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McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

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  1. 1 SUPPLEMENTARY READING FOR GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES ECLECTIC ENGLISH CLASSICS.
  2. 2 INTRODUCTION. SUBJECT. PAGE I. ARTICULATION 11 II. INFLECTION 18 III. ACCENT AND EMPHASIS 33 IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR READING VERSE 39 V. THE VOICE 40 VI. GESTURE 55
  3. 3 SELECTIONS FOR READING. (5)
  4. 4 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS. (9) NAME PAGE NAME PAGE 1. ADDISON, JOSEPH 295, 438 38. GOLDSMITH 215 2. ARNOLD. GEORGE 133 39. GRATTAN. HENRY 154 3. ATHERSTONE. EDWIN 401 40. GRAY, THOMAS 108 4. BACON, SIR FRANCIS 332 41. GREELEY, HORACE 398 5. BEECHER, LY
  5. 5 INTRODUCTION. (11)
  6. 6 1. ARTICULATION. 4. READING VERSE. 2. INFLECTION. 5. THE VOICE. 3. ACCENT AND EMPHASIS. 6. GESTURE.
  7. 7 I. ARTICULATION. (11)
  8. 8 ELEMENTARY SOUNDS. (12)
  9. 9 VOCALS. (12)
  10. 10 TABLE OF VOCALS. (13)
  11. 11 SUBVOCALS AND ASPIRATES (13)
  12. 12 TABLE OF SUBVOCALS AND ASPIRATES. (14)
  13. 13 SUBSTITUTES. (14)
  14. 14 FAULTS TO BE REMEDIED. (15)
  15. 15 EXERCISES. (16)
  16. 16 EXERCISES. (17)
  17. 17 EXERCISE
  18. 18 EXERCISES. (18)
  19. 19 II. INFLECTION. (18)
  20. 20 EXERCISES. (20)
  21. 21 FALLING INFLECTION. (21)
  22. 22 EXAMPLES. (21)
  23. 23 EXAMPLES. (22)
  24. 24 RISING INFLECTION. (23)
  25. 25 EXAMPLES. (24)
  26. 26 EXAMPLES. (24)
  27. 27 EXAMPLE. (24)
  28. 28 EXAMPLES. (25)
  29. 29 EXAMPLES. (25)
  30. 30 EXAMPLES. (25)
  31. 31 RISING AND FALLING INFLECTIONS. (26)
  32. 32 EXAMPLES. (27)
  33. 33 EXAMPLES. (27)
  34. 34 EXAMPLES. (27)
  35. 35 OF SERIES. (28)
  36. 36 EXAMPLE. (28)
  37. 37 EXAMPLE. (28)
  38. 38 EXAMPLES. (28)
  39. 39 EXAMPLES. (29)
  40. 40 EXAMPLES. (29)
  41. 41 EXAMPLES (30)
  42. 42 PARENTHESIS. (30)
  43. 43 EXAMPLES. (30)
  44. 44 CIRCUMFLEX. (31)
  45. 45 EXAMPLES. (31)
  46. 46 MONOTONE. (32)
  47. 47 EXAMPLES. (32)
  48. 48 III. ACCENT AND EMPHASIS. (33)
  49. 49 EXAMPLES. (33)
  50. 50 EXAMPLES. (33)
  51. 51 SECONDARY ACCENT. (34)
  52. 52 EMPHASIS. (34)
  53. 53 ABSOLUTE EMPHASIS. (35)
  54. 54 EXAMPLES. (35)
  55. 55 RELATIVE EMPHASIS. (35)
  56. 56 EXAMPLES. (35)
  57. 57 EMPHASIS AND ACCENT. (37)
  58. 58 EXAMPLES. (37)
  59. 59 EMPHASIS AND INFLECTION. (37)
  60. 60 EXAMPLES. (37)
  61. 61 EMPHATIC PHRASE. (38)
  62. 62 EXAMPLES. (38)
  63. 63 EMPHATIC PAUSE. (39)
