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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Alas ! there is but too much reason to believe , they are so : and on this ground , I
pity and deplore their condition . We agree in this point , that men do not conduct
themselves according to reasonable and just principles : but I , who do not suffer
...
Alas ! there is but too much reason to believe , they are so : and on this ground , I
pity and deplore their condition . We agree in this point , that men do not conduct
themselves according to reasonable and just principles : but I , who do not suffer
...
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When man revolted from his Maker , his passions rebelled against himself ; and ,
from being originally the ministers of reason , have become the tyrants of the soul
. Hence , in treating of this subject , two things may be assumed as principles ...
When man revolted from his Maker , his passions rebelled against himself ; and ,
from being originally the ministers of reason , have become the tyrants of the soul
. Hence , in treating of this subject , two things may be assumed as principles ...
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... and “ the light of the world . ” 5 . Is there not reason to lament , that we answer
the character no better ? Is there not reason to exclaim with a good man in foriner
times , “ Blossed Lord ! either these are not thy words , or we are not Christians !
... and “ the light of the world . ” 5 . Is there not reason to lament , that we answer
the character no better ? Is there not reason to exclaim with a good man in foriner
times , “ Blossed Lord ! either these are not thy words , or we are not Christians !
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The seraph spoke — “ ' Tis reason ' s part To govern and to guard the heart ; To
lull the wayward soul to rest , When hopes and fears distract the breast . Reason
may calm this doubtful strife , And steer thy bark through various life . But when ...
The seraph spoke — “ ' Tis reason ' s part To govern and to guard the heart ; To
lull the wayward soul to rest , When hopes and fears distract the breast . Reason
may calm this doubtful strife , And steer thy bark through various life . But when ...
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... nature hears The new - creating word ; and starts to lite , In ev ' ry heighten ' d
forin , from pain and death For ever free . The great eternal scheme , Involving all
, and in a perfect whole Uniting as the prospect wider spreads , To reason ' s eye
...
... nature hears The new - creating word ; and starts to lite , In ev ' ry heighten ' d
forin , from pain and death For ever free . The great eternal scheme , Involving all
, and in a perfect whole Uniting as the prospect wider spreads , To reason ' s eye
...
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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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