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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... sentence may easily be pointed out in writing , no variety of marks would suffice to indicate the different tones in which the different emphatic words should be pro- nounced : though on this depends frequently the whole force , and ...
... sentence may easily be pointed out in writing , no variety of marks would suffice to indicate the different tones in which the different emphatic words should be pro- nounced : though on this depends frequently the whole force , and ...
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... sentences , to round his periods , to divide his discourse , or to conduct his argument . The skilful fencer , whom practice has made master of his weapon , uses it ra- pidly and with effect , without thinking of the names of the guards ...
... sentences , to round his periods , to divide his discourse , or to conduct his argument . The skilful fencer , whom practice has made master of his weapon , uses it ra- pidly and with effect , without thinking of the names of the guards ...
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... through every long and intricate sentence with pain to himself and his auditory : with its aid , his movements become regular , certain , and easy . To prove this , let the student read aloud the RHETORICAL PAUSE . 63.
... through every long and intricate sentence with pain to himself and his auditory : with its aid , his movements become regular , certain , and easy . To prove this , let the student read aloud the RHETORICAL PAUSE . 63.
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... sentence , we adopt the grammatical pauses only , our delivery ( especially of the opening part of the sentence up to the first com- ma ) will be embarrassed , uncertain , and indistinct . We shall presently see how easy it will become ...
... sentence , we adopt the grammatical pauses only , our delivery ( especially of the opening part of the sentence up to the first com- ma ) will be embarrassed , uncertain , and indistinct . We shall presently see how easy it will become ...
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... sentence . 3. The emphatic word of force ; and the subject of a sentence . 4. Each member of a series . 5. The infinitive mood . 6. Prepositions ( except when part of one phrase . ) 7. Relative Pronouns . 8. Conjunctions . 9. Adverbs of ...
... sentence . 3. The emphatic word of force ; and the subject of a sentence . 4. Each member of a series . 5. The infinitive mood . 6. Prepositions ( except when part of one phrase . ) 7. Relative Pronouns . 8. Conjunctions . 9. Adverbs of ...
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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 legato 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 reading rhythm rising inflection Roche Rome rules sentence Shylock simple solemn soul speak speaker speech spirit style swelling syllables system of Elocution thee thought tion tone tonic sound utterance Vandenhoff's Venice verse voice vowel weep word
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Page 324 - I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life, but, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.
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Page 325 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, "Brutus" will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar.
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Page 326 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my monies, and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug ; For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe...
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Page 352 - tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them ? To die : to sleep ; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to ?—'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep...