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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... whole . It is in the power of emphasis to make long and complex sentences appear intelligible and perspi- cuous . But for this purpose it is necessary that the reader should be perfectly acquainted with the exact construction and full ...
... whole . It is in the power of emphasis to make long and complex sentences appear intelligible and perspi- cuous . But for this purpose it is necessary that the reader should be perfectly acquainted with the exact construction and full ...
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... whole , of a entence * . I have only to add , that after the utmost pains have been taken to acquire a just elocution , und this with the greatest success , there is some lifficulty in carrying the art of speaking out of he school or ...
... whole , of a entence * . I have only to add , that after the utmost pains have been taken to acquire a just elocution , und this with the greatest success , there is some lifficulty in carrying the art of speaking out of he school or ...
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... whole art of reading depends on the proper management of the breath , use it with œconomy . Relieve your voice at every stop , slightly at a comma , more lei- surely at a semicolon , or colon , and com- pletely at a period . In this ...
... whole art of reading depends on the proper management of the breath , use it with œconomy . Relieve your voice at every stop , slightly at a comma , more lei- surely at a semicolon , or colon , and com- pletely at a period . In this ...
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... whole period . It is an ANTICLIMAX in reading and frequently in direct opposition to the struc- ture of the sentence , which in elegant writers is generally closed with an energetic expres- sion . If we attend to the natural tone of the ...
... whole period . It is an ANTICLIMAX in reading and frequently in direct opposition to the struc- ture of the sentence , which in elegant writers is generally closed with an energetic expres- sion . If we attend to the natural tone of the ...
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... whole race of coxcombs . Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled ...
... whole race of coxcombs . Nature in her whole drama never drew such a part ; she has sometimes made a fool , but a coxcomb is always of his own making . It is the infirmity of little minds to be taken with every appearance , and dazzled ...
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