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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Page 21
... heaven ' : I will exalt my throne above the stars of God ' : I will sit , also , upon the mount of the congregation , in the sides of the north ' . 3. The wind and the rain are over ; calm is the noon of the day : the clouds are divided ...
... heaven ' : I will exalt my throne above the stars of God ' : I will sit , also , upon the mount of the congregation , in the sides of the north ' . 3. The wind and the rain are over ; calm is the noon of the day : the clouds are divided ...
Page 25
... heavens , To wash this crimson hand as white as snow ? Exception . - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLES . 1. Can you be so blind to your interest ? Will you rush headlong to destruction ? 2. I ask again , is there no hope of ...
... heavens , To wash this crimson hand as white as snow ? Exception . - Emphasis may reverse this rule . EXAMPLES . 1. Can you be so blind to your interest ? Will you rush headlong to destruction ? 2. I ask again , is there no hope of ...
Page 36
... spirit of the white man's heaven , Forbids not thee to weep . 18. I shall enter on no encomiums upon Massachusetts . EMPHASIS AND -ACCENT . When words , which are the 36 ECLECTIC SERIES . SELECTIONS FOR READING PAGE 11 18.
... spirit of the white man's heaven , Forbids not thee to weep . 18. I shall enter on no encomiums upon Massachusetts . EMPHASIS AND -ACCENT . When words , which are the 36 ECLECTIC SERIES . SELECTIONS FOR READING PAGE 11 18.
Page 39
... Heaven gave this Lyre , and thus decreed , Be thou a bruised - but not a broken - reed . IV . INSTRUCTIONS FOR READING VERSE . INFLECTIONS . In reading verse , the inflections should be nearly the same as in reading prose ; the chief ...
... Heaven gave this Lyre , and thus decreed , Be thou a bruised - but not a broken - reed . IV . INSTRUCTIONS FOR READING VERSE . INFLECTIONS . In reading verse , the inflections should be nearly the same as in reading prose ; the chief ...
Page 40
... heaven ' : the hills to their supply ' , Vapor and exhalation dusk and moist Sent up amain ' : and now , the thickened sky Like a dark ceiling stood` : down rushed the rain Impetuous ' , and continued till the earth No more was seen ...
... heaven ' : the hills to their supply ' , Vapor and exhalation dusk and moist Sent up amain ' : and now , the thickened sky Like a dark ceiling stood` : down rushed the rain Impetuous ' , and continued till the earth No more was seen ...
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