  64. 64 IV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR READING VERSE. (39)
  65. 65 EXERCISES IN INFLECTION. (40)
  66. 66 ACCENT AND EMPHASIS. (41)
  67. 67 EXAMPLES. (42)
  68. 68 EXAMPLES. (44)
  69. 69 SIMILE. (44)
  70. 70 EXAMPLES. (45)
  71. 71 V. THE VOICE. (46)
  72. 72 EXAMPLES IN PITCH (46)
  73. 73 QUANTITY AND QUALITY. (49)
  74. 74 LONG QUANTITY. (49)
  75. 75 MEDIUM QUANTITY. (50)
  76. 76 SHORT QUANTITY. (51)
  77. 77 MOVEMENT. (51)
  78. 78 SLOW MOVEMENT. (52)
  79. 79 MODERATE MOVEMENT. (52)
  80. 80 QUICK MOVEMENT. (53)
  81. 81 EXAMPLES. (54)
  82. 82 VI. GESTURE. (55)
  83. 83 ELOCUTION AND READING. (57)
  84. 84 SELECTIONS FOR READING. I. ANECDOTE OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
  85. 85 II. THE NEEDLE. (67)
  86. 86 III. DAWN. (68)
  87. 87 IV. DESCRIPTION OF A STORM. (70)
  88. 88 V. AFTER THE THUNDERSTORM. (72)
  89. 89 VI. HOUSE CLEANING. (73)
  90. 90 VII. SCHEMES OF LIFE OFTEN ILLUSORY. (78)
  91. 91 VIII. THE BRAVE OLD OAK. (81)
  92. 92 IX. THE ARTIST SURPRISED. (82)
  93. 93 X. PICTURES OF MEMORY. (88)
  94. 94 XI. THE MORNING ORATORIO. (90)
  95. 95 XII. SHORT SELECTIONS IN POETRY. (94)
  96. 96 II. MY MIND.
  97. 97 III. A GOOD NAME. (95)
  98. 98 IV. SUNRISE.
  99. 99 V. OLD AGE AND DEATH. (95)
  100. 100 VI. MILTON. (96)
  101. 101 XIII. DEATH OF LITTLE NELL. (96)
  102. 102 XIV. VANITY OF LIFE. (100)
  103. 103 XV. A POLITICAL PAUSE. (102)
  104. 104 XVI. MY EXPERIENCE IN ELOCUTION. (104)
  105. 105 XVII. ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD. (108)
  106. 106 XVIII. TACT AND TALENT. (113)
  107. 107 XIX. SPEECH BEFORE THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION. (115)
  108. 108 XX: THE AMERICAN FLAG. (119)
  109. 109 XXI. IRONICAL EULOGY ON DEBT. (121)
  110. 110 XXII. THE THREE WARNINGS. (124)
  111. 111 XXIII. THE MEMORY OF OUR FATHERS. (128)
  112. 112 XXIV. SHORT SELECTIONS IN PROSE. (130)
  113. 113 II. LAS CASAS DISSUADING FROM BATTLE. (130)
  114. 114 III. ACTION AND REPOSE. (131)
  115. 115 IV. TIME AND CHANGE. (131)
  116. 116 V. THE POET. (132)
  117. 117 VI. MOUNTAINS. (132)
  118. 118 XXV. THE JOLLY OLD PEDAGOGUE. (133)
  119. 119 XXVI. THE TEACHER AND SICK SCHOLAR. (135)
  120. 120 XXVII. THE SNOW SHOWER. (141)
  121. 121 XXVIII. CHARACTER OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. (143)
  122. 122 XXIX. NAPOLEON AT REST. (146)
  123. 123 XXX. WAR. (148)
  124. 124 XXXI. SPEECH OF WALPOLE IN REPROOF OF MR. PITT. (151)
  125. 125 XXXII. PITT'S REPLY TO SIR ROBERT WALPOLE. (152)
  126. 126 XXXIII. CHARACTER OF MR. PITT. (154)
