"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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... wind and of a stringed instrument : voice being produced by means of a current of air impelled from a sort of bel- lows - the lungs , and modified by contraction or expan- sion of the voice - channels , and by tension or relaxation of ...
... wind and of a stringed instrument : voice being produced by means of a current of air impelled from a sort of bel- lows - the lungs , and modified by contraction or expan- sion of the voice - channels , and by tension or relaxation of ...
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... wind - bag ! —and 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 ...
... wind - bag ! —and 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 ...
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... wind , and endeavouring to out - bellow the tempest . 26. Respiratory exercises should not be practised im- mediately after a full meal . The distension of the stomach prevents the free play of the diaphragm . The public speaker should ...
... wind , and endeavouring to out - bellow the tempest . 26. Respiratory exercises should not be practised im- mediately after a full meal . The distension of the stomach prevents the free play of the diaphragm . The public speaker should ...
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... wind , wish , & c . , pronounced wŭll , wŭnd , wůsh , & c . 75. Vowel 3 , a monophthong . Vowel 3 , a diph- thong compounded of the Scotch sound referred to in the note , * and No. 1 ; as in aye , pay , jail , tailor , & c . , pro ...
... wind , wish , & c . , pronounced wŭll , wŭnd , wůsh , & c . 75. Vowel 3 , a monophthong . Vowel 3 , a diph- thong compounded of the Scotch sound referred to in the note , * and No. 1 ; as in aye , pay , jail , tailor , & c . , pro ...
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... wind the tree is shaken , 4-8 7-13 1 5 10 There's not a bough or leaf can fall , 10 2 10 2 1 3 4 But of its falling heed is taken w - 9 5 1 5 9 8 10 By One that sees and governs all . 10 10 0 The tree may fall and be forgotten , 4 4 2 2 ...
... wind the tree is shaken , 4-8 7-13 1 5 10 There's not a bough or leaf can fall , 10 2 10 2 1 3 4 But of its falling heed is taken w - 9 5 1 5 9 8 10 By One that sees and governs all . 10 10 0 The tree may fall and be forgotten , 4 4 2 2 ...
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Common terms and phrases
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