The American Reader: A Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking, Wholly from American Authors : Embracing a Great Variety of Entertaining Subjects of History, Biography, Divinity, Laws, Natural and Moral Philosophy, and of Other Branches of Useful and Elegant Learning : Furnishing Numerous Specimens of American Eloquence, from the Presidential Chair, the Head Quarters of the Military Commander, the Seat in Congress, the Pulpit on Various Occasions, the Bench of the Judge, the Bar, Station of Literary Honor, the Seat of the Muses, and from the Shade of Private Life : Containing Rules for the Proper Use of the Pauses, for Graceful and Persuasive Pronunciation, and for Appropriate and Impressive Gesture, to Improve the Scholar in Reading and Speaking, While Enriching the Mind with Religious, Virtuous, and Useful Knowledge : with an Appendix of Definitions of the Words in this Book Most Difficult for Youth to Understand : Designed for the Use of SchoolsLincoln & Edmands, 1810 - 216 sidor |
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... continued , Tribute to the Brave - Poetry , Hindoo and Hebrew Religions , SAME 95 STORY 97 TAPPAN 98 On Forgiveness , Character of a Foolish Son , Scenes and conspicuous Characters in the Revo- lution , Continued , Splendid entrance of ...
... continued , Tribute to the Brave - Poetry , Hindoo and Hebrew Religions , SAME 95 STORY 97 TAPPAN 98 On Forgiveness , Character of a Foolish Son , Scenes and conspicuous Characters in the Revo- lution , Continued , Splendid entrance of ...
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... continued , Lexington Battle , Military Stores at Concord destroyed , SAME 171 HOLMES 173 SAME 174 Progress of American Literature , View of the Constitu . & Administra . of the U.S. BENTLEY Peasing Anticipation of the Spread of ...
... continued , Lexington Battle , Military Stores at Concord destroyed , SAME 171 HOLMES 173 SAME 174 Progress of American Literature , View of the Constitu . & Administra . of the U.S. BENTLEY Peasing Anticipation of the Spread of ...
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... continued to the meridian of manhood . It was made the fundamental object of education , and every other part of instruction for childhood and of dis- cipline for youth , was bent to its accommodation . Arts , science , letters , were ...
... continued to the meridian of manhood . It was made the fundamental object of education , and every other part of instruction for childhood and of dis- cipline for youth , was bent to its accommodation . Arts , science , letters , were ...
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... continued till his death . She displayed toward him all the tenderness of a mother , softening the pillow of disease , till he expired . “ I was a stranger , and ye took me in ; - sick , and ye visited me . ” ; 1. A stranger sings , and ...
... continued till his death . She displayed toward him all the tenderness of a mother , softening the pillow of disease , till he expired . “ I was a stranger , and ye took me in ; - sick , and ye visited me . ” ; 1. A stranger sings , and ...
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... continued , must be a blot upon our national character ? But let it be remembered that the slave trade originated in this country long before we became a free and independent people . As long since as the year 1517 , " a Flemish ...
... continued , must be a blot upon our national character ? But let it be remembered that the slave trade originated in this country long before we became a free and independent people . As long since as the year 1517 , " a Flemish ...
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Sida 95 - I expected every moment," says an eye-witness, " to see him fall. His duty and situation exposed him to every danger. Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him from the fate of all around him.