  127. 127 XXXIV. THE SOLDIER'S REST. (156)
  128. 128 XXXV. HENRY V. TO HIS TROOPS. (158)
  129. 129 XXXVI. SPEECH OF PAUL ON MARS HILL. (160)
  130. 130 XXXVII. GOD IS EVERYWHERE. (161)
  131. 131 XXXVIII. LAFAYETTE AND ROBERT RAIKES. (163)
  132. 132 XXXIX. FALL OF CARDINAL WOLSEY. (167)
  133. 133 XL. THE PHILOSOPHER. (171)
  134. 134 XLI. MARMION AND DOUGLAS. (176)
  135. 135 XLII. THE PRESENT. (178)
  136. 136 XLIII. THE BAPTISM. (180)
  137. 137 XLIV. SPARROWS. (185)
  138. 138 XLV. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. (186)
  139. 139 XLVI. GOD'S GOODNESS TO SUCH AS FEAR HIM. (189)
  140. 140 XLVII. CHARACTER OF COLUMBUS. (192)
  141. 141 XLVIII. "HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP." (195)
  142. 142 XLIX. DESCRIPTION OF A SIEGE. (197)
  143. 143 L. MARCO BOZZARIS. (202)
  144. 144 LI. SONG OF THE GREEK BARD. (205)
  145. 145 LII. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. (209)
  146. 146 LIII. LOCHIEL'S WARNING. (211)
  147. 147 LIV. ON HAPPINESS OF TEMPER. (215)
  148. 148 LV. THE FORTUNE TELLER. (218)
  149. 149 LVI. RIENZI'S ADDRESS TO THE ROMANS. (221)
  150. 150 LVIII. LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS. (226)
  151. 151 LIX. NECESSITY OF EDUCATION. (228)
  152. 152 LX. RIDING ON A SNOWPLOW. (231)
  153. 153 LXI. THE QUARREL OF BRUTUS AND CASSIUS. (234)
  154. 154 LXII. THE QUACK. (238)
  155. 155 SCENE—The Inn. Enter HOSTESS followed by LAMPEDO, a Quack Doctor.
  156. 156 LXIII. RIP VAN WINKLE. (242)
  157. 157 LXIV. BILL AND JOE. (246)
  158. 158 LXV. SORROW FOR THE DEAD. (249)
  159. 159 LXVI. THE EAGLE. (251)
  160. 160 LXVII. POLITICAL TOLERATION. (253)
  161. 161 LXVIII. WHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE? (255)
  162. 162 LXIX. THE BRAVE AT HOME. (256)
  163. 163 LXX. SOUTH CAROLINA. (257)
  164. 164 LXXI. MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTH CAROLINA. (259)
  165. 165 LXXII. THE CHURCH SCENE FROM EVANGELINE. (262)
  166. 166 LXXIII. SONG OF THE SHIRT. (266)
  167. 167 LXXIV. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. (269)
  168. 168 LXXV. THANATOPSIS. (275)
  169. 169 LXXVI. INDIAN JUGGLERS. (278)
  170. 170 LXXVII. ANTONY OVER CAESAR'S DEAD BODY. (281)
  171. 171 LXXVIII. THE ENGLISH CHARACTER. (286)
  172. 172 LXXIX. THE SONG OF THE POTTER. (290)
  173. 173 LXXX. A HOT DAY IN NEW YORK. (292)
  174. 174 LXXXI. DISCONTENT.—AN ALLEGORY. (295)
  175. 175 LXXXII. JUPITER AND TEN. (301)
  176. 176 LXXXIII. SCENE FROM "THE POOR GENTLEMAN."
