"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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... hear the harsh and uneven notes that come jolting out from the pressure ! Then see him , when the sheep - skin is firmly swelled . beneath his arm ! -how gently his elbow works upon it ! while the clear notes ring out with ear ...
... hear the harsh and uneven notes that come jolting out from the pressure ! Then see him , when the sheep - skin is firmly swelled . beneath his arm ! -how gently his elbow works upon it ! while the clear notes ring out with ear ...
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... hear of an old man " bending under the weight of ( y ) ears and infirmities . ” 165. The addition of a gluttural effect to h and wh is a Celtic peculiarity — harsh and unpleasing to the unac- customed ear . 166. The pronunciation of the ...
... hear of an old man " bending under the weight of ( y ) ears and infirmities . ” 165. The addition of a gluttural effect to h and wh is a Celtic peculiarity — harsh and unpleasing to the unac- customed ear . 166. The pronunciation of the ...
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... Hear him , my lord ; he's wondrous condescending ; Mark the humility - of- shepherd Norval . ” X. STACCATO INFLEXIONS . 45. In strong emotion , each accent may take an inflex- ion in the same direction ; or every syllable may be ...
... Hear him , my lord ; he's wondrous condescending ; Mark the humility - of- shepherd Norval . ” X. STACCATO INFLEXIONS . 45. In strong emotion , each accent may take an inflex- ion in the same direction ; or every syllable may be ...
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... hear . II . Natural , know , not . less , more , imagine , reflect , sense , sight , comprehensive , intellect , imagination , sense , other , sight , figures , spiritual , corporeal , sounds , letters , hieroglyphics , ob- scure ...
... hear . II . Natural , know , not . less , more , imagine , reflect , sense , sight , comprehensive , intellect , imagination , sense , other , sight , figures , spiritual , corporeal , sounds , letters , hieroglyphics , ob- scure ...
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... hear her voice , And feel ... her touch . ADMIRATION.- Shakespeare . What you do Still betters what is done . When you speak , sweet , I'd have you do it ever : when you sing , I'd have you buy and sell so ; so give alms ; Pray so ; and ...
... hear her voice , And feel ... her touch . ADMIRATION.- Shakespeare . What you do Still betters what is done . When you speak , sweet , I'd have you do it ever : when you sing , I'd have you buy and sell so ; so give alms ; Pray so ; and ...
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Elocutionary Manual. the Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and ... Alexander Melville Bell No preview available - 2015 |
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accented syllable action adverb antithesis articulation blood body brave breath Brutus Cæsar clause compound dead death Diphthong doth earth effect Elocution emphasis emphatic exercise expressive fall fear feel fool gesture give glottis grammatical grief hand happy hath head heart heaven honour house of York idea imitative implied inflexion labial larynx letters light lingual lips look lord marked mind modulation monophthong motion motley fool mouth nature never night notation nounced o'er P. J. Bailey passion pause phatic pitch poor predicate principle pronounced pronunciation reading rising Scotch sense sentence separate Shakespeare smile soft palate sorrow soul speak speaker spirit syllables tears tence thee thine things thou thought tion tones tongue unaccented unemphatic utterance verb Visible Speech vocal voice vowel sound W. E. Aytoun weep wind words wretched