An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private LearnersRobinson, Pratt & Company, 1843 - 357 pages |
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... Musick - Mercy - Solitude , Page Wayland , 211 214 St. John , chapter 9 , Industry necessary to the Attain- ment of Eloquence , Ware , 216 On Eloquence , Wirt , 218 Caspar Hauser , 221 , 224 , 230 Traits of Indian Character , Irving ...
... Musick - Mercy - Solitude , Page Wayland , 211 214 St. John , chapter 9 , Industry necessary to the Attain- ment of Eloquence , Ware , 216 On Eloquence , Wirt , 218 Caspar Hauser , 221 , 224 , 230 Traits of Indian Character , Irving ...
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... Musick , Dryden , 355 KEY To the Characters Employed in this Work . The Falling Inflection of the voice is indicated by the grave accent : thus , The Rising Inflection , by the acute accent : The Circumflex or Wave , by the circumflex ...
... Musick , Dryden , 355 KEY To the Characters Employed in this Work . The Falling Inflection of the voice is indicated by the grave accent : thus , The Rising Inflection , by the acute accent : The Circumflex or Wave , by the circumflex ...
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... musick , and which drop like honey from the comb , as they issue from the lips of some men , fall , like the unwel- come tones of untimely guests , grating on the ear , as they make their exodus from the mouths of others . In the words ...
... musick , and which drop like honey from the comb , as they issue from the lips of some men , fall , like the unwel- come tones of untimely guests , grating on the ear , as they make their exodus from the mouths of others . In the words ...
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... musick , and haunted the hearer like the spell of an enchantress , or the soft murmur of a distant waterfall . And the second example is no less remark- able in showing what a bewitching charm - what a 50 ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
... musick , and haunted the hearer like the spell of an enchantress , or the soft murmur of a distant waterfall . And the second example is no less remark- able in showing what a bewitching charm - what a 50 ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
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... the harmony of delivery consist . TONES . A scientifick analysis of the speaking voice , may , perhaps , be facilitated , by borrowing , under this head , the terms adopted in musick . The notes or variations of tone within 5 *
... the harmony of delivery consist . TONES . A scientifick analysis of the speaking voice , may , perhaps , be facilitated , by borrowing , under this head , the terms adopted in musick . The notes or variations of tone within 5 *
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