The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed Two Essays |
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... words . The most effectual methods of conquering this habit are , to read aloud passages chosen for the purpose ; such , for instance , as abound with long and unusual words , or in which many short syllables come together ; and to read ...
... words . The most effectual methods of conquering this habit are , to read aloud passages chosen for the purpose ; such , for instance , as abound with long and unusual words , or in which many short syllables come together ; and to read ...
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... words , inure yourself , while reading , to draw in as much air as your lungs can contain with ease , and to expel it with ve- hemence , in uttering those sounds which require an empha- tical pronunciation ; read aloud in the open air ...
... words , inure yourself , while reading , to draw in as much air as your lungs can contain with ease , and to expel it with ve- hemence , in uttering those sounds which require an empha- tical pronunciation ; read aloud in the open air ...
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... word of com- mand ; the watchman , when he announces the hour of the night ; the sovereign , when he issues his edict ; the ... words with propriety and elegance ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . xiii Chap BOOK II-NARRATIVE PIECES Page Chap Fage Chap ...
... word of com- mand ; the watchman , when he announces the hour of the night ; the sovereign , when he issues his edict ; the ... words with propriety and elegance ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . xiii Chap BOOK II-NARRATIVE PIECES Page Chap Fage Chap ...
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... words with propriety and elegance . It is not easy to fix upon any standard , by which the pro- priety of pronunciation may be determined . A rigorous ad- herence to etymology , or to analogy , would often produce a pedantic ...
... words with propriety and elegance . It is not easy to fix upon any standard , by which the pro- priety of pronunciation may be determined . A rigorous ad- herence to etymology , or to analogy , would often produce a pedantic ...
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... words , pity , enemy , the first syl- lable , though accented , is still short . Syllables may be long , which are not accented ; as appears in the words empire , exile . Accent affects every part of the syllable , by giving ad ...
... words , pity , enemy , the first syl- lable , though accented , is still short . Syllables may be long , which are not accented ; as appears in the words empire , exile . Accent affects every part of the syllable , by giving ad ...
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