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... fire of ge- nius was wanting in the youthful orator of Athens , that his audience repeatedly met his first efforts in speaking , with hisses ; but it was on account of his feeble , hurried , stam- mering utterance . To correct these ...
... fire of ge- nius was wanting in the youthful orator of Athens , that his audience repeatedly met his first efforts in speaking , with hisses ; but it was on account of his feeble , hurried , stam- mering utterance . To correct these ...
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... in flames , cries , fìre ! -fire ! " It is only from the truant boy in the streets that we hear the careless exclama- tion , " fire , fire . " quial tone Jésus , Máster , which is commonly used INFLECTIONS -- FALLING . 59.
... in flames , cries , fìre ! -fire ! " It is only from the truant boy in the streets that we hear the careless exclama- tion , " fire , fire . " quial tone Jésus , Máster , which is commonly used INFLECTIONS -- FALLING . 59.
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... fire - side , designed only for one hearer , to the thun- der of Bridaine , addressing his ten thousand . But besides strong and feeble tones , as belonging to quantity , it includes also a proper regard to time . This respects single ...
... fire - side , designed only for one hearer , to the thun- der of Bridaine , addressing his ten thousand . But besides strong and feeble tones , as belonging to quantity , it includes also a proper regard to time . This respects single ...
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... fire ; long time in even scale .. The battle hung . -For now the thought .. Both of lost happiness and lasting pain ... Torments him . In none of these cases perhaps , would a printer insert a pause at the end of the line ; and yet ...
... fire ; long time in even scale .. The battle hung . -For now the thought .. Both of lost happiness and lasting pain ... Torments him . In none of these cases perhaps , would a printer insert a pause at the end of the line ; and yet ...
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... fire , the blaze is brighter ; of Pope's , the heat is more règular and constant . Dryden often surpasses expectation , and Pope never falls below it . Dryden is read with frequent astonishment , and Pope with perpetual delight . 10 ...
... fire , the blaze is brighter ; of Pope's , the heat is more règular and constant . Dryden often surpasses expectation , and Pope never falls below it . Dryden is read with frequent astonishment , and Pope with perpetual delight . 10 ...
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accent action affirmation Ahimaaz answer antithetic arms art thou articulation behold cadence Cæsar cæsura Christian Cicero circumflex clause common death defect delivery demands denote distinction earth elocution eloquence emotion emphasis emphatic series example Exercises expressed falling inflection falling slide father fault feeling gesture give gospel grave habits hand hast hath hear heard hearers heart heaven Iago imitation imperative mood important Jesus Julius Cæsar king language Lord loud Macd manner mark meaning mind modifications of voice modulation never o'er open vowels orator oratory passion pause phatic pitch preacher principle proper psalms public speaker question reader reading reason remarks requires respect rhetorical rising inflection rising slide rule SECT sense sentence sentiment soul sound speak spirit spoken syllables taste tell thee things thou thought tion tones turn unto utterance variety vocal vowels Walker
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Page 270 - And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
Page 227 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 234 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 202 - 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...
Page 185 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Page 180 - For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment...
Page 252 - And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Page 252 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Page 253 - The baptism of John, whence was it ? from heaven, or of men ? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if wre shall say, Of men ; we fear the people ; for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Page 206 - This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every ' city or house divided against itself shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how shall then his kingdom stand ? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out?