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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... regard to the speed of pronouncing . Precipitancy of speech confounds all articula- tion , and all meaning . It is scarcely necessary to observe , that there may be also an extreme on the opposite side . It is obvious that a lifeless ...
... regard to the speed of pronouncing . Precipitancy of speech confounds all articula- tion , and all meaning . It is scarcely necessary to observe , that there may be also an extreme on the opposite side . It is obvious that a lifeless ...
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... regard to meaning . Emphasis also , in particular cases , alters the seat of the accent . This is demonstrable from the following examples . " He shall in- crease , but I shall decrease . " " There is a difference between giving and ...
... regard to meaning . Emphasis also , in particular cases , alters the seat of the accent . This is demonstrable from the following examples . " He shall in- crease , but I shall decrease . " " There is a difference between giving and ...
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... regard to the closing pause it admits of both . The falling inflection generally accompanies it ; but it is not un- frequently connected with the rising inflection . Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this ...
... regard to the closing pause it admits of both . The falling inflection generally accompanies it ; but it is not un- frequently connected with the rising inflection . Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this ...
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... regard only the pause which the sense forms ; and to read the line accordingly . The neglect of the cæsural pause may make the line sound somewhat unharmoniously ; but the effect would be much worse , if the sense were sacrificed to the ...
... regard only the pause which the sense forms ; and to read the line accordingly . The neglect of the cæsural pause may make the line sound somewhat unharmoniously ; but the effect would be much worse , if the sense were sacrificed to the ...
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... regard to the closing piuse it admits of both . The falling inflection generally accompanies it ; but it is not un- frequently connected with the rising inflection . Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this ...
... regard to the closing piuse it admits of both . The falling inflection generally accompanies it ; but it is not un- frequently connected with the rising inflection . Interrogative sentences , for instance , are often terminated in this ...
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