McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader, Book 6A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills. The sixth reader in the set, revised and enlarged. Approximately one hundred leading authors are represented in the readings. |
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... Poet VI . Mountains 25. The Jolly Old Pedagogue 26. The Teacher and Sick Scholar . 27. The Snow Shower . 28. Character of Napoleon Bonaparte 29. Napoleon at Rest . 30. War · 121 Hester Lynch Thrale . 124 Lyman Beecher . 128 Samuel ...
... Poet VI . Mountains 25. The Jolly Old Pedagogue 26. The Teacher and Sick Scholar . 27. The Snow Shower . 28. Character of Napoleon Bonaparte 29. Napoleon at Rest . 30. War · 121 Hester Lynch Thrale . 124 Lyman Beecher . 128 Samuel ...
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... poet has made his verse deficient in melody , this must not be remedied by the reader , at the expense of sense or the established rules of accent and quantity . Take the following : EXAMPLE . O'er shields , and helms , and helmed heads ...
... poet has made his verse deficient in melody , this must not be remedied by the reader , at the expense of sense or the established rules of accent and quantity . Take the following : EXAMPLE . O'er shields , and helms , and helmed heads ...
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... poetic reading and the correct reading . That is , he must read the poetry wrong , in order to read the language right . EXAMPLES . 1. Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger than the weeds they shade . 2. Their ...
... poetic reading and the correct reading . That is , he must read the poetry wrong , in order to read the language right . EXAMPLES . 1. Ask of thy mother earth why oaks are made Taller and stronger than the weeds they shade . 2. Their ...
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... POETIC PAUSES . In order to make the measure of poetry perceptible to the ear , there should generally be a slight pause at the end of each line , even where the sense does not require it . There is , also , in almost every line of ...
... POETIC PAUSES . In order to make the measure of poetry perceptible to the ear , there should generally be a slight pause at the end of each line , even where the sense does not require it . There is , also , in almost every line of ...
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... poet sets not down , The verb disjointing from its favorite noun , While pause , and break , and repetition join To make a discord in each tuneful line ' . Some placid natures fill the allotted scene With lifeless drawls , insipid and ...
... poet sets not down , The verb disjointing from its favorite noun , While pause , and break , and repetition join To make a discord in each tuneful line ' . Some placid natures fill the allotted scene With lifeless drawls , insipid and ...
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