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Page xxvii
... means be fufficient to attend to the points ufed in printing ; for thefe are far from marking all the pauses which ought to be made in fpeaking . A mecha- nical attention to these refting - places has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
... means be fufficient to attend to the points ufed in printing ; for thefe are far from marking all the pauses which ought to be made in fpeaking . A mecha- nical attention to these refting - places has perhaps been one cause of monotony ...
Page xxxiii
... him to difcern their particular mean- ing and force , and gives him a previous knowledge of the several inflexions , emphafes , and tones which the words b 5 words require by taking off his eye from the book ELOCUTION . xxxiii.
... him to difcern their particular mean- ing and force , and gives him a previous knowledge of the several inflexions , emphafes , and tones which the words b 5 words require by taking off his eye from the book ELOCUTION . xxxiii.
Page xl
... mean time , provides entertainment for those who are difpofed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honeft indignation against vice , in the fmile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich and various are the ...
... mean time , provides entertainment for those who are difpofed to laugh at folly , or indulge an honeft indignation against vice , in the fmile of Horace , the grin of Lucian , and the frown of Juvenal . So rich and various are the ...
Page xliii
... means of a due choice and arrangement of words , are presented before his imagination , and then proceeds to a critical examination of the degree of invention , judgment and tafte , which the production discovers . discovers . The ...
... means of a due choice and arrangement of words , are presented before his imagination , and then proceeds to a critical examination of the degree of invention , judgment and tafte , which the production discovers . discovers . The ...
Page xlix
... mean , or moderate abilities . The field of nature lies equally open to all men : but it is only the man whofe powers are vigorous and commanding , who can combine them with that di- versity which is neceffary to produce a strong ...
... mean , or moderate abilities . The field of nature lies equally open to all men : but it is only the man whofe powers are vigorous and commanding , who can combine them with that di- versity which is neceffary to produce a strong ...
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affurance againſt Balaam becauſe beſt bofom breaft buſineſs cauſe CHAP cloſe confequence confidered converfation Dæmons defire diſtinguiſhed elocution emphafis exerciſe expreffion exprefs fafe faid fame feem fenfe fentence fentiment ferve fhall fhew fhould firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fure genius happineſs heart heaven herſelf himſelf honour houſe intereft itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs meaſures mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary never o'er obferving occafion ourſelves paffion pafs pain paufe perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffible prefent purpoſe racters raiſe reading reafon refpect reft ſaid Scythians ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſpeaker ſtate ſtill ſuch tafte taſte Theana thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro underſtand uſe virtue voice whofe whoſe wife wiſdom words writing yourſelf