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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 37
Page xv
... wish to become good readers ; and it cannot be too much recommended to them . Such a pronunciation gives weight and dignity to the subject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it allows the reader more ...
... wish to become good readers ; and it cannot be too much recommended to them . Such a pronunciation gives weight and dignity to the subject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it allows the reader more ...
Page xxxi
... wish to see a minute and ingenious investigation of the nature of these inflec- tions , and the rules by which they are governed , may consult Walker's Elements of Elocution . SECTION VIII . Manner of reading verse . WHEN we are reading ...
... wish to see a minute and ingenious investigation of the nature of these inflec- tions , and the rules by which they are governed , may consult Walker's Elements of Elocution . SECTION VIII . Manner of reading verse . WHEN we are reading ...
Page xxxvi
... wishes recommended , 15. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity , the source of consolation to good men , · 45 CHAPTER IV . ARGUMENTATIVE PIECES . SECT . 1. Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct , 2. Virtue and piety man's ...
... wishes recommended , 15. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity , the source of consolation to good men , · 45 CHAPTER IV . ARGUMENTATIVE PIECES . SECT . 1. Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct , 2. Virtue and piety man's ...
Page xlvi
... wish to attain , without the help of instructers , the important advantages of thinking and speaking with propriety : —but a very diligent perusal is necessary to render the compilation useful to persons of this description . " Monthly ...
... wish to attain , without the help of instructers , the important advantages of thinking and speaking with propriety : —but a very diligent perusal is necessary to render the compilation useful to persons of this description . " Monthly ...
Page 6
... wishes ; and re- gret , in the last hour , his useless intentions and barren zeal . The spirit of true religion breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the be haviour . It is social , kind , and ...
... wishes ; and re- gret , in the last hour , his useless intentions and barren zeal . The spirit of true religion breathes mildness and affability . It gives a native , unaffected ease to the be haviour . It is social , kind , and ...
Other editions - View all
The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Verse from the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2016 |
The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ... No preview available - 2020 |
Common terms and phrases
Adherbal Alexander Selkirk Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold BLAIR blessing Caius Verres character comforts death delight Democritus Dionysius distress divine dread earth emphasis enjoy enjoyments envy eternal ev'ry evil father favour feel folly fortune friendship gentle give ground happiness hast Hazael heart heaven Hephaestion Heraclitus honour hope human inflection innocence Jugurtha king labours Lady Jane Grey live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature never Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfection persons philosopher pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shine Sicily smile sorrow soul sound spirit temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words young youth