"Elocutionary Manual.": The Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and Notations, for Pronunciation, Intonation, Emphasis, Gesture and Emotional ExpressionJ. P. Burbank, 1878 - 243 pages |
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... young orator a feeling of confidence in addressing an audience . Fear naturally collapses , and courage expands the chest ; and the cultivation of the habit of keeping the chest expanded in speech imparts courage , and prevents that ...
... young orator a feeling of confidence in addressing an audience . Fear naturally collapses , and courage expands the chest ; and the cultivation of the habit of keeping the chest expanded in speech imparts courage , and prevents that ...
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... young , bellows , twopence , gorgeous , cau- tious , colonel ; [ bombast , buffoon , doubloon , sublime , umbrella , unkind , upon , seldom , bankrupt , medium , du- bious , jealous , genus , courageous , collection , dudgeon . question ...
... young , bellows , twopence , gorgeous , cau- tious , colonel ; [ bombast , buffoon , doubloon , sublime , umbrella , unkind , upon , seldom , bankrupt , medium , du- bious , jealous , genus , courageous , collection , dudgeon . question ...
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... Young . THE FIRMAMENT . One sun - by day , - by night - ten thousand - shine ; And - light us - deep - into the Deity ; How boundless - in magnificence - and - might ! Oh , - what a confluence of ethereal - fire , - From urns unnumber'd ...
... Young . THE FIRMAMENT . One sun - by day , - by night - ten thousand - shine ; And - light us - deep - into the Deity ; How boundless - in magnificence - and - might ! Oh , - what a confluence of ethereal - fire , - From urns unnumber'd ...
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... young steed recoils upon his haunches , The never - yet - seen adder's hiss first heard . O surer than suspicion's hundred eyes Is that fine sense which , to the pure in heart , By mere oppugnancy of their own goodness Reveals the ...
... young steed recoils upon his haunches , The never - yet - seen adder's hiss first heard . O surer than suspicion's hundred eyes Is that fine sense which , to the pure in heart , By mere oppugnancy of their own goodness Reveals the ...
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... Philosophy may support to the brink of the grave . but religion conducts beyond it . Philosophy unfolds a rich store of enjoyment , which religion makes eternal . SADNESS OF NIGHT.- Young . How , like a widow VERBAL GROUPING . 95.
... Philosophy may support to the brink of the grave . but religion conducts beyond it . Philosophy unfolds a rich store of enjoyment , which religion makes eternal . SADNESS OF NIGHT.- Young . How , like a widow VERBAL GROUPING . 95.
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Elocutionary Manual. the Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and ... Alexander Melville Bell No preview available - 2015 |
Elocutionary Manual. the Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and ... Alexander Melville Bell No preview available - 2018 |
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