An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private LearnersRobinson, Pratt & Company, 1843 - 357 pages |
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... ment of manners ( which would naturally flow from such a course of poli- cy ) would be dangerous to the liberties of our country . To the teacher it may be proper to remark , that one hundred and eighty pages of this third edition ...
... ment of manners ( which would naturally flow from such a course of poli- cy ) would be dangerous to the liberties of our country . To the teacher it may be proper to remark , that one hundred and eighty pages of this third edition ...
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... ment of Eloquence , Ware , 216 On Eloquence , Wirt , 218 Caspar Hauser , 221 , 224 , 230 Traits of Indian Character , Irving , 240 , 243 Speech of Logan , Jefferson , 247 Speech of Farmer's Red Jacket , Brother , 248 Halleck , 249 Psalm ...
... ment of Eloquence , Ware , 216 On Eloquence , Wirt , 218 Caspar Hauser , 221 , 224 , 230 Traits of Indian Character , Irving , 240 , 243 Speech of Logan , Jefferson , 247 Speech of Farmer's Red Jacket , Brother , 248 Halleck , 249 Psalm ...
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... ment of the voice in reading and speaking , by which all the necessary tones , pauses , emphases , modulations , and inflections , may be discovered and put in practice . To accomplish this , much depends on the judgment and natural ...
... ment of the voice in reading and speaking , by which all the necessary tones , pauses , emphases , modulations , and inflections , may be discovered and put in practice . To accomplish this , much depends on the judgment and natural ...
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... ment ; -which fact the student is requested to demonstrate by experiment . The tonicks are divided into Diphthongs and Monothongs . The seven tonicks , a - te , a - rk , a - ll , a - t , i - de , o - ld , ou - t , are Diphthongs ...
... ment ; -which fact the student is requested to demonstrate by experiment . The tonicks are divided into Diphthongs and Monothongs . The seven tonicks , a - te , a - rk , a - ll , a - t , i - de , o - ld , ou - t , are Diphthongs ...
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... ment , nent , dent , lent , cient , tient , and the like ; as in different , monument , compliment , government , continent , ardent , excellent , transient , patient . Instead of giving e its dis- tinct , appropriate sound , as an ...
... ment , nent , dent , lent , cient , tient , and the like ; as in different , monument , compliment , government , continent , ardent , excellent , transient , patient . Instead of giving e its dis- tinct , appropriate sound , as an ...
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