New Elocution and Voice CultureVan Antwerp, Bragg & Company, 1857 - 504 pages |
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... present . Did he speak long ? An hour perhaps ? Longer - two hours - three hours . And was well received , you say ? Enthusiastically - applauded throughout . He made an impression then ? I should think so at least upon some . Then he ...
... present . Did he speak long ? An hour perhaps ? Longer - two hours - three hours . And was well received , you say ? Enthusiastically - applauded throughout . He made an impression then ? I should think so at least upon some . Then he ...
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... present the subject in the strongest light . It admits of various modes of delivery , according to the nature of the subject and other circumstances . Generally , amplification and climax require nearly the same style of delivery . Let ...
... present the subject in the strongest light . It admits of various modes of delivery , according to the nature of the subject and other circumstances . Generally , amplification and climax require nearly the same style of delivery . Let ...
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... present horror from the time , Which now suits with it . EXERCISE XVII . SUSTAINED FORCE . The tones of the voice can be rapidly deepened , strength . ened , and improved in quality , by practicing upon syllables , words , and short ...
... present horror from the time , Which now suits with it . EXERCISE XVII . SUSTAINED FORCE . The tones of the voice can be rapidly deepened , strength . ened , and improved in quality , by practicing upon syllables , words , and short ...
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... utmost force , at the top of your voice , whenever an oppor- tunity presents itself , and it will soon acquire sufficient strength and resonance . SUBDUED TONES . Habitual speaking and reading in a very 84 ELOCUTION .
... utmost force , at the top of your voice , whenever an oppor- tunity presents itself , and it will soon acquire sufficient strength and resonance . SUBDUED TONES . Habitual speaking and reading in a very 84 ELOCUTION .
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... present , the matter was doubly annoy- ing . After enduring the young man's displays for some time , the " wag , wit , and wicar , " as one of his cockney ad- mirers called him , asked permission to tell the company a little anecdote ...
... present , the matter was doubly annoy- ing . After enduring the young man's displays for some time , the " wag , wit , and wicar , " as one of his cockney ad- mirers called him , asked permission to tell the company a little anecdote ...
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Page 58 - Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful, thought ! Through what variety of untried being, Through what new scenes and changes must we pass ? The wide, th' unbounded prospect, lies before me; But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it.
Page 54 - It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace! But there is no peace! The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as...
Page 304 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgment! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Page 328 - I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, These many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 250 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love ? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir.
Page 59 - I go, and it is done ; the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan ; for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven, or to hell.
Page 63 - And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo. there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth . of hair, and the moon became as blood ; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Page 336 - My liege, I did deny no prisoners. But, I remember, when the fight was done, When I was dry with rage, and extreme toil, Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword, Came there a certain lord, neat...
Page 54 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary; but when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house ! Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?
Page 319 - Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony : who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth ; as which of you shall not? With this I depart; that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.