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In these circumstances , it may seem strange that I should turn aside from higher
duties , to publish a book , more adapted to the earlier stages of education than to
that which is directly preparatory to the ministry . The truth is , that I have been ...
In these circumstances , it may seem strange that I should turn aside from higher
duties , to publish a book , more adapted to the earlier stages of education than to
that which is directly preparatory to the ministry . The truth is , that I have been ...
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Nor should it seem strange if , in this process of transformation , the subject of it
should at first appear somewhat artificial in constrained in manner . More or less
of this inconvenience is unavoidable , in all important changes of habit .
Nor should it seem strange if , in this process of transformation , the subject of it
should at first appear somewhat artificial in constrained in manner . More or less
of this inconvenience is unavoidable , in all important changes of habit .
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men , habits of voice , once established , cannot be changed without great and
persevering efforts ; and it will not seem strange that the number of good readers
is so small , even among educated and professional men . British writers have ...
men , habits of voice , once established , cannot be changed without great and
persevering efforts ; and it will not seem strange that the number of good readers
is so small , even among educated and professional men . British writers have ...
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... and distinct enunciation of words & c ; but instead of the scientific air adopted in
some works on elocution , it seems to me that the better , because the simpler
course , is to use words as they will be most readily understood READING . 19.
... and distinct enunciation of words & c ; but instead of the scientific air adopted in
some works on elocution , it seems to me that the better , because the simpler
course , is to use words as they will be most readily understood READING . 19.
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As directly connected with articulation , a few remarks on impediments seem to
be necessary . Stammering may doubtless exist from such causes , and to such
degree as to be insurmountable ; though in most cases , a complete remedy is ...
As directly connected with articulation , a few remarks on impediments seem to
be necessary . Stammering may doubtless exist from such causes , and to such
degree as to be insurmountable ; though in most cases , a complete remedy is ...
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Page 270 - And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
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| Title | Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | Ebenezer Porter |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Flagg & Gould, 1828 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 404 pages |
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