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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... manner , and must be highly improper , as well as give offence to the hearers ; because it is incon- sistent with that delicacy and modesty , which are indispensable on such oc- casions . The speaker who delivers his own emotions must ...
... manner , and must be highly improper , as well as give offence to the hearers ; because it is incon- sistent with that delicacy and modesty , which are indispensable on such oc- casions . The speaker who delivers his own emotions must ...
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... manner in which we utter ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend ...
... manner in which we utter ourselves in ordinary , sensible conversation ; and not upon the stiff arti- ficial manner , which is acquired from reading books according to the common punctuation . It will by no means be sufficient to attend ...
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... manner : as , " Am 1 ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
... manner : as , " Am 1 ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
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... manner : as , " Am 1 ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
... manner : as , " Am 1 ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
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... manner : as , " Am I ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
... manner : as , " Am I ungrateful ' ? " " Is he in earnest ' ? " But where a sentence is begun by an interrogative pronoun or adverb , it is commonly terminated by the falling inflection : as , " What has he gained by his folly ? " " Who ...
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