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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... manners of the country which gives them birth and education . The hope is humbly indulged that this book may promote a taste for solid learning . If any means may successfully tend to ad- vance the principles and spirit of our venerable ...
... manners of the country which gives them birth and education . The hope is humbly indulged that this book may promote a taste for solid learning . If any means may successfully tend to ad- vance the principles and spirit of our venerable ...
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... manners of the native Americans , Claims of Savages to this Country , Prospect of Peace - A Poem , Free Inquiry favourable to Religion , Fortune tellers discountenanced , Total eclipse of the Sun , 1806 , Page WILLIAMS 116 PRESIDENT 117 ...
... manners of the native Americans , Claims of Savages to this Country , Prospect of Peace - A Poem , Free Inquiry favourable to Religion , Fortune tellers discountenanced , Total eclipse of the Sun , 1806 , Page WILLIAMS 116 PRESIDENT 117 ...
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... manner becoming your advan- tages . 7. You will blush when you come to transact business in life , to recollect your advantages , and to be unable to acquit yourself with decency . Had you been favored only with a few days in a year of ...
... manner becoming your advan- tages . 7. You will blush when you come to transact business in life , to recollect your advantages , and to be unable to acquit yourself with decency . Had you been favored only with a few days in a year of ...
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... manner of pronunciation , according to the sense and spirit of the question proposed . 8. The note of admiration [ ! ] is placed at the end of a sentence or clause , expressing surprise or strong emotion ; and requires a tone of voice ...
... manner of pronunciation , according to the sense and spirit of the question proposed . 8. The note of admiration [ ! ] is placed at the end of a sentence or clause , expressing surprise or strong emotion ; and requires a tone of voice ...
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... manner as the star , to the side or bottom of the page ; and letters or figures sometimes to other parts of a paper or book . CHAP . III . RULES FOR READING AND SPEAKING . 1. THE great object in reading or speaking for the entertainment ...
... manner as the star , to the side or bottom of the page ; and letters or figures sometimes to other parts of a paper or book . CHAP . III . RULES FOR READING AND SPEAKING . 1. THE great object in reading or speaking for the entertainment ...
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American AMERICAN REVOLUTION appearance blessed body Boston Athenæum British cause CHAP character christian citizens civil colony command common constitution crimes danger darkness death declares divine duty earth effect eloquence equal eyes Fayal feel felicity fire forgiveness friends Genessee River give giver glory hand happiness heard heart heaven honour HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY human hundred improve inhabitants institution instruction John Engel JOSEPH WARREN justice labour land laws Legislature liberty light mankind manner Massachusetts ment meteor mind moral murder nations nature nature pants never o'er oath observed occasion officers parents passed passions patriotism peace person pleasure Plymouth possessed principles Province of Maine receive religion religious sacred scene Seneca Nation ship shore slavery society solemn soul speaking spirit standing laws thing thou thro tion truth ture virtue voice worship yellow fever youth
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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.