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 pages Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... mankind had transgressed in a peculiar manner more than once , the emphasis would fall on first ; and the line be read , " Of man's first disobedience , " & c . Again , admitting death ( as was really the case ) to have been an unheard ...
... mankind had transgressed in a peculiar manner more than once , the emphasis would fall on first ; and the line be read , " Of man's first disobedience , " & c . Again , admitting death ( as was really the case ) to have been an unheard ...
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... mankind , it will at least alleviate them . " The suspending pause is often , in the same sentence , attended with both the rising and the falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and ...
... mankind , it will at least alleviate them . " The suspending pause is often , in the same sentence , attended with both the rising and the falling inflection of voice ; as will be seen in this example : " Moderate exercise ' , and ...
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... mankind more generally agreed . 9. The appearances of our security are frequently deceitful . 10. When our sky seems most settled and serene , in some un- observed quarter gathers the little black cloud in which the tem- pest ferments ...
... mankind more generally agreed . 9. The appearances of our security are frequently deceitful . 10. When our sky seems most settled and serene , in some un- observed quarter gathers the little black cloud in which the tem- pest ferments ...
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... mankind , is , to store futurity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life , when imagination is lively , and hope is ardent . Looking for- ward to the year now beginning , they are ready to promise them ...
... mankind , is , to store futurity with whatever is agreeable to them ; especially in those periods of life , when imagination is lively , and hope is ardent . Looking for- ward to the year now beginning , they are ready to promise them ...
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... mankind , an experience very different from what the open and generous soul of youth had fondly dreamt of , has rendered the heart almost inaccessible to new friendships . The principal sources of activity are taken away , when they for ...
... mankind , an experience very different from what the open and generous soul of youth had fondly dreamt of , has rendered the heart almost inaccessible to new friendships . The principal sources of activity are taken away , when they for ...
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