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 Inclucate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good ReadingDurrie & Peck, 1830 - 204 pages Describes the wonders of light and optics, exploring such developments as lasers, fiber optics, and holography. |
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... Micipsa , my father , on his death - bed , left in charge to Jugurtha , his adopted son , conjunctly with my unfortunate brother Hiempsal and myself , the children of his own body , the administration of the kingdom of Numidia ...
... Micipsa , my father , on his death - bed , left in charge to Jugurtha , his adopted son , conjunctly with my unfortunate brother Hiempsal and myself , the children of his own body , the administration of the kingdom of Numidia ...
Page 95
... Micipsa's family . But , as things are , my brother is not so much deprived of these comforts , as delivered from terrour , from flight , from exile , and the endless train of miseries which render life to me a burden . 14. He lies full ...
... Micipsa's family . But , as things are , my brother is not so much deprived of these comforts , as delivered from terrour , from flight , from exile , and the endless train of miseries which render life to me a burden . 14. He lies full ...
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