...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... o'er the waves` . 2. My friend , adown life's valley ́ , hand in hand , With grateful change of grave and merry speech Or song , our hearts unlocking each to each ́ , We'll journey onward to the silent land ; And when stern death shall ...
... o'er the waves` . 2. My friend , adown life's valley ́ , hand in hand , With grateful change of grave and merry speech Or song , our hearts unlocking each to each ́ , We'll journey onward to the silent land ; And when stern death shall ...
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William Holmes McGuffey. EXAMPLE . O'er shields , and helms , and helm - ed heads he rode , Of thrones , and mighty Seraphim prostrate . According to the metrical accent , the last word must be pro- nounced " prostrate " . " But ...
William Holmes McGuffey. EXAMPLE . O'er shields , and helms , and helm - ed heads he rode , Of thrones , and mighty Seraphim prostrate . According to the metrical accent , the last word must be pro- nounced " prostrate " . " But ...
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... o'er all the world beside , Where brighter scenes || dispense serener light , And milder moons || imparadise the night ; Oh , thou shalt find , || howe'er thy footsteps roam , That land - thy country || and that spot - thy home . 6. In ...
... o'er all the world beside , Where brighter scenes || dispense serener light , And milder moons || imparadise the night ; Oh , thou shalt find , || howe'er thy footsteps roam , That land - thy country || and that spot - thy home . 6. In ...
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... o'er her hands . Her sad attendants || saw the deadly stroke , And with loud cries || the sounding palace shook . SIMILE . A Simile , in poetry , should be read in a lower tone of voice , than other parts of the passage . EXAMPLES ...
... o'er her hands . Her sad attendants || saw the deadly stroke , And with loud cries || the sounding palace shook . SIMILE . A Simile , in poetry , should be read in a lower tone of voice , than other parts of the passage . EXAMPLES ...
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... o'er the world expands A purer azure . 2. Through the lighten'd * air A higher luster and a clearer calm , Diffusive , tremble ; while , as if in sign Of danger past , a glittering robe of joy , Set off abundant by the yellow ray ...
... o'er the world expands A purer azure . 2. Through the lighten'd * air A higher luster and a clearer calm , Diffusive , tremble ; while , as if in sign Of danger past , a glittering robe of joy , Set off abundant by the yellow ray ...
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1st Capt 1st Sold 2d Capt Antiparos arms beauty Boabdil Boskos bosom breath bright Brutus Cæsar cesura circumflex clouds dark dead death deep dream earth emphasis EXAMPLES eyes face falling inflection father fear fire friends give grave hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven honor hope hour Iago Ivanhoe king La Fayette land live look Lord mighty mind Morar morning murmur nature Nelly Gray never night noble o'er passed pause peace poor Rebecca replied rienced rising inflection roar Robert Raikes rock round scene silence sleep smile sorrow soul sound South Carolina speak spirit stars stood storm stranger sweet sword tapestry of national tears tell tempest thalers thee thine thing THOMAS HOOD thought thunder tone Tonga trembling unto voice waters waves wind wings words young