Rudiments of Elocution: Founded on Rush's Philosophy of the Human VoiceDutton and Wentworth's Print, 1841 - 40 Seiten |
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... readers are not sufficiently particular in this respect . Gracchus , whose stormy eloquence " arrayed one half of Rome against the other had a slave behind him when he spoke , to give the key note . Although these remarks would seem to ...
... readers are not sufficiently particular in this respect . Gracchus , whose stormy eloquence " arrayed one half of Rome against the other had a slave behind him when he spoke , to give the key note . Although these remarks would seem to ...
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... reader , he will learn to ana- lyze for himself , and he cannot fail to see where the rising and falling slides are generally appropriate . Where they admit of doubt , or are regulated merely by taste , rules will not aid him . 17. The ...
... reader , he will learn to ana- lyze for himself , and he cannot fail to see where the rising and falling slides are generally appropriate . Where they admit of doubt , or are regulated merely by taste , rules will not aid him . 17. The ...
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... readers and speak- ers without recognizing , perhaps , the principles here laid down , although they unconsciously follow them . " But how shall he find out or preserve his way , who searches for right without knowing what is wrong ...
... readers and speak- ers without recognizing , perhaps , the principles here laid down , although they unconsciously follow them . " But how shall he find out or preserve his way , who searches for right without knowing what is wrong ...
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... readers , without previous practice , are able to give it properly . Immediately prior to the effort , there seems to be a gathering of the breath in the larynx , and the accumulation bursts suddenly out without any previous effort . It ...
... readers , without previous practice , are able to give it properly . Immediately prior to the effort , there seems to be a gathering of the breath in the larynx , and the accumulation bursts suddenly out without any previous effort . It ...
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... reader , except on those rare occasions that especially call for the peculiarity of its expression . " The following examples are adduced by Dr. Rush . EXAMPLE 1 . Arm , warriors , arm for fight - the foe at hand Whom fled we thought ...
... reader , except on those rare occasions that especially call for the peculiarity of its expression . " The following examples are adduced by Dr. Rush . EXAMPLE 1 . Arm , warriors , arm for fight - the foe at hand Whom fled we thought ...
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Rudiments of Elocution: Founded on Rush's Philosophy of the Human Voice ... Sullivan H. Weston Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2017 |
Rudiments of Elocution: Founded on Rush's Philosophy of the Human Voice ... Sullivan H. Weston Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Absalom art thou Articulation aspiration atonic and sub-tonic Atonic Sounds Banquo circumflex consonant sounds crete destitute of vocality dignity display effort Elemen elementary exercise Elocution energy English language enunciation Equal Wave example be read Explosion expression extended quantity Falling Concrete falling slides Fifth Force of Voice function give glottis Hail heard Heaven HUMAN VOICE immutable inflection interval intonation Inverted Wave key note larynx last example lord Macbeth median stress ment musical musical scale octave orotund passion pause pecks of prickly Peter Prickle Prandle picked three pecks pickle picker pickled peppers pitch plaintive practice prangly pear trees prickly pears prickly prangly pear prolonged pronunciation radical and vanish Radical stress rising and falling Rising Concrete Rush scale SECTION semitone sentence speaking speech sub-tonic elements surprize syllables TABLE OF CONSONANT thee thou three prickly prangly tion tone tonic sounds tremor Unequal Wave utterance vanishing movement vowel vowel sounds woot
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Seite 32 - Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss ; Ah, that maternal smile, it answers yes...
Seite 37 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Seite 33 - I should have found in some part of my soul A drop of patience : but (alas !) to make me A fixed figure, for the time of scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at.
Seite 37 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight ! let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with ! Lady M.
Seite 31 - My bane and antidote, are both before me. This in a moment brings me to an end; But this informs me I shall never die. The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Seite 16 - Shylock, we would have moneys : ' you say so ; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say ' Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats...
Seite 21 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?
Seite 40 - I hate him for he is a Christian; But more for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
Seite 21 - Why is that man expiring ? Why is that other writhing with agony? What means this implacable fury ? " The answer must be : " You are quite wrong, sir ; you deceive yourself — they are not fighting — do not disturb them — they are merely pausing ! This man is not expiring with agony — that man is not dead — he is only pausing!
Seite 37 - Sleep no more ! Macbeth doth murder sleep, the innocent sleep; Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave ' of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast ; — Lady M. What do you mean ? Macb. Still it cried, Sleep no more ! to all the house : Glamis hath murdered sleep; and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more ; Macbeth shall sleep no more .