"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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... dead yet speak to us : " and they should do so with authority , for the letter of their eloquence is still the model in our colleges . We admire the orations of De- mosthenes : so did contemporary judges ; but they tell us that truly to ...
... dead yet speak to us : " and they should do so with authority , for the letter of their eloquence is still the model in our colleges . We admire the orations of De- mosthenes : so did contemporary judges ; but they tell us that truly to ...
Page 90
... dead ? ” And fear not to say that their son hath fled ? " - Away ! he is lying by lance and shield ! ” " Point me the path to his battle - field ! " - XI . PASSAGES FOR EXERCISE IN GRAMMATICAL GROUPING . 46. The Mechanism , and ...
... dead ? ” And fear not to say that their son hath fled ? " - Away ! he is lying by lance and shield ! ” " Point me the path to his battle - field ! " - XI . PASSAGES FOR EXERCISE IN GRAMMATICAL GROUPING . 46. The Mechanism , and ...
Page 91
... dead . ANIMAL ENJOYMENT . - Cowper . The heart is hard in nature , and unfit For human fellowship , as being void Of sympathy , and therefore dead alike To love and friendship both ; that is not pleased With sight of animals enjoying ...
... dead . ANIMAL ENJOYMENT . - Cowper . The heart is hard in nature , and unfit For human fellowship , as being void Of sympathy , and therefore dead alike To love and friendship both ; that is not pleased With sight of animals enjoying ...
Page 94
... dead ? And dispirit Living merit ! Heaping scorn upon its head ? Or , perchance , when kinder grown , Leaving it to die alone ? LOVE . Look how the golden ocean shines above Its pebbly stones , and magnifies their girth ; So does the ...
... dead ? And dispirit Living merit ! Heaping scorn upon its head ? Or , perchance , when kinder grown , Leaving it to die alone ? LOVE . Look how the golden ocean shines above Its pebbly stones , and magnifies their girth ; So does the ...
Page 95
... dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds . Creation sleeps . ' Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still , and Nature made a pause , - An awful pause , prophetic of her end . OCCUPATION ...
... dead ! and darkness how profound ! Nor eye nor listening ear an object finds . Creation sleeps . ' Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still , and Nature made a pause , - An awful pause , prophetic of her end . OCCUPATION ...
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Elocutionary Manual. the Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and ... Alexander Melville Bell No preview available - 2015 |
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