Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading and Public Speaking. Also a Selection of the Best Pieces from Ancient and Modern Authors, Accompanied by Explanatory Notes. The Whole Adapted to the Purposes of Improvement in Reading and Oratory |
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... capt towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temple , the great globe itself . " - The Tempest . " Days , months , years , and ages . " - Dimond . " Clarence is come , false , fleeting , PERJURED Clarence . " " For thou hast said in ...
... capt towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temple , the great globe itself . " - The Tempest . " Days , months , years , and ages . " - Dimond . " Clarence is come , false , fleeting , PERJURED Clarence . " " For thou hast said in ...
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... Capt . I know it . Bowl . I am heartily glad on the occasion . Capt . I know that , too . Bowl . Yesterday your honor broke your sea - foam pipe . Capt . Well , sir booby , and why must I be put in mind of it ? it was stupid enough to ...
... Capt . I know it . Bowl . I am heartily glad on the occasion . Capt . I know that , too . Bowl . Yesterday your honor broke your sea - foam pipe . Capt . Well , sir booby , and why must I be put in mind of it ? it was stupid enough to ...
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... Capt . Give it here , my honest fellow . Bowl . You will take it ? Capt . To be sure I will . Bowl . And will smoke it ? Capt . That I will . [ Feeling in his pocket . ] Bowl . And will not think of giving me any thing in return ? Capt ...
... Capt . Give it here , my honest fellow . Bowl . You will take it ? Capt . To be sure I will . Bowl . And will smoke it ? Capt . That I will . [ Feeling in his pocket . ] Bowl . And will not think of giving me any thing in return ? Capt ...
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... Capt . Are you mad ? Bowl . Why , what should I do with it ? You will not have it , and it is impossible for me to use it , for as often as I should puff away the smoke , I should think : " Old Jack Bowlin , what a pitiful scamp you ...
... Capt . Are you mad ? Bowl . Why , what should I do with it ? You will not have it , and it is impossible for me to use it , for as often as I should puff away the smoke , I should think : " Old Jack Bowlin , what a pitiful scamp you ...
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... Capt . Rather beg ! there's a proud rascal .. Bowl . He that don't love me must not give me money . Capt . Do you hear that ? Is not this enough to give a sound man the gout . You sulky fellow , do you recol- lect twenty years ago ...
... Capt . Rather beg ! there's a proud rascal .. Bowl . He that don't love me must not give me money . Capt . Do you hear that ? Is not this enough to give a sound man the gout . You sulky fellow , do you recol- lect twenty years ago ...
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Alonzo arms art thou beauty blessing blood Bowl Brutus Cæsar Capt cause Christ Cicero coward dark dead dear death Decemvir deep Demosthenes dost earth elocution eloquence eternal exercise extract eyes father feel gesture give glory grave hand happiness hath hear heard heart heaven high key honor hope Horace Holley human Iago important Isab James Sheridan Knowles John Adams Julius Cæsar king laws liberty light live long quantity look lord low key Lucullus Mark Antony means middle key mighty mind moral nature never night noble o'er ocean orator oratory Othello peace Procles read or recited Rolla Rome sentiments smile soldier solemn Soliloquy soul sound speak speaker speech spirit sweet Tell thee thine thing thou art thought tion tomb stone tones Transylvania University truth unto utterance voice words