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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... words / of solace and of hopef Why then should this instrument , which is capable of giving out such exquisite music , be jarred and discordant in its tones , through early neglect and bad habits ? The cultivation of the vocal organs ...
... words / of solace and of hopef Why then should this instrument , which is capable of giving out such exquisite music , be jarred and discordant in its tones , through early neglect and bad habits ? The cultivation of the vocal organs ...
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... words . ( By the utterance of the letters of the alphabet is not meant the pronunciation of the mere names of the letters , but the formation of the various sounds which the letters represent . ) A good articulation is the perfect ...
... words . ( By the utterance of the letters of the alphabet is not meant the pronunciation of the mere names of the letters , but the formation of the various sounds which the letters represent . ) A good articulation is the perfect ...
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... words , and , sometimes , con- siderable portions of sentences , are pronounced with so little force and precision , that the mind is constantly confused in its attempts to apprehend the meaning . Now , a speaker may be sure that an ...
... words , and , sometimes , con- siderable portions of sentences , are pronounced with so little force and precision , that the mind is constantly confused in its attempts to apprehend the meaning . Now , a speaker may be sure that an ...
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... words are composed . These sounds are represented by graphic characters , called letters . The number of letters in the English language , is twenty - six ; but the number of elements is thirty - nine . Hence , as the number of elements ...
... words are composed . These sounds are represented by graphic characters , called letters . The number of letters in the English language , is twenty - six ; but the number of elements is thirty - nine . Hence , as the number of elements ...
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... words : arm , all , an , eve , end , in , on , up , full . The Dipthongs consist of two vowel sounds , which coalesce so intimately that they appear like one uniform sound ; they are represented by the italics in the following words : 1 ...
... words : arm , all , an , eve , end , in , on , up , full . The Dipthongs consist of two vowel sounds , which coalesce so intimately that they appear like one uniform sound ; they are represented by the italics in the following words : 1 ...
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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