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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Page 21
... 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 from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure ...
... 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 from reality . There are voices which sing around them ; but whose strains allure ...
Page 37
... night to silence and meditation . SECTION VII . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . AIKEN . 1. OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansary early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of In ...
... night to silence and meditation . SECTION VII . The journey of a day ; a picture of human life . AIKEN . 1. OBIDAH , the son of Abensina , left the caravansary early in the morning , and pursued his journey through the plains of In ...
Page 54
... night insensibly fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours , which appeared in the western parts of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out , several stars and planets appeared ...
... night insensibly fell upon me . I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours , which appeared in the western parts of heaven . In proportion as they faded away and went out , several stars and planets appeared ...
Page 64
... night , should continue to the very end of all things . Accordingly , in obedience to that promise , the rotation is constantly presenting us with some useful and agreeable alteration ; and all the pleas- ing novelty of life arises from ...
... night , should continue to the very end of all things . Accordingly , in obedience to that promise , the rotation is constantly presenting us with some useful and agreeable alteration ; and all the pleas- ing novelty of life arises from ...
Page 65
... night yield us contrary blessings ; and , at the same time , assist each other , by giving fresh lustre to the delights of both . Amidst the glare of day , and bustle of life , how could we sleep ? Amidst the gloom of darkness , how ...
... night yield us contrary blessings ; and , at the same time , assist each other , by giving fresh lustre to the delights of both . Amidst the glare of day , and bustle of life , how could we sleep ? Amidst the gloom of darkness , how ...
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