The Art of Elocution, Or, Logical and Musical Reading and Declamation: With an Appendix, Containing a Copious Practice in Oratorical, Poetical, and Dramatic Reading and Recitation ; the Whole Forming a Complete Speaker, Well Adapted to Private Pupils, Classes, and the Use of Schools |
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... things , are accustomed to cry up common sense as the sufficient and only safe guide in reasoning . " ( This is exactly what the reverend Doctor himself does in the case of Elocution , —and therefore let him give the coup de grace to ...
... things , are accustomed to cry up common sense as the sufficient and only safe guide in reasoning . " ( This is exactly what the reverend Doctor himself does in the case of Elocution , —and therefore let him give the coup de grace to ...
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... , whose articulation is imperfect for it has been observed , that loud , con- fused noise , even though much greater in degree , does not travel as far as pure and musical sound . Hence the necessity , before all other things , of.
... , whose articulation is imperfect for it has been observed , that loud , con- fused noise , even though much greater in degree , does not travel as far as pure and musical sound . Hence the necessity , before all other things , of.
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... things , of a clear , pure articulation . To acquire this perfectly , it is necessary to recur to the first principia , —that is , the ELEMENTARY SOUNDS of our language . Speech is articulate vocal sound . That sound is represented to ...
... things , of a clear , pure articulation . To acquire this perfectly , it is necessary to recur to the first principia , —that is , the ELEMENTARY SOUNDS of our language . Speech is articulate vocal sound . That sound is represented to ...
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... things , to be avoided . The last words of a sentence are as impor- tant as the first , -indeed , they are generally more so : therefore let them have always full enunciation and weight in delivery ; or your meaning will be imper- fect ...
... things , to be avoided . The last words of a sentence are as impor- tant as the first , -indeed , they are generally more so : therefore let them have always full enunciation and weight in delivery ; or your meaning will be imper- fect ...
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... thing negatived ; the negative parti- cle not has usually a falling inflection , for force . From the above rules it follows , that In a sentence containing an affirmative in one branch of it , and a negative or denial in the other , 3 ...
... thing negatived ; the negative parti- cle not has usually a falling inflection , for force . From the above rules it follows , that In a sentence containing an affirmative in one branch of it , and a negative or denial in the other , 3 ...
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