THE ENGLISH READERJohnson & Warner, 1811 - 392 sider |
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Side vi
... short of perfection , will find himself amply rewarded for eve ry exertion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading , by which the necessary pauses , emphasis and tones , may be discovered ...
... short of perfection , will find himself amply rewarded for eve ry exertion he may think proper to make . To give rules for the management of the voice in reading , by which the necessary pauses , emphasis and tones , may be discovered ...
Side xi
... short sentence , which admits of four distinct meanings , each of which is ascertained by the emphasis only.- " Do you ride to town to - day ? ” The following examples illustrate the nature and use of the aferior emphasis . " Many ...
... short sentence , which admits of four distinct meanings , each of which is ascertained by the emphasis only.- " Do you ride to town to - day ? ” The following examples illustrate the nature and use of the aferior emphasis . " Many ...
Side xiii
... short , the short into long , according to the importance of the word with regard to meaning . Emphasis also in particular cases , alters the seat of the accent . This is demonstracie the following examples . " He shall increase , but I ...
... short , the short into long , according to the importance of the word with regard to meaning . Emphasis also in particular cases , alters the seat of the accent . This is demonstracie the following examples . " He shall increase , but I ...
Side 25
... short our health and life . He who is accustomed to turn aside from the world , and com- mune with himself in retirement , will sometimes at least , hear the truths which the multitude do not tell him . A more sound instructor will lift ...
... short our health and life . He who is accustomed to turn aside from the world , and com- mune with himself in retirement , will sometimes at least , hear the truths which the multitude do not tell him . A more sound instructor will lift ...
Side 26
... Short , to the licentious , is the interval between them . It is of great importance to us , to form a proper estimate of human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is ...
... Short , to the licentious , is the interval between them . It is of great importance to us , to form a proper estimate of human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advantages than it is ...
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Populære passager
Side 203 - want spectators, God want praise} Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. All these .with ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill, or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each- to others* note,
Side 31 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. He that planted the ear, shall he not hear ? He that formed the eye, shall he not see ? I have been young, and now I am old ; yet have I never
Side 228 - dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea,. I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Oh ! solitude ! where are the charms, That sages have seen in thy face f Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Side 239 - Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, .And spread the truth from pole to pole. What tho' in solemn silence all Move round the dark terrestrial ball 1
Side 202 - obey ; so God ordains. With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike, Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads
Side 190 - obey ; so God ordains. With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike, Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun "When first on this delightful land he spreads
Side 234 - Fountains, and ye that warble as ye flow ^Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise* Join voices all ye living souls ; ye birds, That singing up to heaven's gate ascend, Bear on your wings, and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk
Side 67 - far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee ; and" say, who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal ; and take