McGuffey's Eclectic ReadersAmerican Book Company, 1921 - Počet stran: 464 Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Strana 19
... called the rising circumflex ; the latter , the falling circumflex ; as , But nobody can bear the death of Clodius . When several successive syllables are uttered without either the upward or downward slide , they are said to be ...
... called the rising circumflex ; the latter , the falling circumflex ; as , But nobody can bear the death of Clodius . When several successive syllables are uttered without either the upward or downward slide , they are said to be ...
Strana 26
... called a statesman . Why , he never invented a decent humbug . 7. I can not say , sir , which of these motives influence the advocates of the bill before us ; a bill ' , in which such cruel- ties are proposed as are yet unknown among ...
... called a statesman . Why , he never invented a decent humbug . 7. I can not say , sir , which of these motives influence the advocates of the bill before us ; a bill ' , in which such cruel- ties are proposed as are yet unknown among ...
Strana 34
... called the secondary accent ; as , em " igration , rep " artee ' , where the principal accent is marked ( ' ) , and the secondary , ( " ) ; so , also , this accent is obvious , in naviga'tion , com " prehen'sion , plau'sibility , etc ...
... called the secondary accent ; as , em " igration , rep " artee ' , where the principal accent is marked ( ' ) , and the secondary , ( " ) ; so , also , this accent is obvious , in naviga'tion , com " prehen'sion , plau'sibility , etc ...
Strana 35
... called absolute emphasis . EXAMPLES . 1. We praise thee , O God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord . 2. Roll on , thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! 3. Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or ...
... called absolute emphasis . EXAMPLES . 1. We praise thee , O God ; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord . 2. Roll on , thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! 3. Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or ...
Strana 43
... called the cœsura . This should , however , never be so placed as to injure the sense of the passage . It is indeed reckoned a great beauty , where it naturally coincides with the pause re- quired by the sense . The cæsura , though ...
... called the cœsura . This should , however , never be so placed as to injure the sense of the passage . It is indeed reckoned a great beauty , where it naturally coincides with the pause re- quired by the sense . The cæsura , though ...
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