The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best Writers. Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments; and to Inclucate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingDurrie & Peck, 1830 - 204 páginas Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... thought , is wholly a natural talent . It is , in a good mea- sure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every ...
... thought , is wholly a natural talent . It is , in a good mea- sure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the proper pitch and management of the voice . Every ...
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... thoughts • · • • 6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions 7. On the proper state of our temper with respect to one another 8. Excellence of the Holy Scriptures 9. Reflections occasioned by a review of the blessings ...
... thoughts • · • • 6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions 7. On the proper state of our temper with respect to one another 8. Excellence of the Holy Scriptures 9. Reflections occasioned by a review of the blessings ...
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... thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . 15. Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; al- ways afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore , so blended in ...
... thought of acquiring any advantage by his prejudice . 15. Man , always prosperous , would be giddy and insolent ; al- ways afflicted , would be sullen or despondent . Hopes and fears , joy and sorrow , are , therefore , so blended in ...
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... thought . About what are we now busied ? What is the ultimate scope of our present pursuits and cares ? Can we justify them to ourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit ...
... thought . About what are we now busied ? What is the ultimate scope of our present pursuits and cares ? Can we justify them to ourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit ...
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... thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , “ Those which they ought to practise when they come to be men . " A wiser than Agesilaus has inculcated the same sentiment : " Train up a child in the way he should go , and when he ...
... thought most proper for boys to learn , " answered , “ Those which they ought to practise when they come to be men . " A wiser than Agesilaus has inculcated the same sentiment : " Train up a child in the way he should go , and when he ...
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