Sequel to the English Reader, Or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry: Designed to Improve the Highest Class of Learners in Reading, to Establish a Taste for Just and Accurate Composition, and to Promote the Interest of Piety and VirtueCollins & Company, 1818 - 299 páginas |
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... pieces is judicious . The preliminary rules for enunciation are useful and clearly delivered . We therefore recommend this small volume to those who wish to attain , without the help of instructers , the important advantages of thinking ...
... pieces is judicious . The preliminary rules for enunciation are useful and clearly delivered . We therefore recommend this small volume to those who wish to attain , without the help of instructers , the important advantages of thinking ...
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... pieces in the former edition , are omitted , and others inserted which are of superior importance , or more interesting to young persons . The new edition contains also , in an Appendix , Biographical Sketches of the authors mentioned ...
... pieces in the former edition , are omitted , and others inserted which are of superior importance , or more interesting to young persons . The new edition contains also , in an Appendix , Biographical Sketches of the authors mentioned ...
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... pieces are generally more extended , and contain a greater variety of style and composition , it is presumed that it forms a proper " Sequel to the Reader , ” and is calculated to improve , both in schools and in private families , the ...
... pieces are generally more extended , and contain a greater variety of style and composition , it is presumed that it forms a proper " Sequel to the Reader , ” and is calculated to improve , both in schools and in private families , the ...
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... PIECES IN PROSE . CHAPTER I. NARRATIVE PIECES . Page . Sect . 1. Religion the foundation of content . An allegory , 11 2. The vision of Mirza ; exhibiting a picture of human life , 16 3. Endeavours of mankind to get rid of their burdens ...
... PIECES IN PROSE . CHAPTER I. NARRATIVE PIECES . Page . Sect . 1. Religion the foundation of content . An allegory , 11 2. The vision of Mirza ; exhibiting a picture of human life , 16 3. Endeavours of mankind to get rid of their burdens ...
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... PIECES . Sect . 1. The Voyage of Life ; an allegory , 107 2. The vanity of those pursuits which have human ... PIECES IN POETRY . CHAPTER I. NARRATIVE PIECES . Sect . 1. The chameleon ; or pertinacity exposed , 2. The hare and many ...
... PIECES . Sect . 1. The Voyage of Life ; an allegory , 107 2. The vanity of those pursuits which have human ... PIECES IN POETRY . CHAPTER I. NARRATIVE PIECES . Sect . 1. The chameleon ; or pertinacity exposed , 2. The hare and many ...
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