The American Elocutionist: Comprising 'Lessons in Enunciation', 'Exercises in Elocution', and 'Rudiments of GestureJenks, Palmer, and Company, 1851 - 380 sider |
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... sentiment . It is the predominance or the frequent recurrence of a peculiar cadence , which gives character to the melody of emotion , in successive sentences ; and it is the ju- dicious use of this turn of voice , which , most of all ...
... sentiment . It is the predominance or the frequent recurrence of a peculiar cadence , which gives character to the melody of emotion , in successive sentences ; and it is the ju- dicious use of this turn of voice , which , most of all ...
Side 58
... sentiment and natural emotion . This kind of vocal force , however , must be carefully distinguished from that of calling or vociferation , with which it has little in common , but which is habitually exemplified by some public speakers ...
... sentiment and natural emotion . This kind of vocal force , however , must be carefully distinguished from that of calling or vociferation , with which it has little in common , but which is habitually exemplified by some public speakers ...
Side 62
... sentiment ; embracing the mental influ- ence of thought and feeling , blended with the physical influence of space . It is by departing from this man- ner , and approaching to that first mentioned , that those faulty and unnatural tones ...
... sentiment ; embracing the mental influ- ence of thought and feeling , blended with the physical influence of space . It is by departing from this man- ner , and approaching to that first mentioned , that those faulty and unnatural tones ...
Side 64
... sentiments which he utters , or their influence on the minds of others . Pitch . Few faults in speaking have a worse effect , than the grave and hollow note of voice , into which the studious and the sedentary are peculiarly apt to fall ...
... sentiments which he utters , or their influence on the minds of others . Pitch . Few faults in speaking have a worse effect , than the grave and hollow note of voice , into which the studious and the sedentary are peculiarly apt to fall ...
Side 65
... sentiments commonly introduced in public dis- courses , may appropriately incline the tone to a lower strain than is usually heard in conversation on ordinary subjects . But the common error is to exaggerate this tendency of voice , and ...
... sentiments commonly introduced in public dis- courses , may appropriately incline the tone to a lower strain than is usually heard in conversation on ordinary subjects . But the common error is to exaggerate this tendency of voice , and ...
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Side 77 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Side 182 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Side 104 - I conjure you, by that which you profess, (Howe'er you come to know it,) answer me : Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches ; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodg'd, and trees blown down; Though castles topple on their warders...
Side 178 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Side 108 - And this is in the night. — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee ! How the lit lake shines a phosphoric sea, And the big rain comes dancing to the earth ! And now again 'tis black, — and now the glee Of the loud hills shakes with its mountain-mirth, As if they did rejoice o'er a young earthquake's birth.
Side 72 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull Night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled Dawn doth rise...
Side 95 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering : but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.
Side 102 - Tis morn, but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun, Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory, or the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry.
Side 154 - Wha will be a traitor knave ? Wha can fill a coward's grave ? Wha sae base as be a Slave ? Let him turn and flee ! Wha for Scotland's King and Law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw ; Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him on wi
Side 70 - Echo still through all her song : And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive voice was heard at every close ; And HOPE, enchanted, smiled, and waved her golden hair.