The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, from the Best American and English Writers : with Copious Rules for Reading and Directions ... |
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... character , be the heroic determination to be honest men , and to preserve this character through every vicis- situde of fortune , and in every relation which connects you with society . I do not use this phrase , " honest men , " in ...
... character , be the heroic determination to be honest men , and to preserve this character through every vicis- situde of fortune , and in every relation which connects you with society . I do not use this phrase , " honest men , " in ...
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... character , which is the best preparation for a decided course , in every situation into which you can be thrown ; and it is to this high and noble tone of character that I would have you to aspire . 7. I would not have you to resemble ...
... character , which is the best preparation for a decided course , in every situation into which you can be thrown ; and it is to this high and noble tone of character that I would have you to aspire . 7. I would not have you to resemble ...
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... character . America has furnished to Europe , proof of the fact , that popular institu- tions , founded on equality and the principle of representation , are capable of maintaining governments - able to secure the rights of persons ...
... character . America has furnished to Europe , proof of the fact , that popular institu- tions , founded on equality and the principle of representation , are capable of maintaining governments - able to secure the rights of persons ...
Contents
DIRECTIONS FOR READING | 13 |
Falling Inflection | 20 |
The Town Pump | 23 |
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Absalom Ahimaaz Arth Babylon beautiful birds blessed boat bosom breath called cesura character child circumflex commenced consonants dark dear death deep Demosthenes ducats earth emphasis emphatic ERRORS ERRORS.1 eternity examples EXERCISES Explain the inflections eyes falling inflection father fault fear feel genius give hand happy hath head heard heart heaven hour inflections marked Joab kind king LESSON liberty light live Lochiel look Lord mind mother nature never o'er paragraph Parse passed pause poetry poor praise pronounced pupil QUESTIONS QUESTIONS.-1 reader Repeat rising inflection rocks Rule Rule II sentence ship Shylock sight smile Socrates soul sound SPELL AND DEFINE SPELL AND DEFINE.-1 spirit stanza sweet syllable Tell thee thing thought thousand thousand guineas tion tone unto utterance voice vowels William Reed wind wonderful words young