The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for ReadingF. Louis, 1804 - 376 pages |
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... sound- ing of the consonants . Some cannot pronounce the letter , and others the simple sounds r , s th , sh ; others generally omit the aspirate h . These faults may be corrected , by reading sen- tences , so contrived as often to ...
... sound- ing of the consonants . Some cannot pronounce the letter , and others the simple sounds r , s th , sh ; others generally omit the aspirate h . These faults may be corrected , by reading sen- tences , so contrived as often to ...
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... sounds be expressed with full impulse or percus- sion of the breath , and a forcible action of the organs employed in forming them ; and let all the vowel - sounds have a full and bold utterance . Practise these rules with perseverance ...
... sounds be expressed with full impulse or percus- sion of the breath , and a forcible action of the organs employed in forming them ; and let all the vowel - sounds have a full and bold utterance . Practise these rules with perseverance ...
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... sounds . : RULE V I. In every sentence distinguish the more signifi- cant words by a natural , forcible , and va ... sound , and thus conveys to the mind of the reader the full import of the whole . It is in the power of emphasis to ...
... sounds . : RULE V I. In every sentence distinguish the more signifi- cant words by a natural , forcible , and va ... sound , and thus conveys to the mind of the reader the full import of the whole . It is in the power of emphasis to ...
Page xvi
... sound at every imperfect break , and a uniform cadence at every full period . The use of points is to assist the reader in discerning the grammatical construction , not to direct his pro- nunciation . In reading , it may often be proper ...
... sound at every imperfect break , and a uniform cadence at every full period . The use of points is to assist the reader in discerning the grammatical construction , not to direct his pro- nunciation . In reading , it may often be proper ...
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... sound . Where there is nothing in the sense which requires the last sound to he elevated or emphatical , an easy fall , sufficient show that the sense is finished , will be proper . And in pathetic pieces , especially those of the ...
... sound . Where there is nothing in the sense which requires the last sound to he elevated or emphatical , an easy fall , sufficient show that the sense is finished , will be proper . And in pathetic pieces , especially those of the ...
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