School elocution : or The young academical oratorLetts, 1853 - 192 pages |
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... sentences composing them , and to give that agreeable and musical variation of tone , or change of key , ascending and descending , which so delights the ear in a good speaker . For most of the observations composing this part , the ...
... sentences composing them , and to give that agreeable and musical variation of tone , or change of key , ascending and descending , which so delights the ear in a good speaker . For most of the observations composing this part , the ...
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... sentences as above , the first accented word is marked with the acute , and the last with the grave accent ; In ... sentence , which are employed to fix its meaning . 7. This corruptible must put on in'corruption , and this mor'tal ...
... sentences as above , the first accented word is marked with the acute , and the last with the grave accent ; In ... sentence , which are employed to fix its meaning . 7. This corruptible must put on in'corruption , and this mor'tal ...
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... sentence or passage , which more particularly convey its meaning , and which are used in contradistinction to other words either ex- pressed or understood . In this respect , it is necessary to the correct reading of a language , as ...
... sentence or passage , which more particularly convey its meaning , and which are used in contradistinction to other words either ex- pressed or understood . In this respect , it is necessary to the correct reading of a language , as ...
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... sentence is laid on the word Brutus , the object of the enquiry seems to be whether he , or any other of the conspirators , gave the emperor his death - blow . If on kill , it implies a doubt whether he was really assassinated or only ...
... sentence is laid on the word Brutus , the object of the enquiry seems to be whether he , or any other of the conspirators , gave the emperor his death - blow . If on kill , it implies a doubt whether he was really assassinated or only ...
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... and adversity ' TRIES ' them . TREBLE EMPHASIS . When three emphatic words are opposed to three other emphatic words , in the same sentence , the emphasis is called Treble . EXAMPLES . 1. A friend cannot be known ' in MODULATION . 35.
... and adversity ' TRIES ' them . TREBLE EMPHASIS . When three emphatic words are opposed to three other emphatic words , in the same sentence , the emphasis is called Treble . EXAMPLES . 1. A friend cannot be known ' in MODULATION . 35.
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9th vowel accent arms art thou articulation aspirate beauty bird-lime blood brave breath Cæsar circumflex crown dead death Ditto doth dread drum earth emphasis emphatic EXAMPLE expressed eyes fair falling inflection fashionable songs fear fool force give grace grave grief Half Vowel Sound hand happy hate hath head hear heart heaven honor Iago kind king Lessons live look lord melancholy Members mercy mind Morocco motley fool mute nature never night noble o'er OTHELLO passages passion pause pleasure poison'd pronounced pronunciation pupil Quarto require the rising revenge RICHARD III rising inflection Rule Russia sense sentence shadow's bliss shew SHYLOCK sleep smiles soft solemn soul sound is marked speak speech spirit sweet syllables thee thing thou art thought thunder tone of voice tongue uttered vocal week wind words Xenarchus youth