The Standard Speaker: Containing Exercises in Prose and Poetry for Declamation in Schools, Academies, Lyceums, Colleges: Newly Tr. Or Comp. from Celebrated Orators, Authors, and Popular Debaters, Ancient and Modern. A Treatise on Oratory and Elocution. Notes Explanatory and Biographical |
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... Voice , .16 Chatham's Voice , 16 Monotone , . 16 Patrick Henry , Illustration from Shakspeare , . 16 66 from Talfourd , Daniel Webster ,. Power of Oratory , Mr. Webster's Opinion , Success in Oratory , How to achieve it , Quintilian's ...
... Voice , .16 Chatham's Voice , 16 Monotone , . 16 Patrick Henry , Illustration from Shakspeare , . 16 66 from Talfourd , Daniel Webster ,. Power of Oratory , Mr. Webster's Opinion , Success in Oratory , How to achieve it , Quintilian's ...
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... Voice , Withington , 42 46. The Common Lot , England , 4347. True Source of Reform , 48. The Beacon Light , 49. Cleon and I , Page Rousseau , 69 Johnson , 70 Story , 71 Montgomery , 72 Carlyle , 73 Young , 74 Montgomery , 75 Chapin , 76 ...
... Voice , Withington , 42 46. The Common Lot , England , 4347. True Source of Reform , 48. The Beacon Light , 49. Cleon and I , Page Rousseau , 69 Johnson , 70 Story , 71 Montgomery , 72 Carlyle , 73 Young , 74 Montgomery , 75 Chapin , 76 ...
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... , Frequent Executions , . 207 RUSH , On the Voice , 66 66 . 324 Morality the Basis , Last Speech , 370 ROUSSEAU , Death , 181 . 182 69 21 RUSSELL , LORD J. , Parliament Reform , .. 266 INDEX TO NAMES OF AUTHORS , ETC. XIII.
... , Frequent Executions , . 207 RUSH , On the Voice , 66 66 . 324 Morality the Basis , Last Speech , 370 ROUSSEAU , Death , 181 . 182 69 21 RUSSELL , LORD J. , Parliament Reform , .. 266 INDEX TO NAMES OF AUTHORS , ETC. XIII.
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... Duties , • 71 STRAFFORD , EARL OF , Defence , 193 66 SWAIN , One Story ' s Good , & c . , 540 YOUNG , Time's Midnight Voice , Frivolous Pleasures , YRIARTE , The Monkey and Magpie , 74 97 . 584 XIV INDEX TO NAMES OF AUTHORS , ETC.
... Duties , • 71 STRAFFORD , EARL OF , Defence , 193 66 SWAIN , One Story ' s Good , & c . , 540 YOUNG , Time's Midnight Voice , Frivolous Pleasures , YRIARTE , The Monkey and Magpie , 74 97 . 584 XIV INDEX TO NAMES OF AUTHORS , ETC.
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... voice by such terms as hard , smooth , sharp , clear , hoarse , full , slender , flowing , flexible , shrill , and rigid . They were sensible to the alternations of heavy and light in syllabic utter- ance ; they knew the time of the voice ...
... voice by such terms as hard , smooth , sharp , clear , hoarse , full , slender , flowing , flexible , shrill , and rigid . They were sensible to the alternations of heavy and light in syllabic utter- ance ; they knew the time of the voice ...
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