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... give exercise to a great variety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences . which are diversifiedt proportioned , and pointed with accuracy . Exercises of this na ...
... give exercise to a great variety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences . which are diversifiedt proportioned , and pointed with accuracy . Exercises of this na ...
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... give aaditional im . portance to the study of this necessary and useful art . The perfect attainmeng of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary nat- ural powers : but as there are many degrees of ...
... give aaditional im . portance to the study of this necessary and useful art . The perfect attainmeng of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary nat- ural powers : but as there are many degrees of ...
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... give most body , most perse - ` vering force of sound , to that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accustomed . Whereas by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow ourselves less compass , and are ...
... give most body , most perse - ` vering force of sound , to that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accustomed . Whereas by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow ourselves less compass , and are ...
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... give every sound which he utters , its due proportion ; and make every syllable , and even every letter in the word ... gives weight and dignity to the subject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it ...
... give every sound which he utters , its due proportion ; and make every syllable , and even every letter in the word ... gives weight and dignity to the subject . It is a great assistance to the voice , by the pauses and rests which it ...
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... give every word just the same accent in read- ing , as in common discourse . Many persons err in this respect . When ... gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their delivery . Whereas this is one of ...
... give every word just the same accent in read- ing , as in common discourse . Many persons err in this respect . When ... gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their delivery . Whereas this is one of ...
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.