McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic ReaderSince 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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Page 31
... give up the hopes , the appliances , the honors , which attended the course I then advised ; but the superior force ... give enlightened freedom to our minds , who are themselves the slaves of passion , avarice , and pride . They offer ...
... give up the hopes , the appliances , the honors , which attended the course I then advised ; but the superior force ... give enlightened freedom to our minds , who are themselves the slaves of passion , avarice , and pride . They offer ...
Page 34
... give it force and energy , and to draw the attention of the hearer particularly to the idea expressed . This is most frequently accomplished by an increased stress of voice laid upon the word or phrase . Sometimes , though more rarely ...
... give it force and energy , and to draw the attention of the hearer particularly to the idea expressed . This is most frequently accomplished by an increased stress of voice laid upon the word or phrase . Sometimes , though more rarely ...
Page 328
... Give me them that will face me . Give me a cup of sack . I am a rogue , if I have drunk to - day . P. Henry . O villain ! thy lips are scarce wiped since thou drunkest last . Fal . All's one for that . A plague of all cowards , still ...
... Give me them that will face me . Give me a cup of sack . I am a rogue , if I have drunk to - day . P. Henry . O villain ! thy lips are scarce wiped since thou drunkest last . Fal . All's one for that . A plague of all cowards , still ...
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