one end of the creation to the other ; as it is possible • there may be such a sense
in ourselves hereafter , or in creatures which are at present more exalted than ...
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Methinks this single consideration , of the progress of a finite spirit to perfection ,
will be sufficient to extinguish all envy in inferiour natures , and all contempt in
superiour . That cherub , which now appears as a god to a human soul , knows
very ...
Methinks this single consideration , of the progress of a finite spirit to perfection ,
will be sufficient to extinguish all envy in inferiour natures , and all contempt in
superiour . That cherub , which now appears as a god to a human soul , knows
very ...
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The labourer observes the change , and anticipates the harvest ; he watches the
progress of nature , and smiles at her influence : while the man of contemplation
walks forth with the evening , amidst the fragrance of flowers , and promises of ...
The labourer observes the change , and anticipates the harvest ; he watches the
progress of nature , and smiles at her influence : while the man of contemplation
walks forth with the evening , amidst the fragrance of flowers , and promises of ...
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I find that the eyes which nature has given me , see many things very clearly ,
though some are out of their reach , or discerned but dimly . What opinion ought I
to have of a physician , who should offer me an eye - water , the use of which
would ...
I find that the eyes which nature has given me , see many things very clearly ,
though some are out of their reach , or discerned but dimly . What opinion ought I
to have of a physician , who should offer me an eye - water , the use of which
would ...
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This progress in nature is so very gradual , that the most perfect of an inferiour
species , comes very near to the most imperfect of that which is immediately
above it . 10 . The exuberant and overflowing goodness of the Supreme Being ,
whose ...
This progress in nature is so very gradual , that the most perfect of an inferiour
species , comes very near to the most imperfect of that which is immediately
above it . 10 . The exuberant and overflowing goodness of the Supreme Being ,
whose ...
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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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