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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... hands are to be employed in expressing the passions , must , in my apprehension , be weak . and ineffectual . And , perhaps , the only in- struction which can be given with advantage on this head , is this general one : Observe in what ...
... hands are to be employed in expressing the passions , must , in my apprehension , be weak . and ineffectual . And , perhaps , the only in- struction which can be given with advantage on this head , is this general one : Observe in what ...
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... with a cold indifference ; and to pronounce a passage of scripture , on the most sublime and important subject , with the familiar tone of common con- versation . On the other hand , it would be equally ab- FOR READING . xxvij.
... with a cold indifference ; and to pronounce a passage of scripture , on the most sublime and important subject , with the familiar tone of common con- versation . On the other hand , it would be equally ab- FOR READING . xxvij.
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Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. On the other hand , it would be equally ab- surd to read a familiar letter in a tragical strain , or a production of gaiety and humour , with a canting accent , and a ...
Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading William Enfield. On the other hand , it would be equally ab- surd to read a familiar letter in a tragical strain , or a production of gaiety and humour , with a canting accent , and a ...
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... hand , and sits upon our lips , and is ready to drop out before we are aware whereas a lie is troublesome , and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more to make it good . The pleasure which affects ...
... hand , and sits upon our lips , and is ready to drop out before we are aware whereas a lie is troublesome , and sets a man's invention upon the rack ; and one trick needs a great many more to make it good . The pleasure which affects ...
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... hands ; in unskilful , most mischievous . A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong ; which is but saying in other words , that he is wiser to day than he was yesterday . Wherever I find a great deal of gratitude in ...
... hands ; in unskilful , most mischievous . A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong ; which is but saying in other words , that he is wiser to day than he was yesterday . Wherever I find a great deal of gratitude in ...
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