The School Reader. Fifth Book: Designed as a Sequel to Sanders' Fouth Reader. Part First, Containing Full Instructions in the Rhetorical Principles of Reading Or Speaking, Illustrated by Numerous Examples. Part Second, Consisting of Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry from Various Eloquent Writers, Accompanied with Notes, Explanatory of Such Historical Or Classical Allusions, as the Several Lessons Contain: for the Use of Academies and the Highest Classes in Common and Select SchoolsM.N. Newman & Company, 1848 - 456 Seiten |
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... earth ! her step was light on thee . 2. None now was left to tell the truthful tale . 3. Dark colored clouds spread o'er the heavens . 4. Had he heeded his humble advice , he happily might have escaped . 5. They came too late to attend ...
... earth ! her step was light on thee . 2. None now was left to tell the truthful tale . 3. Dark colored clouds spread o'er the heavens . 4. Had he heeded his humble advice , he happily might have escaped . 5. They came too late to attend ...
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... earth , a face to behold the heav- ens , and a soul to soar into the heaven of heavens , on the wings of hope , aspiring through temporal shades to eternal light . 4. LIBERTY ! FREEDOM ! TYRANNY is dead ! Run hence , PROCLAIM , CRY it ...
... earth , a face to behold the heav- ens , and a soul to soar into the heaven of heavens , on the wings of hope , aspiring through temporal shades to eternal light . 4. LIBERTY ! FREEDOM ! TYRANNY is dead ! Run hence , PROCLAIM , CRY it ...
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... earth , shall rise again , - The eternal years of God are hers ; But ERROR , wounded , writhes with pain , And dies among her worshipers . 5. Lands , mortgaged , may return , and more esteemed ; But honesty once pawned , is ne'er ...
... earth , shall rise again , - The eternal years of God are hers ; But ERROR , wounded , writhes with pain , And dies among her worshipers . 5. Lands , mortgaged , may return , and more esteemed ; But honesty once pawned , is ne'er ...
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... earth's deep foundations shakes . 3. Then the earth shōōk and trembled ; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken , because he was wrōth . There went up a smoke out of his nostrils , and fire out of his mouth devoured ...
... earth's deep foundations shakes . 3. Then the earth shōōk and trembled ; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken , because he was wrōth . There went up a smoke out of his nostrils , and fire out of his mouth devoured ...
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... earth ' ; Did Shadrach's zeal ' my glowing breast inspire ' , To weary tor'tures , and rejoice in fire ' ; Yet , gracious char'ity , indulgent guest ' , Were not thy power ' exerted in my breast ' , Those speeches would send up ...
... earth ' ; Did Shadrach's zeal ' my glowing breast inspire ' , To weary tor'tures , and rejoice in fire ' ; Yet , gracious char'ity , indulgent guest ' , Were not thy power ' exerted in my breast ' , Those speeches would send up ...
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accented Anapest beauty behold Blank Verse blessings bosom breath bright bright waves called Circumflex clouds consonant sounds Dactylic poetry dark dead death deep degree DEMOSTHENES divine earth elemental sounds Elocution eloquence emotions emphasis eternal EXAMPLES exercise EXPLANATORY NOTES.-1 expressed falchion falling inflection Father fear feel feet fire forest gaze glorious glory grandeur Greece hand happiness hath heart Heaven hight honor hope human immortal land LESSON liberty light live look loud mighty mind modulation mortal Mount Tabor mountain nations nature never night o'er pause peace Phidias Philiscus pitch poetic poetry proud quantity reading rising inflection rolling Rome scene sense silent smile soul speak spirit splendor stars sublime sweet syllables tears tences thee thine thou thought thousand thunder tion tone Trochee truth unto uttered virtue vocal voice vowel vowel sounds wandering waves wing wisdom words Xerxes
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 353 - The quality of mercy is not strain'd, — • It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath : it is twice bless'd, — It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Seite 357 - He who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death is fled, The first dark day of nothingness, The last of danger and distress...
Seite 131 - I profess, sir, in my career hitherto, to have kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, and the preservation of our federal Union. It is to that Union we owe our safety at home, and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country.
Seite 341 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Seite 152 - To make the weight for the winds ; And he weigheth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder : Then did he see it, and declare it ; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Seite 191 - Ye pine-groves, with your soft and soul-like sounds ! And they too have a voice, yon piles of snow, And in their perilous fall shall thunder, God!
Seite 31 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place ; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Seite 191 - Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, God!
Seite 305 - The world recedes: it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy Victory? O Death! where is thy Sting.
Seite 163 - A million torches lighted by thy hand Wander unwearied through the blue abyss : They own thy power, accomplish thy command. All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss, What shall we call them ? Piles of crystal light, A glorious company of golden streams, Lamps of celestial ether burning bright, Suns lighting systems with their joyous beams ? But thou to these art as the noon to night.