The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed Two EssaysA. Wilson, 1808 - 346 páginas |
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... in England this de- fect almost universally prevails , and sometimes occasions ludicrous , and even serious mistakes . This is an omission , which materially affects the energy of pronunciation ; the expression X ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
... in England this de- fect almost universally prevails , and sometimes occasions ludicrous , and even serious mistakes . This is an omission , which materially affects the energy of pronunciation ; the expression X ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
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... expression of emotions and passions often depending , in a great measure , upon the vehemence with which the aspirate is uttered . The h is sometimes perversely enough omitted , where it ought to be sounded , and sounded where it ought ...
... expression of emotions and passions often depending , in a great measure , upon the vehemence with which the aspirate is uttered . The h is sometimes perversely enough omitted , where it ought to be sounded , and sounded where it ought ...
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... expression in real life are copied , must have continual variations in the height of the voice . To acquire the power of changing the key in which you speak at pleasure , accustom yourself to pitch your voice in different keys , from ...
... expression in real life are copied , must have continual variations in the height of the voice . To acquire the power of changing the key in which you speak at pleasure , accustom yourself to pitch your voice in different keys , from ...
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... expressing any maxim , or doctrine , which contains much meaning in a few words , the weight of the sentiment should ... expressions . The following short sentence admits . of three different meanings , according to the place of the ...
... expressing any maxim , or doctrine , which contains much meaning in a few words , the weight of the sentiment should ... expressions . The following short sentence admits . of three different meanings , according to the place of the ...
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... expressing our feelings . If any one need a proof of this , let him read some dramatic speech expressive of strong passion ( for ex- ample , Shakspeare's speech of Hamlet ... expression that would accompany them . xxii ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
... expressing our feelings . If any one need a proof of this , let him read some dramatic speech expressive of strong passion ( for ex- ample , Shakspeare's speech of Hamlet ... expression that would accompany them . xxii ESSAY ON ELOCUTION .
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