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... English Shut Vowel - Sounds . Exercises . Diph- thong Sounds . Exercises . Sentences and Extracts containing the various Vowel - Sounds and Diphthong Page 1-8 9-12 13-19 20-24 Sounds . Exercises with music to some of the above.
... English Shut Vowel - Sounds . Exercises . Diph- thong Sounds . Exercises . Sentences and Extracts containing the various Vowel - Sounds and Diphthong Page 1-8 9-12 13-19 20-24 Sounds . Exercises with music to some of the above.
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... Sentences in which difficult words are introduced . How various Passages should be spoken CHAPTER VIII - GESTURE Correct Position of the Body when reciting . Gesture . Exercises . Lines given to which the pupil must give appropriate ...
... Sentences in which difficult words are introduced . How various Passages should be spoken CHAPTER VIII - GESTURE Correct Position of the Body when reciting . Gesture . Exercises . Lines given to which the pupil must give appropriate ...
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... sentences to notes on the piano . The notes on the piano suggested for this exercise and for other exercises in this ... sentence on one note . Speak it on the same 18 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE VOCAL ORGANS.
... sentences to notes on the piano . The notes on the piano suggested for this exercise and for other exercises in this ... sentence on one note . Speak it on the same 18 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE VOCAL ORGANS.
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Rose I. Patry. sentence on one note . Speak it on the same note directly afterwards , only pausing to take breath . Prove that she moves . Do go to Rome . The rose is sold . The ball hit Paul . Saul is so tall . Start in the cart ...
Rose I. Patry. sentence on one note . Speak it on the same note directly afterwards , only pausing to take breath . Prove that she moves . Do go to Rome . The rose is sold . The ball hit Paul . Saul is so tall . Start in the cart ...
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... sentence ; and which is specially perceptible even to the unpractised ear , when the vowel in the word on which the inflection chiefly takes place happens to be long in point of quantity— as when I ask the question ' Does Cæsar deserve ...
... sentence ; and which is specially perceptible even to the unpractised ear , when the vowel in the word on which the inflection chiefly takes place happens to be long in point of quantity— as when I ask the question ' Does Cæsar deserve ...
Common terms and phrases
A. J. Ellis accent falls Amphibrach arms Aytoun Breath Consonant Brutus cartilages Cassius cavity chest circumflex circumflex inflection clause commencement diphthong diphthong sounds Echoing Green Emil Behnke Emphasis end of line English Epiglottis EXAMPLES Execution of Montrose Exhale eyes Falling inflection fingers gentle gesture given glottis hath heart heaven Henry higher key inflection at end Julius Cæsar King larynx Lennox Browne Lewis Carroll lips lord low key lower key Merchant of Venice middle modulation mouth muscles night nose notes octave lower open vowel-sounds pharynx piano Plumptre poem poetical foot poetry Practise quickly recitation Repeat exercise Rhyme Richard Richard II Rising inflection Rome Rule Sandalphon sentences Shakspere shut vowel-sounds sing the words Slight break soft palate softly speak student sung Swan Sonnenschein Tetrameter thee thou tone treble clef Trimeter verse VIII vocal ligaments Voiced Consonant voiced consonant sound vowel written in Iambic
Popular passages
Page 29 - God! methinks, it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run: How many make 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 live.
Page 63 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament — Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read — And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds And dip their napkins...
Page 37 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 4 - I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER. I REMEMBER, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn : He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember, I remember...
Page 53 - This quiet sail is as a noiseless wing To waft me from distraction ; once I loved Torn ocean's roar, but thy soft murmuring . Sounds sweet as if a Sister's voice reproved, That I with stern delights should e'er have been so moved. It is the hush of night...
Page 12 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is...
Page 41 - The lights burn blue. It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What! do I fear myself? there's none else by Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.
Page 62 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause : What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him ? 0 judgment ! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason.
Page 54 - Hark, hark! the lark at heaven's gate sings, And Phoebus 'gins arise, His steeds to water at those springs On chaliced flowers that lies; And winking Mary-buds begin To ope their golden eyes: With every thing that pretty is, My lady sweet, arise: Arise, arise.