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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... tion and labour ; and in this much assistance may certainly be derived from instruction . What are rules or lessons for acquiring this or any other art , but the observations of others , collected into a narrow compass , and digested in ...
... tion and labour ; and in this much assistance may certainly be derived from instruction . What are rules or lessons for acquiring this or any other art , but the observations of others , collected into a narrow compass , and digested in ...
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... tion of anger or rage , and to pour forth lament- ations and sorrows , not only with different tones , but different elevations of voice . Men at different ages of life , and in different situations , a 3 ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . ix Sir ...
... tion of anger or rage , and to pour forth lament- ations and sorrows , not only with different tones , but different elevations of voice . Men at different ages of life , and in different situations , a 3 ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . ix Sir ...
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... tion , but dare not tell you what it is . The sul- tan would not be satisfied with such an answer , but forced him to repeat , word for word every thing the owls had said . You must know , then , said the visier , that one of these owls ...
... tion , but dare not tell you what it is . The sul- tan would not be satisfied with such an answer , but forced him to repeat , word for word every thing the owls had said . You must know , then , said the visier , that one of these owls ...
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... tion in all her gestures . She had a wonderful confidence and assurance in her looks , and all the variety of colours in her dress , that she thought were the most proper to shew her com- plexion to advantage . She cast her eyes upon ...
... tion in all her gestures . She had a wonderful confidence and assurance in her looks , and all the variety of colours in her dress , that she thought were the most proper to shew her com- plexion to advantage . She cast her eyes upon ...
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... tion in the mind . That which generally gives . a man assurance , is a moderate knowledge of the world ; but above all , a mind fixed and determined in itself to do nothing against the rules of honour and decency . An open and assured ...
... tion in the mind . That which generally gives . a man assurance , is a moderate knowledge of the world ; but above all , a mind fixed and determined in itself to do nothing against the rules of honour and decency . An open and assured ...
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