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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... SECTION VI . Tones . TONES are different both from emphasis and pauses : consisting in the notes or variations of sound which we employ , in the expression of our sentiments . En- phasis affects particular words and phrases , with a de ...
... SECTION VI . Tones . TONES are different both from emphasis and pauses : consisting in the notes or variations of sound which we employ , in the expression of our sentiments . En- phasis affects particular words and phrases , with a de ...
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... SECTION VI . We have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon the furrowed ground ! It springs up , is gather- ed into his barns , and crowns his labours with joy and plenty . Thus the man who distributes his fortune with generosity ...
... SECTION VI . We have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon the furrowed ground ! It springs up , is gather- ed into his barns , and crowns his labours with joy and plenty . Thus the man who distributes his fortune with generosity ...
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... SECTION IV . Lady Jane Grey . THIS excellent personage was descended from the royal line of England by both her parents . She was carefully educated in the principles of the Reformation : and her wisdom and virtue rendered her a shining ...
... SECTION IV . Lady Jane Grey . THIS excellent personage was descended from the royal line of England by both her parents . She was carefully educated in the principles of the Reformation : and her wisdom and virtue rendered her a shining ...
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... SECTION VI . The Hill of Science . DR . JOHNSON . In that season of the year , when the serenity of the sky , the various fruits which cover the ground , the discoloured foliage of the trees , and all the sweet 20 Part 1 . ine English ...
... SECTION VI . The Hill of Science . DR . JOHNSON . In that season of the year , when the serenity of the sky , the various fruits which cover the ground , the discoloured foliage of the trees , and all the sweet 20 Part 1 . ine English ...
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