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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... earth so stable , as to assure us of undis- turbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant protection . 3. The house of feasting too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the ...
... earth so stable , as to assure us of undis- turbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant protection . 3. The house of feasting too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the ...
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... earth can no sooner commit an injury , than a good man can make himself greater , by forgiving it . SECTION IV . Motives to the practice of gentleness . BLAIR . We 1. To promote the virtue of gentleness , we ought to view our character ...
... earth can no sooner commit an injury , than a good man can make himself greater , by forgiving it . SECTION IV . Motives to the practice of gentleness . BLAIR . We 1. To promote the virtue of gentleness , we ought to view our character ...
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... fast it flies away . The bulk of men are in nothing more capricious and incon- sistent , than in their appreciation of time . When they think of it , as the measure of their continuance on earth , they Chap . 3 . 45 DIDACTICK PIECES .
... fast it flies away . The bulk of men are in nothing more capricious and incon- sistent , than in their appreciation of time . When they think of it , as the measure of their continuance on earth , they Chap . 3 . 45 DIDACTICK PIECES .
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... earth , they highly prize it , and with the greatest anxiety seek to lengthen it out . 5. But when they view it in separate parcels , they appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with inconsiderate profusion . While they ...
... earth , they highly prize it , and with the greatest anxiety seek to lengthen it out . 5. But when they view it in separate parcels , they appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with inconsiderate profusion . While they ...
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... earth , " then lived Noah , a righteous man , and a preacher of righteousness . He stood alone , and was scoffed by the profane crew . But they by the deluge were swept away ; while on him , Providence conferred the immortal honour of ...
... earth , " then lived Noah , a righteous man , and a preacher of righteousness . He stood alone , and was scoffed by the profane crew . But they by the deluge were swept away ; while on him , Providence conferred the immortal honour of ...
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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