The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for ReadingF. Louis, 1804 - 376 pages |
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... nature expresses the several perceptions , emotions , and passions of the human mind , and to distinguish these from the mere effect of arbi- trary custom or false taste ; to discover and cor- rect those tones , and habits of speaking ...
... nature expresses the several perceptions , emotions , and passions of the human mind , and to distinguish these from the mere effect of arbi- trary custom or false taste ; to discover and cor- rect those tones , and habits of speaking ...
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... nature of these sounds , there- fore , ought to be well understood ; and much pains should be taken to discover and correct those faults in articulation , which , though often ascribed to some defect in the organs of speech , are ...
... nature of these sounds , there- fore , ought to be well understood ; and much pains should be taken to discover and correct those faults in articulation , which , though often ascribed to some defect in the organs of speech , are ...
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... Nature in- structs us to relate a story , to support an argu- ment , to command a servant , to utter exclama- tion of anger or rage , and to pour forth lament- ations and sorrows , not only with different tones , but different ...
... Nature in- structs us to relate a story , to support an argu- ment , to command a servant , to utter exclama- tion of anger or rage , and to pour forth lament- ations and sorrows , not only with different tones , but different ...
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... nature of the simple sounds . : RULE V I. In every sentence distinguish the more signifi- cant words by a natural , forcible , and va- , ried EMPHASIS . EMPHASIS MPHASIS points out the precise meaning of a sentence , shews in what ...
... nature of the simple sounds . : RULE V I. In every sentence distinguish the more signifi- cant words by a natural , forcible , and va- , ried EMPHASIS . EMPHASIS MPHASIS points out the precise meaning of a sentence , shews in what ...
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Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. to the voice , which nature requires : and it is for want of this previous study , more perhaps than from any other cause , that we so often hear per- sons read with an ...
Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. to the voice , which nature requires : and it is for want of this previous study , more perhaps than from any other cause , that we so often hear per- sons read with an ...
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