An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking ...: To which are Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing ... Passions of the Mind: Being the Third Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English LanguageN. Judah, 1802 - 262 Seiten |
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... voice , without whining drawling , lifping , ftammering , mumbling in the throat , or fpeaking through the nofe . Avoid equally a dull drawling babit , and too much rapidity of pronunciation for each of thefe faults destroys a diftinct ...
... voice , without whining drawling , lifping , ftammering , mumbling in the throat , or fpeaking through the nofe . Avoid equally a dull drawling babit , and too much rapidity of pronunciation for each of thefe faults destroys a diftinct ...
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... voice ; the unaccented , with little Aress of voice , but diftinctly . The important part of a fentence , which I call natur- ally emphatical , have a claim to a confiderable force of voice ; but particles , such as of , to , as ...
... voice ; the unaccented , with little Aress of voice , but diftinctly . The important part of a fentence , which I call natur- ally emphatical , have a claim to a confiderable force of voice ; but particles , such as of , to , as ...
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... voice But in this question , " Where is boasting then ? " The emphatical word is boasting , which of course requires an elevation of voice . The most natural pitch of voice is that in which we speak in cominon conversation . Whenever the ...
... voice But in this question , " Where is boasting then ? " The emphatical word is boasting , which of course requires an elevation of voice . The most natural pitch of voice is that in which we speak in cominon conversation . Whenever the ...
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... voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and fainting . Shame turns away the face from the beholders , covers it with blushes , casts down the head and eyes , draws down the eyebrows , makes the tongue to faulter , or ...
... voice weak and trembling . Sometimes it produces shrieks and fainting . Shame turns away the face from the beholders , covers it with blushes , casts down the head and eyes , draws down the eyebrows , makes the tongue to faulter , or ...
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... voice is firm , and the accents strong and articulate . Boasting is loud and blustering . The eyes stare , the face is red and bloated , the mouth pouts , the voice is hol- low , the arm akimbo , the head nods in a threatening manner ...
... voice is firm , and the accents strong and articulate . Boasting is loud and blustering . The eyes stare , the face is red and bloated , the mouth pouts , the voice is hol- low , the arm akimbo , the head nods in a threatening manner ...
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Seite 203 - You say you are a better soldier: Let it appear so; make your vaunting true, And it shall please me well. For mine own part, I shall be glad to learn of noble men. Cas. You wrong me every way, you wrong me, Brutus; I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say better?
Seite 201 - Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee...
Seite 201 - O, my lord, Must I then leave you ? Must I needs forego So good, so noble, and so true a master ? Bear witness, all that have not hearts of iron, With what a sorrow Cromwell leaves his lord ; The king shall have my service, but my prayers For ever and for ever shall be yours.
Seite 13 - And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along. Duch. Alas ! poor Richard ! where rides he the while ? York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cried, God save him...
Seite 205 - Plutus' mine, richer than gold : If that thou be'st a Roman, take it forth ; I, that denied thee gold, will give my heart : Strike, as thou didst at Caesar ; for, I know, When thou didst hate him worst, thou lovedst him better Than ever thou lovedst Cassius.
Seite 219 - They have their exits and their entrances ; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Seite 202 - I an itching palm ? You know that you are Brutus that speak this, Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.
Seite 202 - 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.
Seite 76 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 202 - Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not.