The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best Writers : Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effect, to Improve Their Language and Sentiments, and to Inculcate Some of the Most Important Principles of Piety and Virtue. With a Few Preliminary Observations on the Principles of Good Reading |
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Page vii
... natural talent . It is , in a good measure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive a considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the pro- per pitch and management of the voice . Every per- son has three ...
... natural talent . It is , in a good measure , the gift of nature ; but it may receive a considerable assistance from art . Much depends , for this purpose , on the pro- per pitch and management of the voice . Every per- son has three ...
Page xiii
... nature and use of the inferior emphasis . " Many persons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " “ Shall I reward his services with falsehood ? Shall I forget him who cannot forget me ? " " If his principles are false , no ...
... nature and use of the inferior emphasis . " Many persons mistake the love , for the practice of virtue . " “ Shall I reward his services with falsehood ? Shall I forget him who cannot forget me ? " " If his principles are false , no ...
Page xvi
... nature , in the same manner as he has done with regard to the rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superior rank that we hold , are in a high degree more ...
... nature , in the same manner as he has done with regard to the rest of the animal world ; all of which express their various feelings , by various tones . Ours , indeed , from the superior rank that we hold , are in a high degree more ...
Page xviii
... nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong emphasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating them too frequently . For as they excite uncommon attention , and of course raise ...
... nature . Such pauses have the same effect as a strong emphasis ; and are subject to the same rules ; especially to the caution , of not repeating them too frequently . For as they excite uncommon attention , and of course raise ...
Page xix
... nature of these pauses is inti- mated ; much more than by the length of them , which can sel- dom be exactly measured . Sometimes it is only a slight and simple suspension of voice that is proper ; sometimes a degree of cadence in the ...
... nature of these pauses is inti- mated ; much more than by the length of them , which can sel- dom be exactly measured . Sometimes it is only a slight and simple suspension of voice that is proper ; sometimes a degree of cadence in the ...
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