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 Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingR. Patterson & Lambdin, 1822 - 264 páginas |
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Página xv
... attention . It is far from being an inconsiderable attainment . It is one of the most decisive trials of a true and just taste ; and must arise from feeling delicately ourselves , and from judging accurately of what is fittest to strike ...
... attention . It is far from being an inconsiderable attainment . It is one of the most decisive trials of a true and just taste ; and must arise from feeling delicately ourselves , and from judging accurately of what is fittest to strike ...
Página xviii
... attention . Sometimes , before such a thing is said , we usher it in with a pause of this nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong emphasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating ...
... attention . Sometimes , before such a thing is said , we usher it in with a pause of this nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong emphasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating ...
Página xix
... attention to these resting places , has perhaps been one cause of monoto- ny , by leading the reader to a similar tone at every stop , and a uniform cadence at every period . The primary use of points , is , to assist the reader in ...
... attention to these resting places , has perhaps been one cause of monoto- ny , by leading the reader to a similar tone at every stop , and a uniform cadence at every period . The primary use of points , is , to assist the reader in ...
Página xx
... attention to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked . Such only are distinguished as are most striking , and will best serve to show the reader their utility and importance . " Manufactures , trade , and ...
... attention to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked . Such only are distinguished as are most striking , and will best serve to show the reader their utility and importance . " Manufactures , trade , and ...
Página xxiii
... the practice of reading without attention to the subject ; and establish a habit of readily discover- ing the meaning , force , and beauty of every sentence they peruse THE ENGLISH READER . PART I. PIECES IN PROSE . Introduction . xxiii .
... the practice of reading without attention to the subject ; and establish a habit of readily discover- ing the meaning , force , and beauty of every sentence they peruse THE ENGLISH READER . PART I. PIECES IN PROSE . Introduction . xxiii .
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Página 181 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.