The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... expression of coun- tenance and action . This art of elocution , then , I may further define as that system of instruction which enables us to pronounce written or extemporaneous composition with proper energy , cor- rectness , variety ...
... expression of coun- tenance and action . This art of elocution , then , I may further define as that system of instruction which enables us to pronounce written or extemporaneous composition with proper energy , cor- rectness , variety ...
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... expression of our own thoughts and sentiments- less apparent . How many instances may be cited where awkward- ness of address , and a stammering and confused style of delivery , have imperilled a good cause , whose advocate , defective ...
... expression of our own thoughts and sentiments- less apparent . How many instances may be cited where awkward- ness of address , and a stammering and confused style of delivery , have imperilled a good cause , whose advocate , defective ...
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... expressions of the intentions , senti- ments , and emotions of the mind , being the model ; and the rules of that art teach us to reproduce in our utterance of the thoughts of others , the same tones , inflections , and pauses with ...
... expressions of the intentions , senti- ments , and emotions of the mind , being the model ; and the rules of that art teach us to reproduce in our utterance of the thoughts of others , the same tones , inflections , and pauses with ...
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... expression . Now , the system of punctuation or stops , by which the former of these is distinguished , can only be considered serviceable as it in- structs the silent reader in the grammatical construction of the subject before him ...
... expression . Now , the system of punctuation or stops , by which the former of these is distinguished , can only be considered serviceable as it in- structs the silent reader in the grammatical construction of the subject before him ...
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... ments of his subject , whether they belong to himself or others , with the greater force and power of expression . The human voice has been observed to possess three distinct 14 Elocution . The Prayer of Festus On Pitch.
... ments of his subject , whether they belong to himself or others , with the greater force and power of expression . The human voice has been observed to possess three distinct 14 Elocution . The Prayer of Festus On Pitch.
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