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 ReadingR. Patterson & Lambdin, 1822 - 264 pages |
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Page vi
... short of perfec- tion , will find himself amply rewarded for every exer- tion 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 ...
... short of perfec- tion , will find himself amply rewarded for every exer- tion 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 ...
Page xii
... : 65 Brought death into the world . " & c . The superior emphasis finds place in the following short sentence , which admits of tour distinct mean- ings , each of which is ascertained by the emphasis xii . Introduction .
... : 65 Brought death into the world . " & c . The superior emphasis finds place in the following short sentence , which admits of tour distinct mean- ings , each of which is ascertained by the emphasis xii . Introduction .
Page xiv
... short , the short into long , according to the importance of the words with regard to meaning . Emphasis also , in particular cases , al- ters the seat of accent . This is demonstrable from the following examples : " He shall increase ...
... short , the short into long , according to the importance of the words with regard to meaning . Emphasis also , in particular cases , al- ters the seat of accent . This is demonstrable from the following examples : " He shall increase ...
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... short our health and life . He who is accustomed to turn aside from the world , and to commune with himself in retirement , will , some- times at least , hear the truths which the multitude do not tell him . A more sound instructer will ...
... short our health and life . He who is accustomed to turn aside from the world , and to commune with himself in retirement , will , some- times at least , hear the truths which the multitude do not tell him . A more sound instructer will ...
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... Short to the licentious , is the interval between them . It is of great importance to us , to form a proper es- timate of human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advanta- ges than it is ...
... Short to the licentious , is the interval between them . It is of great importance to us , to form a proper es- timate of human life ; without either loading it with imaginary evils , or expecting from it greater advanta- ges than it is ...
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Page 181 - Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.