Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and Speaking |
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... truth of it , I could not believe it ; " - and read it to me in four different ways , which I described to him in writing , without making with my voice any of the sounds which I wished him to represent . My directions were these ; 1 ...
... truth of it , I could not believe it ; " - and read it to me in four different ways , which I described to him in writing , without making with my voice any of the sounds which I wished him to represent . My directions were these ; 1 ...
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... truth of , and with hu- mility adore the depth of . " The easy flow of delivery requires that particles , and subordinate syllables , should be touched as lightly as is consistent with distinctness ; while both sentiment and harmony ...
... truth of , and with hu- mility adore the depth of . " The easy flow of delivery requires that particles , and subordinate syllables , should be touched as lightly as is consistent with distinctness ; while both sentiment and harmony ...
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... truth it contains ; " We speak of fictions as if they were realities ; you speak of realities as if they were fictions . " But the dignity of real elo- quence , and peculiarly of sacred eloquence , disclaims alt artifice ; and the ...
... truth it contains ; " We speak of fictions as if they were realities ; you speak of realities as if they were fictions . " But the dignity of real elo- quence , and peculiarly of sacred eloquence , disclaims alt artifice ; and the ...
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Ebenezer Porter. a just feeling of religious truth . The man whose tempera- ment is so phlegmatic , that he cannot kindle with emotion , at least with such degree of emotion as will shew itself in his countenance and voice , may be ...
Ebenezer Porter. a just feeling of religious truth . The man whose tempera- ment is so phlegmatic , that he cannot kindle with emotion , at least with such degree of emotion as will shew itself in his countenance and voice , may be ...
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... truth be discovered when the slaves of the prosecutor are brought as witnesses against the per- son accused ? Let us hear now what kind of an exami- nation this wàs . Call in Ruscio call in Casca . Did Clodius way - lay Mílo ? He dìd ...
... truth be discovered when the slaves of the prosecutor are brought as witnesses against the per- son accused ? Let us hear now what kind of an exami- nation this wàs . Call in Ruscio call in Casca . Did Clodius way - lay Mílo ? He dìd ...
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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.
Page 227 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 234 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 202 - I conjure you, by that which you profess, (Howe'er you come to know it,) answer me : Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches ; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodg'd, and trees blown down; Though castles topple on their warders...
Page 185 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Page 180 - For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment...
Page 252 - And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Page 252 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Page 253 - The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven, or of men ? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if wre shall say, Of men ; we fear the people ; for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Page 206 - This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every ' city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how shall then his kingdom stand ? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out?