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Page vii
... full utterance to the several fim- ple and complex founds . The nature of these founds , therefore , ought to be well understood ; and and much pains should be taken to discover and correct ELOCUTION . vii Grongar Hill.
... full utterance to the several fim- ple and complex founds . The nature of these founds , therefore , ought to be well understood ; and and much pains should be taken to discover and correct ELOCUTION . vii Grongar Hill.
Page viii
... pains should be taken to discover and correct those faults in articulation , which , though often afcribed to fome defect in the organs of fpeech , are generally the confequence of inat- tention or bad example . Many of these respect ...
... pains should be taken to discover and correct those faults in articulation , which , though often afcribed to fome defect in the organs of fpeech , are generally the confequence of inat- tention or bad example . Many of these respect ...
Page xv
... pains are neceffary in acquiring the habit of just and forcible pronun- ciation ; and it can only be the effect of close attention and long practice , to be able , with a mere glance of the eye , to read any piece with good emphafs and ...
... pains are neceffary in acquiring the habit of just and forcible pronun- ciation ; and it can only be the effect of close attention and long practice , to be able , with a mere glance of the eye , to read any piece with good emphafs and ...
Page xxvi
... pains have been taken to acquire a juft elocution , and this with the greatest success , there is fome diffi- culty in carrying the art of fpeaking out of the school , or chamber , to the bar , the fenate , or the pulpit . A young man ...
... pains have been taken to acquire a juft elocution , and this with the greatest success , there is fome diffi- culty in carrying the art of fpeaking out of the school , or chamber , to the bar , the fenate , or the pulpit . A young man ...
Page xxviii
... Pain Ibid . 23 V. Labour World 25 VI . The Old Man and his Afs Ibid . 26 VII . Hercules ' Choice Tatler 27 VIII . Pity Mrs Barbauld ვი IX . The Dead Afs . Sterne 32 X. The Sword Ibid . 34 XI . Maria Ibid 36 XII . The Cameleon Merrick ...
... Pain Ibid . 23 V. Labour World 25 VI . The Old Man and his Afs Ibid . 26 VII . Hercules ' Choice Tatler 27 VIII . Pity Mrs Barbauld ვი IX . The Dead Afs . Sterne 32 X. The Sword Ibid . 34 XI . Maria Ibid 36 XII . The Cameleon Merrick ...
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