The British Orator: Comprising Observations on Vocal Gymnastics, Articulation, Melody, Modulation, Force, Time, and Gesture : Together with a Copious Selection of Extracts in Poetry and Prose, for Exercise in Reading and Declamation |
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... finger , told him to make the true vocal sound , -and he did so , - so that the cure was immediate . Now the fault in this case arose from the want of proper instruction upon the use of the organs of speech , —and is a proof , if any ...
... finger , told him to make the true vocal sound , -and he did so , - so that the cure was immediate . Now the fault in this case arose from the want of proper instruction upon the use of the organs of speech , —and is a proof , if any ...
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... finger , while I do the same ; and pronounce , after me , the syllables in the preceding exercise . This I have never known to fail . Some children omit the element 2 , when it follows d , and the element sh when it follows t ; for ...
... finger , while I do the same ; and pronounce , after me , the syllables in the preceding exercise . This I have never known to fail . Some children omit the element 2 , when it follows d , and the element sh when it follows t ; for ...
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... finger be slid up and down the string of a violin with con- tinued pressure , while the bow is drawn across it , a mewing sound will be produced . This sound will end at a higher or lower pitch than that at which it began , according to ...
... finger be slid up and down the string of a violin with con- tinued pressure , while the bow is drawn across it , a mewing sound will be produced . This sound will end at a higher or lower pitch than that at which it began , according to ...
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... fingers , and by the extraordinary working of their hands , endeavour to form in the air , I may almost say , all the figures of the mathematics . Those , on the contrary , have hands sú ponderous and so fastened down by terror , that ...
... fingers , and by the extraordinary working of their hands , endeavour to form in the air , I may almost say , all the figures of the mathematics . Those , on the contrary , have hands sú ponderous and so fastened down by terror , that ...
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... finger of the Divinity has inscribed on it , were extinguished for ever an event , so awful to us and to every world in our vicinity , by which so many suns would be extinguished , and so many varied scenes of life and population would ...
... finger of the Divinity has inscribed on it , were extinguished for ever an event , so awful to us and to every world in our vicinity , by which so many suns would be extinguished , and so many varied scenes of life and population would ...
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Altorf arms art thou articulation bells black crows blood bosom breath brother brow Brutus Cæsar Canute Capt Cato cried dare dead dear death Demosthenes diphthong doth dread earth Elocution eyes father fear feel gentlemen Gesler gesture give grace hand hast hath head hear heard heart heaven honor hope House of Commons Huon Iago Ireland king Lady learned friend liberty live Lochinvar look lord Macb mind mother nature never night noble o'er once passion peace poor pray Rolla Rome round sare SHAKSPERE Shylock singing Sir Anth slavery smile soul sound speak speech spirit sure sweet syllable tears Tell thee thing thou dost thought Tom Long tongue trembling triphthongs Twas utterance vocal voice vowel wife word young