An Illustration of the Principles of Elocution ...Websters and Skinners, 1828 - 300 pages |
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... the same way , he adapts the sound to the sense , and gives to each idea its re- lative importance . Emphasis ... thee gall , will give my heart : Strike as thou didst at Cesar ; for I know , When thou didst hate him worst , thou ...
... the same way , he adapts the sound to the sense , and gives to each idea its re- lative importance . Emphasis ... thee gall , will give my heart : Strike as thou didst at Cesar ; for I know , When thou didst hate him worst , thou ...
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... the enunciation of tender and pathetic pieces , it is alike beautiful and effective . Thus in Eve's lament : Must I thus leave the paradise ? thus leave thee , native soil , these happy walks , fit haunts of God ? And also in the ...
... the enunciation of tender and pathetic pieces , it is alike beautiful and effective . Thus in Eve's lament : Must I thus leave the paradise ? thus leave thee , native soil , these happy walks , fit haunts of God ? And also in the ...
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... the is empha- sised , it conveys the true meaning of Othello . Put out the light and then - put out the light . That is , put out the taper , and then - kill Desdemona . If in reading the following lines of Tamerlane we lay a stress upon ...
... the is empha- sised , it conveys the true meaning of Othello . Put out the light and then - put out the light . That is , put out the taper , and then - kill Desdemona . If in reading the following lines of Tamerlane we lay a stress upon ...
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William Brittainham Lacey. emphasise the conjunction and , we not only exhibit the true meaning of the passage , but add much to its impressiveness . Canst thou believe thy Prophet , or what's more , That Power Supreme that made thee ...
William Brittainham Lacey. emphasise the conjunction and , we not only exhibit the true meaning of the passage , but add much to its impressiveness . Canst thou believe thy Prophet , or what's more , That Power Supreme that made thee ...
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... the Bising to the 7 6 the annexed diagram . But if the voice moves downward through the same degrees , it becomes ... thee , and pangs unfelt before . If to quick time and a wide range of pitches , be superadded the circumflex in ...
... the Bising to the 7 6 the annexed diagram . But if the voice moves downward through the same degrees , it becomes ... thee , and pangs unfelt before . If to quick time and a wide range of pitches , be superadded the circumflex in ...
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Page 89 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops, as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 59 - Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all ? Why are they then baptized for the dead?
Page 107 - O thou, that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new world ; at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads ; to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun ! to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Page 94 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 147 - House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received ? Trust it not, Sir ; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. 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...
Page 129 - Lochiel, Lochiel, beware of the day ! For, dark and despairing, my sight I may seal, But man cannot cover what God would reveal ! "Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Page 94 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform; and mix And nourish all things; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 213 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Page 95 - Join voices all ye living Souls: Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light dispels...
Page 263 - I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not an angry father.' The boat has left a stormy land, A stormy sea before her, — When, oh ! too strong for human hand The tempest gather'd o'er her.