  177. 177 LXXXIV. MY MOTHER'S PICTURE. (310)
  178. 178 LXXXV. DEATH OF SAMSON. (312)
  179. 179 LXXXVI. AN EVENING ADVENTURE. (315)
  180. 180 LXXXVII. THE BAREFOOT BOY. (317)
  181. 181 LXXXVIII. THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS. (321)
  182. 182 LXXXIX. THE FOLLY OF INTOXICATION. (322)
  183. 183 XC. STARVED ROCK. (325)
  184. 184 XCI. PRINCE HENRY AND FALSTAFF. (327)
  185. 185 XCII. STUDIES. (332)
  186. 186 XCIII. SURRENDER OF GRANADA. (334)
  187. 187 XCIV. HAMLET'S SOLILOQUY. (339)
  188. 188 XCV. GINEVRA. (340)
  189. 189 XCVI. INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES. (344)
  190. 190 XCVII. ENOCH ARDEN AT THE WINDOW. (347)
  191. 191 XCVIII. LOCHINVAR. (350)
  192. 192 XCIX. SPEECH ON THE TRIAL OF A MURDERER. (352)
  193. 193 C. THE CLOSING YEAR. (355)
  194. 194 CI. A NEW CITY IN COLORADO. (358)
  195. 195 CII. IMPORTANCE OF THE UNION. (362)
  196. 196 CIII. THE INFLUENCES OF THE SUN. (364)
  197. 197 CIV. COLLOQUIAL POWERS OF FRANKLIN. (366)
  198. 198 CV. THE DREAM OF CLARENCE. (368)
  199. 199 CVI. HOMEWARD BOUND. (371)
  200. 200 CVII. IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS. (375)
  201. 201 CVIII. DESTRUCTION OF THE CARNATIC.
  202. 202 CIX. THE RAVEN.
  203. 203 CX. A VIEW OF THE COLOSSEUM. (389)
  204. 204 CXI. THE BRIDGE. (392)
  205. 205 CXII. OBJECTS AND LIMITS OF SCIENCE. (394)
  206. 206 CXIII. THE DOWNFALL OF POLAND. (396)
  207. 207 CXIV. LABOR. (398)
  208. 208 CXV. THE LAST DAYS OF HERCULANEUM. (401)
  209. 209 CXVI. HOW MEN REASON. (405)
  210. 210 CXVII. THUNDERSTORM ON THE ALPS. (408)
  211. 211 CXVIII. ORIGIN OF PROPERTY. (410)
  212. 212 CXIX. BATTLE OF WATERLOO. (415)
  213. 213 CXX. "WITH BRAINS, SIR." (417)
  214. 214 CXXI. THE NEW ENGLAND PASTOR. (419)
  215. 215 CXXII. DEATH OF ABSALOM. (420)
  216. 216 CXXIII. ABRAHAM DAVENPORT. (424)
  217. 217 CXXIV. THE FALLS OF THE YOSEMITE. (426)
  218. 218 CXXV. A PSALM OF LIFE. (429)
  219. 219 CXXVI. FRANKLIN'S ENTRY INTO PHILADELPHIA. (431)
  220. 220 CXXVII. LINES TO A WATERFOWL. (434)
  221. 221 CXXVIII. GOLDSMITH AND ADDISON. (435)
  222. 222 1. GOLDSMITH.
  223. 223 II. ADDISON. (436)
  224. 224 CXXIX. IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. (438)
  225. 225 CXXX. CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON. (440)
  226. 226 CXXXI. EULOGY ON WASHINGTON. (444)
  227. 227 CXXXII. THE SOLITARY REAPER. (446)
  228. 228 CXXXIII. VALUE OF THE PRESENT. (447)
  229. 229 CXXXIV. HAPPINESS. (451)
  230. 230 CXXXV. MARION. (453)
  231. 231 CXXXVI. A COMMON THOUGHT. (456)
  232. 232 CXXXVII. A DEFINITE AIM IN READING. (457)
  233. 233 CXXXVIII. ODE TO MT. BLANC. (462)