...McGuffey's New First[-sixth] Eclectic Reader ...W. B. Smith & Company, 1857 - Readers |
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... person or thing ad- dressed , are included in this rule . 8. Brother , give me thy hand ; and , gentle Warwick , Let ... persons addressed in a formal speech , or when used emphatically , have the fall- ing inflection . EXAMPLES . 1 ...
... person or thing ad- dressed , are included in this rule . 8. Brother , give me thy hand ; and , gentle Warwick , Let ... persons addressed in a formal speech , or when used emphatically , have the fall- ing inflection . EXAMPLES . 1 ...
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... acquiring this power of voice , is to practice reading and speaking some strong , animated pas- sages , in a small room , and to persons placed at as small a distance as possible ; for , as we naturally raise ON THE VOICE . 51.
... acquiring this power of voice , is to practice reading and speaking some strong , animated pas- sages , in a small room , and to persons placed at as small a distance as possible ; for , as we naturally raise ON THE VOICE . 51.
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... person nearest to him . If his voice has natural strength , and the subject any thing impas- sioned in it , a higher and louder tone will insensibly steal on him , and his greatest address must be directed to keep it with- in bounds ...
... person nearest to him . If his voice has natural strength , and the subject any thing impas- sioned in it , a higher and louder tone will insensibly steal on him , and his greatest address must be directed to keep it with- in bounds ...
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... person , and the movement of his limbs in delivery . Every person , in beginning to speak , feels the natural em- barrassment resulting from his new position . The novelty of the situation destroys his self - possession , and , with the ...
... person , and the movement of his limbs in delivery . Every person , in beginning to speak , feels the natural em- barrassment resulting from his new position . The novelty of the situation destroys his self - possession , and , with the ...
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... person and limbs . In these , two objects are to be observed , and , if possible , combined , viz . , propriety and grace . There is ex- pression in the extended arm , the clinched hand , the open palm , and the smiting of the breast ...
... person and limbs . In these , two objects are to be observed , and , if possible , combined , viz . , propriety and grace . There is ex- pression in the extended arm , the clinched hand , the open palm , and the smiting of the breast ...
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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