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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... young man Absalom safe ? And Cushi answered , The enemies of my lord the king , and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt , be as that young man is . 15. And the king was much moved ' , and went up to the chamber over the gate ...
... young man Absalom safe ? And Cushi answered , The enemies of my lord the king , and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt , be as that young man is . 15. And the king was much moved ' , and went up to the chamber over the gate ...
Page 207
... young man whose great aim is to please , who makes the opinion and favor of others his rule and motive of action , stands ready to adopt any sentiments , or pursue any course of conduct , however false and criminal , provided only that ...
... young man whose great aim is to please , who makes the opinion and favor of others his rule and motive of action , stands ready to adopt any sentiments , or pursue any course of conduct , however false and criminal , provided only that ...
Page 208
... young man ; then , quit your business . Better dig , and beg too , than to tam- per with conscience , sin against God , and lose your soul . 10. But , is it so ? -- is it necessary , in order to succeed in business , that you should ...
... young man ; then , quit your business . Better dig , and beg too , than to tam- per with conscience , sin against God , and lose your soul . 10. But , is it so ? -- is it necessary , in order to succeed in business , that you should ...
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