An Illustration of the Principles of Elocution ...Websters and Skinners, 1828 - 300 من الصفحات |
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... letter state of combination of the kind in use . But as custom is to attention , C in positions , this similar syllables e word , termination ables of the same s e the same sound . rule to excess . h , are apt to make py . But this ...
... letter state of combination of the kind in use . But as custom is to attention , C in positions , this similar syllables e word , termination ables of the same s e the same sound . rule to excess . h , are apt to make py . But this ...
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... letters and single words in reference to certain rules . These rules are custom , analogy and euphony . This is 1. Custom in pronunciation is the chief standard . found in the practice of the best speakers , and the directions of the ...
... letters and single words in reference to certain rules . These rules are custom , analogy and euphony . This is 1. Custom in pronunciation is the chief standard . found in the practice of the best speakers , and the directions of the ...
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... letter in a sylla- ble , beginning with comparatively a heavy voice and gradually gliding into nothing . In the word redemption , this distinction is given to the letter e in the second syllable , and is thence de- nominated the accented ...
... letter in a sylla- ble , beginning with comparatively a heavy voice and gradually gliding into nothing . In the word redemption , this distinction is given to the letter e in the second syllable , and is thence de- nominated the accented ...
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... letter r should have the rough or vibratory sound when it begins a syllable or word , as in rome , river , rage and ... letters , great care and frequent repetition are indispensable . I subjoin , for practice , in the margin , a list of ...
... letter r should have the rough or vibratory sound when it begins a syllable or word , as in rome , river , rage and ... letters , great care and frequent repetition are indispensable . I subjoin , for practice , in the margin , a list of ...
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... letter . It is only a clear percep- tion of the author's meaning , and a wish to express it accurate- ly , that will guide us safely in our pauses . CHAPTER III . Of EMPHASIS . Emphasis is that distinction which is given to certain ...
... letter . It is only a clear percep- tion of the author's meaning , and a wish to express it accurate- ly , that will guide us safely in our pauses . CHAPTER III . Of EMPHASIS . Emphasis is that distinction which is given to certain ...
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الصفحة 89 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops, as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
الصفحة 59 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
الصفحة 107 - O thou, that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads ; to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun ! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
الصفحة 94 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
الصفحة 147 - House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, Sir ; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation...
الصفحة 129 - Lochiel, Lochiel, beware of the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal ! "Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
الصفحة 94 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform; and mix And nourish all things; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
الصفحة 213 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
الصفحة 95 - Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels...
الصفحة 263 - I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father.' The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, — When, oh ! too strong for human hand The tempest gather'd o'er her.