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 Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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A speaker may therefore render his voice louder , without altering the key : and
we shall always be able to give most body , most persevering force of sound , to
that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accusto ned . Whereas , by ...
A speaker may therefore render his voice louder , without altering the key : and
we shall always be able to give most body , most persevering force of sound , to
that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accusto ned . Whereas , by ...
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... in the heart : and let me add , nothing except what flows from the heart , cao
render even external manners truly pleasing . ... which sometimes feasts the
sense ; but like the ordinary breeze , which purifies the air and renders it healthtul
, The ...
... in the heart : and let me add , nothing except what flows from the heart , cao
render even external manners truly pleasing . ... which sometimes feasts the
sense ; but like the ordinary breeze , which purifies the air and renders it healthtul
, The ...
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I speak here of such as retain the feelings of humanity ; whom inisfortunes have
softened , and perhaps rendered more ... by relieving them from restraint upon
their pleasures : and may render others very miserable , by making them doubt ...
I speak here of such as retain the feelings of humanity ; whom inisfortunes have
softened , and perhaps rendered more ... by relieving them from restraint upon
their pleasures : and may render others very miserable , by making them doubt ...
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... powers of language are unequal to the description of this happy season Il is
the Carnival of nature : sun and shade , coolness and quietude , cheerfulness
and melody , love and gratitude , unite to render every scene of summer
delightful .
... powers of language are unequal to the description of this happy season Il is
the Carnival of nature : sun and shade , coolness and quietude , cheerfulness
and melody , love and gratitude , unite to render every scene of summer
delightful .
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In order io render socie . iy agreeable , it is found necessary to ... of a good man ,
has , like every other virtue , its seat in the heart : and let me add , nothing except
what fows from the heart , can render even external manners truly pleasiug .
In order io render socie . iy agreeable , it is found necessary to ... of a good man ,
has , like every other virtue , its seat in the heart : and let me add , nothing except
what fows from the heart , can render even external manners truly pleasiug .
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| Título | 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 Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary ... |
| Autor | Lindley Murray |
| Editor | John J. Williams, 1822 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 23 Mar 2007 |
| Largo | 264 páginas |
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