...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... round , 5 . Nor in the million worlds that blaze beneath , Is one that can withstand thy wrath's hot breath . Woe , in thy frown : in thy smile , victory : Hear my last prayer ! I ask no mortal wreath ; Let but these eyes my rescued ...
... round , 5 . Nor in the million worlds that blaze beneath , Is one that can withstand thy wrath's hot breath . Woe , in thy frown : in thy smile , victory : Hear my last prayer ! I ask no mortal wreath ; Let but these eyes my rescued ...
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... name of " ore rotundo , " because the sounds are formed with a " round , open mouth . " It is exemplified in the hailing of a ship , " ship ahoy ; " in the reply of the sailor , when , in the roar of the 54 ON THE VOICE .
... name of " ore rotundo , " because the sounds are formed with a " round , open mouth . " It is exemplified in the hailing of a ship , " ship ahoy ; " in the reply of the sailor , when , in the roar of the 54 ON THE VOICE .
Page 55
... round , and as free for the voice as possible . It is this artificial rotundity , which , in connection with a distinct articulation , enables the field orator , or one who speaks in a very large apartment , to send his voice to the ...
... round , and as free for the voice as possible . It is this artificial rotundity , which , in connection with a distinct articulation , enables the field orator , or one who speaks in a very large apartment , to send his voice to the ...
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... round on every side , and hope gave way before the scene of desolation . Immense branches were shivered from the largest trees ; small ones were entirely stripped of their leaves ; the long grass was bowed to the earth ; the waters were ...
... round on every side , and hope gave way before the scene of desolation . Immense branches were shivered from the largest trees ; small ones were entirely stripped of their leaves ; the long grass was bowed to the earth ; the waters were ...
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... round and round , With a tone that ceases never ; While tears are shed for bright days fled , And the old friends lost forever ! Its heart beats on , though hearts are gone , That beat like ours , though stronger ; Its hands still move ...
... round and round , With a tone that ceases never ; While tears are shed for bright days fled , And the old friends lost forever ! Its heart beats on , though hearts are gone , That beat like ours , though stronger ; Its hands still move ...
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Common terms and phrases
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