School elocution : or The young academical oratorLetts, 1853 - 192 pages |
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... action as is wanted in speaking on ordinary occasions . School - boys are not required to be actors , nor if they were , would written or graphical directions teach them . To hold the body in a graceful posture , and use the arms ...
... action as is wanted in speaking on ordinary occasions . School - boys are not required to be actors , nor if they were , would written or graphical directions teach them . To hold the body in a graceful posture , and use the arms ...
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... action of the tongue . The u , in un , and e , in ed , which are the fourth and seventh , are in every situation pronounced short . Sometimes two vowel sounds are represented by one sign or letter , as i in kind , and u in muse , ( No ...
... action of the tongue . The u , in un , and e , in ed , which are the fourth and seventh , are in every situation pronounced short . Sometimes two vowel sounds are represented by one sign or letter , as i in kind , and u in muse , ( No ...
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... actions once a foot , End in one purpose . And then to count the minutes how they run , How many makes the hour full complete , How many hours bring about the day , How many days will finish up the year , How many years a mortal man may ...
... actions once a foot , End in one purpose . And then to count the minutes how they run , How many makes the hour full complete , How many hours bring about the day , How many days will finish up the year , How many years a mortal man may ...
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... action . Note 1. This transposition of the accent , extends itself to all words which have a sameness of termination , though they may not be directly opposite in sense . 1 . 2 . In this species of composition , plau'sibility is much ...
... action . Note 1. This transposition of the accent , extends itself to all words which have a sameness of termination , though they may not be directly opposite in sense . 1 . 2 . In this species of composition , plau'sibility is much ...
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... action , some — in ease ; Those call it pleasure , and contentment - these . OBSERVATIONS ON THE PAUuse . As the classes of words which admit of no separation , are very small and few , take the opportunity of pausing where the sense ...
... action , some — in ease ; Those call it pleasure , and contentment - these . OBSERVATIONS ON THE PAUuse . As the classes of words which admit of no separation , are very small and few , take the opportunity of pausing where the sense ...
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9th vowel accent arms art thou articulation aspirate beauty bird-lime blood brave breath Cæsar circumflex crown dead death Ditto doth dread drum earth emphasis emphatic EXAMPLE expressed eyes fair falling inflection fashionable songs fear fool force give grace grave grief Half Vowel Sound hand happy hate hath head hear heart heaven honor Iago kind king Lessons live look lord melancholy Members mercy mind Morocco motley fool mute nature never night noble o'er OTHELLO passages passion pause pleasure poison'd pronounced pronunciation pupil Quarto require the rising revenge RICHARD III rising inflection Rule Russia sense sentence shadow's bliss shew SHYLOCK sleep smiles soft solemn soul sound is marked speak speech spirit sweet syllables thee thing thou art thought thunder tone of voice tongue uttered vocal week wind words Xenarchus youth