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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... soul Sect . 1. The seasons . CHAPTER V. Descriptive Pieces . 2 The cataract of Niagara , in Canada , North America 3. The grotto of Antiparos 4. The grotto of Antiparos , continued 5. Earthquake at Catanea . 6. Creation 7. Charity 8 ...
... soul Sect . 1. The seasons . CHAPTER V. Descriptive Pieces . 2 The cataract of Niagara , in Canada , North America 3. The grotto of Antiparos 4. The grotto of Antiparos , continued 5. Earthquake at Catanea . 6. Creation 7. Charity 8 ...
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... soul is rendered the receptacle of many repugnant and jarring dispositions ; and resembles some barbarous country , cantoned out into different principalities , which are continually waging war on one another . 6. Diseases , poverty ...
... soul is rendered the receptacle of many repugnant and jarring dispositions ; and resembles some barbarous country , cantoned out into different principalities , which are continually waging war on one another . 6. Diseases , poverty ...
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... soul . SECTION X. 1. WHENCE arises the misery of this present world ? It is not owing to our cloudy atmosphere , our changing seasons , and incle- ment skies . It is not owing to the debility of our bodies , or to the unequal ...
... soul . SECTION X. 1. WHENCE arises the misery of this present world ? It is not owing to our cloudy atmosphere , our changing seasons , and incle- ment skies . It is not owing to the debility of our bodies , or to the unequal ...
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... soul is weary of life , " it becomes a wise and a good man , in the evil day , with firmness to maintain his post ; to bear up against the storm ; to have recourse to those advantages which , in the worst of times , are always left to ...
... soul is weary of life , " it becomes a wise and a good man , in the evil day , with firmness to maintain his post ; to bear up against the storm ; to have recourse to those advantages which , in the worst of times , are always left to ...
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... soul of Hazael abhorred , at this time , the thoughts of cruelty . Uncorrupted , as yet , by ambition or greatness , his indignation rose at being thought capable of the savage actions which the prophet had mentioned ; and , with much ...
... soul of Hazael abhorred , at this time , the thoughts of cruelty . Uncorrupted , as yet , by ambition or greatness , his indignation rose at being thought capable of the savage actions which the prophet had mentioned ; and , with much ...
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ADDISON ages offend amidst Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray Aristippus Aristotle attend beauty behold BLAIR blessing block of marble cæsural pause Caius Verres character comfort death delightful Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyments envy errours eternity ev'ry evil falling inflection father folly give gratitude happiness Hazael heart heaven Heraclitus honour hope human indulge judgement Jugurtha kind labours live look Lord mankind manner mercy Micipsa mind misery misfortunes morning calls nature never numbers Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions peace perfection perly person Phidias philosopher pleasing pleasure possess pow'r praise Praxiteles pride proper publick Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rising savage nations scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smiles sometimes sorrow soul sound spirit superiour sweet temper tempest thee things thou thought tion vanity verse vice virtue voice wisdom wise youth