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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... natural speakers and readers express themselves , and are pre- sented to the learner as a standard for imitation , and by which he may judge of his deficiencies and departure from nature , and correct himself accordingly . Questions ...
... natural speakers and readers express themselves , and are pre- sented to the learner as a standard for imitation , and by which he may judge of his deficiencies and departure from nature , and correct himself accordingly . Questions ...
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... nature ? 19. How may the voice be improved in compass ? 20. How , in strength ? SEC . IV . INFLECTIONS . I. NATURE OF INFLECTIONS . INFLECTIONS are slides of the voice upward or downward . Of these , there are two . One is called the ...
... nature ? 19. How may the voice be improved in compass ? 20. How , in strength ? SEC . IV . INFLECTIONS . I. NATURE OF INFLECTIONS . INFLECTIONS are slides of the voice upward or downward . Of these , there are two . One is called the ...
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... nature's untaught lays ; Beneath the arch of heaven To chirp away a life of praise . 5. Then spread each wing , Far ... nature's charms to feed , And nature's own great God adore . QUESTIONS.- -1 . On what occasion was this poem written ...
... nature's untaught lays ; Beneath the arch of heaven To chirp away a life of praise . 5. Then spread each wing , Far ... nature's charms to feed , And nature's own great God adore . QUESTIONS.- -1 . On what occasion was this poem written ...
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 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 laws 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