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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... true har- mony of utterance , and affords ease to the reader , and pleasure to the audi- This unnatural pitch of the voice , and disagreeable monotony , are most observable in persons who were taught to read in large rooms ; who were ...
... true har- mony of utterance , and affords ease to the reader , and pleasure to the audi- This unnatural pitch of the voice , and disagreeable monotony , are most observable in persons who were taught to read in large rooms ; who were ...
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... true and best pronunciation of the words of our language . By attentively con- sulting them , particularly " Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary , " the young reader will be much assisted , in his endeavours to attain a correct pronuncia ...
... true and best pronunciation of the words of our language . By attentively con- sulting them , particularly " Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary , " the young reader will be much assisted , in his endeavours to attain a correct pronuncia ...
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... true and just taste ; and must arise from feeling delicately our- selves , and from judging accurately of what is fittest to strike the feelings of others . There is one errour , against which it is particularly proper to caution the ...
... true and just taste ; and must arise from feeling delicately our- selves , and from judging accurately of what is fittest to strike the feelings of others . There is one errour , against which it is particularly proper to caution the ...
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... 73 74 ib . · · CHAPTER VI . Pathetick Pieces . Sect . 1. Trial and execution of the Earl of Strafford 2. An eminent instance of true fortitude of mind • • · 32 76 77 Sect . 3. The good man's comfort in affliction 4. CONTENTS .
... 73 74 ib . · · CHAPTER VI . Pathetick Pieces . Sect . 1. Trial and execution of the Earl of Strafford 2. An eminent instance of true fortitude of mind • • · 32 76 77 Sect . 3. The good man's comfort in affliction 4. CONTENTS .
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... true honour of man . 91 94 96 · 97 100 103 105 • 106 . 107 109 · . 110 111 113 ib . · · 114 • 116 • 117 16. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties pleasures 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended . 13. The ...
... true honour of man . 91 94 96 · 97 100 103 105 • 106 . 107 109 · . 110 111 113 ib . · · 114 • 116 • 117 16. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties pleasures 21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended . 13. The ...
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