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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... happiness reflect , that while he forms his purpose , the day rolls on , and “ the night cometh , when no man can work . " 16. To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it appears to be : and what flatters most , is always farthest ...
... happiness reflect , that while he forms his purpose , the day rolls on , and “ the night cometh , when no man can work . " 16. To sensual persons , hardly any thing is what it appears to be : and what flatters most , is always farthest ...
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... happiness is a perpetual source of conso- lation to good men . Under trouble , it sooths their minds ; amidst temptation , it supports their virtue ; and , in their dying moments , enables them to say , " O death ! where is thy stíng ...
... happiness is a perpetual source of conso- lation to good men . Under trouble , it sooths their minds ; amidst temptation , it supports their virtue ; and , in their dying moments , enables them to say , " O death ! where is thy stíng ...
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... happiness . 5. The desires and passions of a vicious man , having once ob- tained an unlimited sway , trample him under their feet . They make him feel that he is subject to various , contradictory , and imperious masters , who often ...
... happiness . 5. The desires and passions of a vicious man , having once ob- tained an unlimited sway , trample him under their feet . They make him feel that he is subject to various , contradictory , and imperious masters , who often ...
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... happiness often prove ! While many are saying in secret to their hearts , " To - morrow shall be as this day , and more abundantly , " we are obliged in re turn to say to them ; " Boast not yourselves of to - morrow ; for you know not ...
... happiness often prove ! While many are saying in secret to their hearts , " To - morrow shall be as this day , and more abundantly , " we are obliged in re turn to say to them ; " Boast not yourselves of to - morrow ; for you know not ...
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... happier than Dionysius . 2. Hast 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 ...
... happier than Dionysius . 2. Hast 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 ...
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