Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy: Involving the Principles of Reading and Speaking; and Designed for the Development and Cultivation of Both Body and Mind, in Accordance with the Nature, Uses and Destiny of Man |
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SOME years ago , the Author was extensively engaged as a Public Speaker ; and , in consequence of the habit of speaking , principally , with the muscles of the throat and breast , he finally broke down , -falling senseless , after ...
SOME years ago , the Author was extensively engaged as a Public Speaker ; and , in consequence of the habit of speaking , principally , with the muscles of the throat and breast , he finally broke down , -falling senseless , after ...
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A stumble - may prevent a fall . 7. ... with steps , as light as wind , The calm of that old reverend brow , the glow And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts Of its thin silver locks , was like a flash Of her faint foot - falls .
A stumble - may prevent a fall . 7. ... with steps , as light as wind , The calm of that old reverend brow , the glow And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts Of its thin silver locks , was like a flash Of her faint foot - falls .
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When e precedes two ris ( rr , ) it should always have this fall , when raised up , ) and pointing its heel sound : as err , er - ror , mer - it , cher - ry , wher - ry : but when followed toward the hollow of the left foot ; of throw- ...
When e precedes two ris ( rr , ) it should always have this fall , when raised up , ) and pointing its heel sound : as err , er - ror , mer - it , cher - ry , wher - ry : but when followed toward the hollow of the left foot ; of throw- ...
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At every water - fall , on bi - na - ry , di - gest of the chrys - ta - line ma - gi , the line of every canal and rail - road , in the was hir'd by the choir , as a si - ne - cure , for counting - room of every factory and mercan a li ...
At every water - fall , on bi - na - ry , di - gest of the chrys - ta - line ma - gi , the line of every canal and rail - road , in the was hir'd by the choir , as a si - ne - cure , for counting - room of every factory and mercan a li ...
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Better go around , than fall into the ditch . 6. he made his discoveries in science , he replied , Church work generally goes on slowly . 7. Those , “ by thinking . " 7. Infinity can never be whom guilt contaminates , it renders equal .
Better go around , than fall into the ditch . 6. he made his discoveries in science , he replied , Church work generally goes on slowly . 7. Those , “ by thinking . " 7. Infinity can never be whom guilt contaminates , it renders equal .
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| Title | Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy: Involving the Principles of Reading and Speaking; and Designed for the Development and Cultivation of Both Body and Mind, in Accordance with the Nature, Uses and Destiny of Man |
| Author | C. P. Bronson |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | Morton & Griswold, 1845 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 May 2007 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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