Melody in Speech: A Book of Principle, Precept, and Practice in Inflection and Emphasis1906 - Elocution - 180 pages |
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... caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame ...
... caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise , assent with civil leer , And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Just hint a fault , and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame ...
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... cause to blush for thee . Haughty lord ! Think not I stoop to deprecate your wrath . For heaven's sake , Hubert , let me not be bound ! For your sake , jewel , I am glad at soul I have no other child . Departed spirits of the mighty ...
... cause to blush for thee . Haughty lord ! Think not I stoop to deprecate your wrath . For heaven's sake , Hubert , let me not be bound ! For your sake , jewel , I am glad at soul I have no other child . Departed spirits of the mighty ...
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... caused that even this man should not have died ? Is it not remarkable that the same temper of weather which raises this general warmth of animals should cover the trees with leaves , and the fields with grass , for their security and ...
... caused that even this man should not have died ? Is it not remarkable that the same temper of weather which raises this general warmth of animals should cover the trees with leaves , and the fields with grass , for their security and ...
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... cause and source of all their calamities ; or was it to be wondered at that they should find them in the arbitrary interpretations of their constitution , and in the prodigal and corrupt ad- ministration of their revenues ? Had not a ...
... cause and source of all their calamities ; or was it to be wondered at that they should find them in the arbitrary interpretations of their constitution , and in the prodigal and corrupt ad- ministration of their revenues ? Had not a ...
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... proclaim , Lights of the world , and demigods of fame ? Is this your triumph , this your proud applause , Children of Truth , and champions of her cause ? For this hath Science searched on weary wing , By 38 MELODY IN SPEECH .
... proclaim , Lights of the world , and demigods of fame ? Is this your triumph , this your proud applause , Children of Truth , and champions of her cause ? For this hath Science searched on weary wing , By 38 MELODY IN SPEECH .
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MELODY IN SPEECH Robert R. (Robert Raikes) 1817 Raymond,Rossiter W. (Rossiter Worthingt Raymond No preview available - 2016 |
MELODY IN SPEECH Robert R. (Robert Raikes) 1817 Raymond,Rossiter W. (Rossiter Worthingt Raymond No preview available - 2016 |
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accent acute accent bend breath CHAP clause compact sentence death declarative deferred delivery descend in pitch dramatic earth effect eighth lines elocution emphasis falls emphatic word EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expression eyes falling slide father fifth line fourth line gesture give given grave accent hath heart heaven Hervé Riel human voice indefinite interrogative indirect interrogatives inflection larynx last line liberty Lord louder lower in pitch melody musical nature ninth line OBSERVATION orator oratory parenthesis partial close comes passages pause perfect close phatic pupil RAYMOND relative clause rise in pitch rising slide rule second line seventh line sixth line soul sound speaking speech spirit strong emphasis strongly emphasized sure as fate sweet tell tence tenth line thee things third line thou thought timbre Timotheus tion tone twelfth line unto utterance vibrations vocal cords voice wave of emphasis waving slide
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Page 108 - And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
Page 20 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Page 125 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh " 'Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he, "Who fell in the great victory.
Page 109 - Sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 84 - The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object — this, this is eloquence ; or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action.
Page 145 - Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear, How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes! Behold a ghastly band, Each a torch in his hand...
Page 146 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies, She drew an angel down.
Page 24 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 143 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain! The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth defied Changed his hand, and checked his pride. He chose a 'mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius...
Page 144 - Changed his hand and checked his pride. He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse ; He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate.