The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... spirits which few who speak in public are entirely free from in the opening of an address . It should not be preserved too long , nor , on the contrary , be continually shifting , so as to beget a feeling of uneasiness , such as often ...
... spirits which few who speak in public are entirely free from in the opening of an address . It should not be preserved too long , nor , on the contrary , be continually shifting , so as to beget a feeling of uneasiness , such as often ...
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... spirits neat or diluted . A glass or two of old , dry port wine may be taken with advantage before com- mencing , or in the interval , where one is afforded . 6. Never speak through a confirmed hoarseness , if it can be avoided . If ...
... spirits neat or diluted . A glass or two of old , dry port wine may be taken with advantage before com- mencing , or in the interval , where one is afforded . 6. Never speak through a confirmed hoarseness , if it can be avoided . If ...
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... Spirits or spirits- and - water cause a dryness of the tongue , and will only increase your misfortune . 7. It is a too common fault with many speakers and readers to imitate the voice and manner of some particular actor ; your own ...
... Spirits or spirits- and - water cause a dryness of the tongue , and will only increase your misfortune . 7. It is a too common fault with many speakers and readers to imitate the voice and manner of some particular actor ; your own ...
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... spirit of active method , giving thee no rest till thou unfold it ? Complain not . Look up , wearied brother . See thy fellow - workmen surviving through eternity , the sacred band of immortals . 2. THE CLOUDS . JOHN RUSKIN . [ Mr ...
... spirit of active method , giving thee no rest till thou unfold it ? Complain not . Look up , wearied brother . See thy fellow - workmen surviving through eternity , the sacred band of immortals . 2. THE CLOUDS . JOHN RUSKIN . [ Mr ...
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... that such is also the fate to which they must come ; that the pulse of passion must one day beat low ; that the illusions of time must pass ; and that " the spirit must return to him who gave it . " It reminds them Autumn . 41 Autumn.
... that such is also the fate to which they must come ; that the pulse of passion must one day beat low ; that the illusions of time must pass ; and that " the spirit must return to him who gave it . " It reminds them Autumn . 41 Autumn.
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