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 Reading |
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Page xxiii
... beauty , and harmony of delivery consist . The limits of this introduction , do not admit of examples , to illustrate the variety of tones belonging to the different passions and emotions . We shall , however , select one , which is ...
... beauty , and harmony of delivery consist . The limits of this introduction , do not admit of examples , to illustrate the variety of tones belonging to the different passions and emotions . We shall , however , select one , which is ...
Page xxiv
... beauty of Israel is " slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty " fallen ! Tell it not in Gath ; publish it not in the " streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philis- " tines rejoice ; lest the daughters of the ...
... beauty of Israel is " slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty " fallen ! Tell it not in Gath ; publish it not in the " streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philis- " tines rejoice ; lest the daughters of the ...
Page xxx
... beauty on expression , and is so necessary to be studied by the young reader , that we shall insert a few more examples to induce him to pay greater attention to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked ...
... beauty on expression , and is so necessary to be studied by the young reader , that we shall insert a few more examples to induce him to pay greater attention to the subject . In these instances , all the inflections are not marked ...
Page xxxiv
... reading without attention to the subject ; and establish a habit of readily discovering the meaning , force , and beauty , of every sentence they peruse . CONTENTS . PART I. PIECES IN PROSE . CHAPTER I. xxxiv . INTRODUCTION .
... reading without attention to the subject ; and establish a habit of readily discovering the meaning , force , and beauty , of every sentence they peruse . CONTENTS . PART I. PIECES IN PROSE . CHAPTER I. xxxiv . INTRODUCTION .
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... beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ! What supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him , to gratify his senses , to employ ...
... beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ! What supply contrived for his wants ! What a variety of objects set before him , to gratify his senses , to employ ...
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