The Art of Elocution: From the Simple Articulation of the Elemental Sounds of Language, Up to the Highest Tone of Expression in Speech, Attainable by the Human Voice |
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... heard this so pro- nounced as to imply that there was no other alternative , and yet the emphasis was laid on the right words ? " What emphasis ? The Doctor ( with respect I speak it ) clearly is not versed in the distinction between ...
... heard this so pro- nounced as to imply that there was no other alternative , and yet the emphasis was laid on the right words ? " What emphasis ? The Doctor ( with respect I speak it ) clearly is not versed in the distinction between ...
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... heard in any place or assembly , much more easily , and with less effort to himself , than one of much greater power of organ , whose articulation is imperfect for it has been observed , that loud , con- fused noise , even though much ...
... heard in any place or assembly , much more easily , and with less effort to himself , than one of much greater power of organ , whose articulation is imperfect for it has been observed , that loud , con- fused noise , even though much ...
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... heard in b - ad , d in d - ear , I in l - one , m in m - ode , n in n - ose , & c . 3. ATONICS - whose sound is without tone ; that is , an impulsion of breath without vocality . * Such is the sound of p heard in p - ad , t in t - ime ...
... heard in b - ad , d in d - ear , I in l - one , m in m - ode , n in n - ose , & c . 3. ATONICS - whose sound is without tone ; that is , an impulsion of breath without vocality . * Such is the sound of p heard in p - ad , t in t - ime ...
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... bear the impu- tation of any errors which may appear in my arrangement or definition of those elementary sounds , or of their power and value in speech . mencing sound , being different from that which is heard DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . 35.
... bear the impu- tation of any errors which may appear in my arrangement or definition of those elementary sounds , or of their power and value in speech . mencing sound , being different from that which is heard DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . 35.
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... heard at its close or vanish ; thus , the sound of the name of the letter u , ( as heard in the word u - nion , ) is compounded of the e in e - ve and 8 6 6 8 the o in d - o : that is , its radical ( or root ) is e , its vanish is o ...
... heard at its close or vanish ; thus , the sound of the name of the letter u , ( as heard in the word u - nion , ) is compounded of the e in e - ve and 8 6 6 8 the o in d - o : that is , its radical ( or root ) is e , its vanish is o ...
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accelerando accented ADRASTUS antithesis arms articulation beauty blood breath Brutus Cæsar Cassius character Christian close common compound inflections dark death delivery diphthongal distinct doth ducats earth elementary sounds emphasis of force emphasis of sense EXAMPLES exercise expression falling inflection feeling gesture give Godfrey of Bouillon grace hand Harfleur hath heard heart heaven Helon high pitch honor hope human voice Intonation king language light live Lochinvar Lord marked MEDON melody ment mercy middle pause middle pitch mind nature Netherby never noble o'er orator passage passion perfect practice presto pronominal phrase prose prosodial quired reading rhythm rising inflection Roche Rome rules sentence Shylock simple solemn soul speak speaker speech spirit style syllables system of Elocution thee thought tion tone tonic sound utterance Vandenhoff's Venice verse voice vowel weep word