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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... thou poor ? -Show thyself active and industrious , peace- able and contented . Art thou wealthy ? -Show thyself beneficent and charitable , condescending and humane . 9. Though religion removes not all the evils of life , though it ...
... thou poor ? -Show thyself active and industrious , peace- able and contented . Art thou wealthy ? -Show thyself beneficent and charitable , condescending and humane . 9. Though religion removes not all the evils of life , though it ...
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... thou been to me : thy love for me was wonderful ; passing the love of women . " 8. Sir Philip Sidney , at the battle near Zutphen , was wounded by a musket ball , which broke the bone of his thigh . He was carried about a mile and a ...
... thou been to me : thy love for me was wonderful ; passing the love of women . " 8. Sir Philip Sidney , at the battle near Zutphen , was wounded by a musket ball , which broke the bone of his thigh . He was carried about a mile and a ...
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... thou mayest be truly wise . 6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful . Open rebuke is better than secret love . 7. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of ...
... thou mayest be truly wise . 6. Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful . Open rebuke is better than secret love . 7. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of ...
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... thou the God of thy fathers ; serve him with a perfect heart , and with a willing mind . If thou seek him , he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake him , he will cast thee off for ever . SECTION IX . 1. THAT every day has its ...
... thou the God of thy fathers ; serve him with a perfect heart , and with a willing mind . If thou seek him , he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake him , he will cast thee off for ever . SECTION IX . 1. THAT every day has its ...
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... thou a mind , Damocles , " says the king , " to taste this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou hast so high an idea ? " Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a ...
... thou a mind , Damocles , " says the king , " to taste this happiness ; and to know , by experience , what the enjoyments are , of which thou hast so high an idea ? " Damocles , with joy , accepted the offer . The king ordered that a ...
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