The American Common-school Reader and Speaker: Being a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, with Rules for Reading and SpeakingC. Tappan, 1844 - 428 من الصفحات |
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... becomes , in consequence of these faults , a fatiguing and ex hausting labor , instead of an exhilarating and inspiring exertion . 1 Practice , in the style of vehement declamation , is the best means of securing a round and full tone ...
... becomes , in consequence of these faults , a fatiguing and ex hausting labor , instead of an exhilarating and inspiring exertion . 1 Practice , in the style of vehement declamation , is the best means of securing a round and full tone ...
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... become a key to all similar passages . Exercise on Middle Pitch . " In every period of life , the acquisition of knowledge is one of the most pleasing employments of the human mind . But in youth , there are circumstances which make it ...
... become a key to all similar passages . Exercise on Middle Pitch . " In every period of life , the acquisition of knowledge is one of the most pleasing employments of the human mind . But in youth , there are circumstances which make it ...
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... place . -Ex . " To your elders manifest becoming deference , to your companions | frankness , to your juniors I condescen- sion . " RULE VII . Before a verb in the infinitive mood 26 [ PART 1 . AMERICAN COMMON - SCHOOL.
... place . -Ex . " To your elders manifest becoming deference , to your companions | frankness , to your juniors I condescen- sion . " RULE VII . Before a verb in the infinitive mood 26 [ PART 1 . AMERICAN COMMON - SCHOOL.
الصفحة 27
... become too short for distinctness , or to be entirely omitted . In most of the above examples , the precision , beauty , and force of the sentiment , depend much on the careful ob- servance of the rhetorical pauses . The teacher may ...
... become too short for distinctness , or to be entirely omitted . In most of the above examples , the precision , beauty , and force of the sentiment , depend much on the careful ob- servance of the rhetorical pauses . The teacher may ...
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... becomes higher at every stage , unless the last has , as in the above example , the falling in- flection of consummating emphasis . The last Or is used disjunctively , and forms an example to the Rule , and not to the Note . Note . A ...
... becomes higher at every stage , unless the last has , as in the above example , the falling in- flection of consummating emphasis . The last Or is used disjunctively , and forms an example to the Rule , and not to the Note . Note . A ...
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Aurelian beauty blessing blood breath character circumflex cloud dark dead death deep earth elocution Emphasis emphatic series England eternal Example exercise expression falling inflection fear Feeb feeling fire flowers force Freedom calls gaze genius give glorious glory grave hand happiness hath hear heart heaven hills honor hope hour human JARED SPARKS king labor land LESSON liberty light live look loud marked mighty mind moderate modula moral mountain nations nature never night o'er passions peace proud reading Rebec Rhetorical Pauses rising inflection rocks rocks crumble Rome round RULE Scrooge shout silent Sittingbourn sleep slide slow smile solemn soul sound speak spirit storm sublime sweet swell tempest temple thee things thou thought throne thundering bands tion tone truth utterance virtue voice waves wild word
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الصفحة 39 - Holds such an enmity with blood of man, That, swift as quicksilver, it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the body ; And, with a sudden vigour, it doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk, The thin and wholesome blood...
الصفحة 16 - No sooner had the Almighty ceased, but all The multitude of angels, with a shout Loud as from numbers without number, sweet As from blest voices, uttering joy...
الصفحة 75 - And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come; for which hope's sake, King Agrippa I am accused of the Jews.
الصفحة 364 - Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest; there is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains- are forged ; their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston; the war is inevitable, and let it come; I repeat it, sir, — let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace!
الصفحة 76 - And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee...
الصفحة 377 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him.
الصفحة 363 - 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?
الصفحة 69 - By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-faced moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks ; So he that doth redeem her thence might wear Without corrival all her dignities : But out upon this half-faced fellowship ! Wor.
الصفحة 377 - I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend; and that they know full well That gave me public leave to speak of him: For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know...
الصفحة 197 - Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.