McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide: Or, Fifth Reader of the Eclectic Series. Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: with Copious Rules and Rhetorical Exercises |
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... LIGHT . 1. THE + metaphorical expressions of all ages and nations with respect to light , sufficiently evince the value in which that inesti- mable gift is held . In the sacred Scriptures , indeed , not only are temporal blessings ...
... LIGHT . 1. THE + metaphorical expressions of all ages and nations with respect to light , sufficiently evince the value in which that inesti- mable gift is held . In the sacred Scriptures , indeed , not only are temporal blessings ...
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... light and energy ! thy way Is through the unknown void ; thou hast thy throne , Morning , and evening , and at noon of day , Far in the blue , untended and alone : Ere the first wakened airs of earth had blown , On didst thou march ...
... light and energy ! thy way Is through the unknown void ; thou hast thy throne , Morning , and evening , and at noon of day , Far in the blue , untended and alone : Ere the first wakened airs of earth had blown , On didst thou march ...
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... light the fair . 5. The vales are thine : and when the touch of Spring Thrills them , and gives them gladness , in thy light They glitter , as the glancing swallow's wing Dashes the water in his winding flight , And leaves behind a wave ...
... light the fair . 5. The vales are thine : and when the touch of Spring Thrills them , and gives them gladness , in thy light They glitter , as the glancing swallow's wing Dashes the water in his winding flight , And leaves behind a wave ...
Contents
PART I | 13 |
The Hour of Prayer | 15 |
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte | 20 |
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