...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... course he should not destroy his reputation` , he will lose all self - respect . EXCEPTION 2. - The names of persons addressed in a formal speech , or when used emphatically , have the fall- ing inflection . EXAMPLES . 1. Romans ...
... course he should not destroy his reputation` , he will lose all self - respect . EXCEPTION 2. - The names of persons addressed in a formal speech , or when used emphatically , have the fall- ing inflection . EXAMPLES . 1. Romans ...
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... course I then advised ; but the superior force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible` , ) if this was the case , I say , is it not highly cruel and unjust to arraign these measures now , when you could ...
... course I then advised ; but the superior force of truth , and your utter inability to point any course more eligible` , ) if this was the case , I say , is it not highly cruel and unjust to arraign these measures now , when you could ...
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... course of reading , the voice should slide into a higher tone , and this tone too often recur , care must be taken to throw in a variety , by beginning subsequent sentences in a lower tone , and ( if the subject will admit of it ) in a ...
... course of reading , the voice should slide into a higher tone , and this tone too often recur , care must be taken to throw in a variety , by beginning subsequent sentences in a lower tone , and ( if the subject will admit of it ) in a ...
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... course avoid all the gross faults which are so common among public speakers , such as resting one foot upon stools and benches , or throwing the body lazily forward upon the support of the rostrum . 3d . Next to attitude , come the ...
... course avoid all the gross faults which are so common among public speakers , such as resting one foot upon stools and benches , or throwing the body lazily forward upon the support of the rostrum . 3d . Next to attitude , come the ...
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... course of a vari- ous and animated delivery . But the arms are the chief re- liance of the orator in gesture ; and it will not be amiss to give a hint or two , in reference to their proper use . And first ; -It is not an uncommon fault ...
... course of a vari- ous and animated delivery . But the arms are the chief re- liance of the orator in gesture ; and it will not be amiss to give a hint or two , in reference to their proper use . And first ; -It is not an uncommon fault ...
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Common terms and phrases
1st Capt 1st Sold 2d Capt Antiparos arms beauty Boabdil Boskos bosom breath bright Brutus Cæsar cesura circumflex clouds dark dead death deep dream earth emphasis EXAMPLES eyes face falling inflection father fear fire friends give grave hand happy hast hath head hear heard heart heaven honor hope hour Iago Ivanhoe king La Fayette land live look Lord mighty mind Morar morning murmur nature Nelly Gray never night noble o'er passed pause peace poor Rebecca replied rienced rising inflection roar Robert Raikes rock round scene silence sleep smile sorrow soul sound South Carolina speak spirit stars stood storm stranger sweet sword tapestry of national tears tell tempest thalers thee thine thing THOMAS HOOD thought thunder tone Tonga trembling unto voice waters waves wind wings words young