Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed, Elements of Gesture. Illustrated by Four Plates; and Rules for Expressing with Propriety the Various Passions, &c. of the Mind. Also, an Appendix, Containing Lessons on a New PlanLincoln & Edmands, 1819 - 360 páginas |
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... head dress of ladies ,. Spectator , 146 12. On the present and future state , ibid . 149 13. Uncle Toby's bevevolence , Sterne , 151 14 , Story of the siege of Calais , Fool of Quality , 152 1. On grace in writing , SECTION V. Page ...
... head dress of ladies ,. Spectator , 146 12. On the present and future state , ibid . 149 13. Uncle Toby's bevevolence , Sterne , 151 14 , Story of the siege of Calais , Fool of Quality , 152 1. On grace in writing , SECTION V. Page ...
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... head , the arm should , with a jerk , be suddenly straightened into its first position , at the very moment the emphatical word is pronounced . This coincidence of the hand and voice , will greatly enforce the pronunciation ; and if ...
... head , the arm should , with a jerk , be suddenly straightened into its first position , at the very moment the emphatical word is pronounced . This coincidence of the hand and voice , will greatly enforce the pronunciation ; and if ...
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... head is sometimes erected , some- times hung down , sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain , sometimes shews by a nod a particular person , or object : gives assent , or denial , by different mo- tions ; threatens by one ...
... head is sometimes erected , some- times hung down , sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain , sometimes shews by a nod a particular person , or object : gives assent , or denial , by different mo- tions ; threatens by one ...
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... ; the tone unvarying . Inquiry , into an obscure subject , fixes the body in one posture , the head stooping , and the eye poring , the eye- brows drawn down . Attention , to an esteemed , or superior character , 24 ELEMENTS.
... ; the tone unvarying . Inquiry , into an obscure subject , fixes the body in one posture , the head stooping , and the eye poring , the eye- brows drawn down . Attention , to an esteemed , or superior character , 24 ELEMENTS.
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... head upon the breast ; casts down the eyes , shuts and pinches the eyelids close ; shuts the mouth , and pinches the lips close , or bites them . Suddenly the whole body is vehemently agitated . The person walks about busily , stops ...
... head upon the breast ; casts down the eyes , shuts and pinches the eyelids close ; shuts the mouth , and pinches the lips close , or bites them . Suddenly the whole body is vehemently agitated . The person walks about busily , stops ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
action appear arms beauty behold bill blood body breast Brutus Caius Verres Carthage Cesar charm Clodius command countenance dear death delight e'en earth enemy express eyes fair fame father favour fear fortune friends Gilpin give glory gods grace hand Hannibal happiness hath head hear heart heaven honour hope hour human John Gilpin Jugurtha justice kind king Lady G live look Lord mankind manner master ments Micipsa Milo mind nature never night noble Numidia o'er once passion Patricians peace person pleasure Plebian Pompey praise privy counsellor Rhadamanthus rise Roman Rome Sardinia scene Sicily side sight smile soul sound speak spirit sweet tears tell tence thee thing thou thought tion truth Twas uncle Toby Urim and Thummim virtue voice whole words young youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 184 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
Página 332 - Help me, Cassius, or I sink.' I, as ./Eneas, our great ancestor, Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder The old Anchises bear ; so, from the waves of...
Página 185 - The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school ; The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made.
Página 325 - Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
Página 311 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr.
Página 323 - Their dearest action in the tented field; And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience...
Página 229 - And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton, All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Página 333 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear : believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Página 324 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge ; And in the visitation of the winds, "Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly * death itself awakes...
Página 332 - 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.