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... gives , in as simple language as the writer can command , the elements of the art . The order in which the lessons are given is in accordance with the author's experience in teaching classes of the grade for which it is designed ...
... gives , in as simple language as the writer can command , the elements of the art . The order in which the lessons are given is in accordance with the author's experience in teaching classes of the grade for which it is designed ...
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... gives one a pompous appearance , nor drawn far back . The CHEST should be active , that is , expanded but not necessarily inflated with air . Do not pull the SHOULDERS back , nor draw them for- ward . Do not draw in the CHIN nor lift ...
... gives one a pompous appearance , nor drawn far back . The CHEST should be active , that is , expanded but not necessarily inflated with air . Do not pull the SHOULDERS back , nor draw them for- ward . Do not draw in the CHIN nor lift ...
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... give your hearers time to understand , and to give yourself an opportu- nity to master the next idea . Do not confine yourself to pausing at the marks of punctuation ; they are in- tended for the eye , not the ear . A good reader will ...
... give your hearers time to understand , and to give yourself an opportu- nity to master the next idea . Do not confine yourself to pausing at the marks of punctuation ; they are in- tended for the eye , not the ear . A good reader will ...
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... When we are more earnest , we dwell a little longer upon the emphatic word than upon the other words in the phrase . If we wish to be very impressive , or to give the emphatic word extraordinary weight , we pause before 24 Emphasis,
... When we are more earnest , we dwell a little longer upon the emphatic word than upon the other words in the phrase . If we wish to be very impressive , or to give the emphatic word extraordinary weight , we pause before 24 Emphasis,
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Frank Townsend Southwick. give the emphatic word extraordinary weight , we pause before it , as if to gather strength for utterance . This keeps the hearer in suspense , and compels him to notice the emphatic word when it is finally ...
Frank Townsend Southwick. give the emphatic word extraordinary weight , we pause before it , as if to gather strength for utterance . This keeps the hearer in suspense , and compels him to notice the emphatic word when it is finally ...
Common terms and phrases
2D CIT ab normal ACRES action Alexander Ypsilanti art thou attitude audience Bell body breath Cæsar called chest chirp circumflex climax cried downward emotion emphasis emphatic word EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE EXERCISE expression falling inflection father feel feet fingers free foot front gestures give glory hand hath head hear heard heaven Helon indicates instance Jean Ingelow Julius Cæsar keep larynx LESSON lips look Lord lung exercise MARULLUS meaning Moss Rose mouth movement natural NEPH never o'er palm pantomime Paul Revere pause phrase pitch Practise pupils relaxed rise river Lee SCROOGE sentence Shakespeare shoulders shout side Sir Lucius slowly sound speak speaker Speaker's Position speech stand star-spangled banner strong Study sweet syllable teacher thee things thou tion tone tongue vocal voice vowel vowel-sounds weakness weight Wendell Phillips
Popular passages
Page 26 - The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel, And the former called the latter 'Little Prig; Bun replied, 'You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year And a sphere. And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I'll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track; Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you...
Page 113 - I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three; "Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; "Speed!
Page 166 - And he was angry, and would not go in : therefore came his father out, and entreated him. And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment : and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends : but as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Page 176 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear : believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe : censure me in your -wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 190 - Then off there flung in smiling joy, And held himself erect By just his horse's mane, a boy : You hardly could suspect — (So tight he kept his lips compressed, Scarce any blood came through) You looked twice ere you saw his breast Was all but shot in two. "Well...
Page 109 - So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume, And the bridemaidens whispered, " 'Twere better, by far, To have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.
Page 176 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 167 - ... twere, the mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now this overdone or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others.
Page 160 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 113 - WHEN I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest He returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?