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... soul of eloquence consists , - emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this ten- dency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Elements of Elocution , I have much desired to see a manual for ...
... soul of eloquence consists , - emotion . For the purpose of guarding against this ten- dency , and at the same time of accomplishing the ends at which Walker aims , in his Elements of Elocution , I have much desired to see a manual for ...
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... soul , and set it free to act . In doing this a notation for the eye , designed to regulate the voice in a few obvious particulars , may be of much advantage : otherwise why shall we not dismiss punctua- tion too from books , and depend ...
... soul , and set it free to act . In doing this a notation for the eye , designed to regulate the voice in a few obvious particulars , may be of much advantage : otherwise why shall we not dismiss punctua- tion too from books , and depend ...
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... soul acts ; —when the inspiration of soul is absent , these instruments cannot produce elo- quence . A treatise on delivery then , must presuppose the existence of genius , mental discipline , and elevation of moral sentiment ; -though ...
... soul acts ; —when the inspiration of soul is absent , these instruments cannot produce elo- quence . A treatise on delivery then , must presuppose the existence of genius , mental discipline , and elevation of moral sentiment ; -though ...
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... soul of delivery , The unseemly tones which are contracted in child- hood , are often so deeply fixed , as not easily to yield to the dictates of a manly intellect , and a cultivated taste , in after life . These habits are acquired ...
... soul of delivery , The unseemly tones which are contracted in child- hood , are often so deeply fixed , as not easily to yield to the dictates of a manly intellect , and a cultivated taste , in after life . These habits are acquired ...
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... soul ; between well grounded hópe , and widely extended despair . NOTE 2. The reader should be apprised here , that the falling slide , being often connected with strong em- phasis , and beginning on a high and spirited note , is lia ...
... soul ; between well grounded hópe , and widely extended despair . NOTE 2. The reader should be apprised here , that the falling slide , being often connected with strong em- phasis , and beginning on a high and spirited note , is lia ...
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Absalom accent action Ahimaaz angels answer arms art thou behold blood Cæsar cæsura Christian Cicero circumflex common dark dead death delivery denote distinction dread earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic emphatic series eternal Euboea example Exercises expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling fire gesture give grave habits hand hath hear heard hearers heart heaven HYMN Iago imitation immortal Jesus Joab Julius Cæsar king language look Lord Macd manner mark meaning Michael Cassio mind mountain never o'er open vowels orator palms united passions pause phatic poetry praise pride 15 principles PSALM reader remarks rhetorical rising slide rule sense sentence sentiment servant sleep soul sound speak speaker spirit stress syllable taste Tell thee thine things thought throne thunder tion tones utterance voice words