McGuffey's Eclectic ReadersSince 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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... arms - never , never , never.` 3. Does any one suppose that the payment of twenty shil- lings , would have ruined Mr. Hampden's fortune ? No. But the payment of half twenty shillings , on the principle it have made him a slave ' . was ...
... arms - never , never , never.` 3. Does any one suppose that the payment of twenty shil- lings , would have ruined Mr. Hampden's fortune ? No. But the payment of half twenty shillings , on the principle it have made him a slave ' . was ...
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... arms . 8. O Lancaster ' , I fear thy overthrow . 9. Ye crags and peaks ' , I'm with you once again . Exception 1. - Relative emphasis often reverses this and the first rule , because emphasis is here expressed in part by changing the ...
... arms . 8. O Lancaster ' , I fear thy overthrow . 9. Ye crags and peaks ' , I'm with you once again . Exception 1. - Relative emphasis often reverses this and the first rule , because emphasis is here expressed in part by changing the ...
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... Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or , by the gods , this speech were else your last . 5. Hamlet . Saw , who ? Horatio . The king , your father . Hamlet . The king , my father ? 6. Strike - till ...
... Arm , warriors , arm ! 4. You know that you are Brutus , that speak this , Or , by the gods , this speech were else your last . 5. Hamlet . Saw , who ? Horatio . The king , your father . Hamlet . The king , my father ? 6. Strike - till ...
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... arms . In the following examples , the relative emphasis is ap- plied to three sets of antithetic words . 15. The difference between a madman and a fool is , that the former reasons justly from false data ; and the latter , errone ...
... arms . In the following examples , the relative emphasis is ap- plied to three sets of antithetic words . 15. The difference between a madman and a fool is , that the former reasons justly from false data ; and the latter , errone ...
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... arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! He woke to die - midst flame and smoke . " 3. This - is no flattery : These are counselors That feelingly persuade me what I am . 4. And this - our life , exempt from public haunt , Finds ...
... arms ! they come ! the Greek ! the Greek ! He woke to die - midst flame and smoke . " 3. This - is no flattery : These are counselors That feelingly persuade me what I am . 4. And this - our life , exempt from public haunt , Finds ...
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