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... tion from that in which the soul of eloquence consists , - emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this ten- dency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Elements of Elocution , I have much ...
... tion from that in which the soul of eloquence consists , - emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this ten- dency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Elements of Elocution , I have much ...
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... purpose of a composi- tion may be such , that it would be as preposterous to read it with tones of emotion , as it would to announce a pro- i position in grammar or geometry , in the language of 14 READING . Correct reading.
... purpose of a composi- tion may be such , that it would be as preposterous to read it with tones of emotion , as it would to announce a pro- i position in grammar or geometry , in the language of 14 READING . Correct reading.
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... tion destitute of emotion , for it supposes feeling . It does not barely express the thoughts of an author , but express- es them with the force , variety , and beauty , which feel- ing demands . And just here it is that the most ...
... tion destitute of emotion , for it supposes feeling . It does not barely express the thoughts of an author , but express- es them with the force , variety , and beauty , which feel- ing demands . And just here it is that the most ...
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... tion , but under the dominion of inveterate habit , he goes on with his tone still . To the above defect in the art of printing , let another fact be added , that a great proportion of language , as it appears in books , neither demands ...
... tion , but under the dominion of inveterate habit , he goes on with his tone still . To the above defect in the art of printing , let another fact be added , that a great proportion of language , as it appears in books , neither demands ...
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... tion too from books , and depend wholly on the teacher for pauses , as well as tones ? The reasonable prejudice which some intelligent men have felt against any system of notation , arises from the preposterous extent to which it has ...
... tion too from books , and depend wholly on the teacher for pauses , as well as tones ? The reasonable prejudice which some intelligent men have felt against any system of notation , arises from the preposterous extent to which it has ...
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Absalom accent action Ahimaaz angels answer arms art thou behold blood Cæsar cæsura Christian Cicero circumflex common dark dead death delivery denote distinction dread earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic emphatic series eternal Euboea example Exercises expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling fire gesture give grave habits hand hath hear heard hearers heart heaven HYMN Iago imitation immortal Jesus Joab Julius Cæsar king language look Lord Macd manner mark meaning Michael Cassio mind mountain never o'er open vowels orator palms united passions pause phatic poetry praise pride 15 principles PSALM reader remarks rhetorical rising slide rule sense sentence sentiment servant sleep soul sound speak speaker spirit stress syllable taste Tell thee thine things thought throne thunder tion tones utterance voice words