The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various authors, ed.] by J.S. KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles 1825 |
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Page xxvii
... thought is solely - singly considered . ' Twas base and poor , unworthy of a peasant ' , To forge a scroll so villanous and loose , And mark it with a noble lady's name . Here we have an example of relative emphasis ; for , if the thought ...
... thought is solely - singly considered . ' Twas base and poor , unworthy of a peasant ' , To forge a scroll so villanous and loose , And mark it with a noble lady's name . Here we have an example of relative emphasis ; for , if the thought ...
Page xxviii
... thought were expressed at full , it would stand thus- Unworthy a being composed of such perfections as constitute a man . ' * Single ( 1 ) Double ( 2 ) and Treble ( 3 ) Emphasis . The rules under this head are every way super- fluous ...
... thought were expressed at full , it would stand thus- Unworthy a being composed of such perfections as constitute a man . ' * Single ( 1 ) Double ( 2 ) and Treble ( 3 ) Emphasis . The rules under this head are every way super- fluous ...
Page xxx
... thoughts . Deliver thoughts , and words will take care enough of themselves . I repeat it BE IN EARNEST . We have thus attempted to give a short abstract of the principles of elocution , so far as the inflecting of the voice is ...
... thoughts . Deliver thoughts , and words will take care enough of themselves . I repeat it BE IN EARNEST . We have thus attempted to give a short abstract of the principles of elocution , so far as the inflecting of the voice is ...
Page xxxi
... thought . The sense is a guide to the use of the inflections - that is all . The system is nothing more nor less than an analysis — if I may use the term of the manner in which the best speakers in London modulate the voice : and , as ...
... thought . The sense is a guide to the use of the inflections - that is all . The system is nothing more nor less than an analysis — if I may use the term of the manner in which the best speakers in London modulate the voice : and , as ...
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... thought of in this world , but to be obliterated in a little time , from the affections , and almost from the memory , of their dearest friends and relations . Surely , we ima- gine , we can never feel too much for those who have ...
... thought of in this world , but to be obliterated in a little time , from the affections , and almost from the memory , of their dearest friends and relations . Surely , we ima- gine , we can never feel too much for those who have ...
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