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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13 . When the repast was over , “ Tell me , " said the hermit , 56 by what chance
thou hast been brought hither ? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of
the wilderness , in which I never saw a man before . ” Obidah then related the ...
13 . When the repast was over , “ Tell me , " said the hermit , 56 by what chance
thou hast been brought hither ? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of
the wilderness , in which I never saw a man before . ” Obidah then related the ...
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He never praises us among our friends ; and then joins in traducing us among
our enemies . We shall never find one part of his character at variance with
another . In his manners , he is simple and unaffected ; in all his proceedings ,
open and ...
He never praises us among our friends ; and then joins in traducing us among
our enemies . We shall never find one part of his character at variance with
another . In his manners , he is simple and unaffected ; in all his proceedings ,
open and ...
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I shall revel in inexhaustible accumulations of intellectual riches ; I shall find new
plea- sures for every moment ; and shall never more be weary of myself . 6 . “ I
will not , however , deviate too far from the beaten track of life ; but will try what
can ...
I shall revel in inexhaustible accumulations of intellectual riches ; I shall find new
plea- sures for every moment ; and shall never more be weary of myself . 6 . “ I
will not , however , deviate too far from the beaten track of life ; but will try what
can ...
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Look through all the ranks of mankind . Examine the condition of those who
appear most prosperous ; and you will find that they are never just what they
desire to be . If retired , they languish for action ; if busy , they complain of fatigue .
Look through all the ranks of mankind . Examine the condition of those who
appear most prosperous ; and you will find that they are never just what they
desire to be . If retired , they languish for action ; if busy , they complain of fatigue .
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I am out of humanity ' s reach , I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the
sweet musick of speech ; I start at the sound of my own . The beasts that roam
over the plain , My form with indifference see : They are so unacquainted with
man ...
I am out of humanity ' s reach , I must finish my journey alone ; Never hear the
sweet musick of speech ; I start at the sound of my own . The beasts that roam
over the plain , My form with indifference see : They are so unacquainted with
man ...
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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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