Elements of Elocution in which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are Investigated ...: To which is Added a Complete System of the Passions, Showing how They Affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body. Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of ShakespeareD. Mallory, 1810 - 379 էջ |
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... Selection of Lessons for Reading in the English Language , I found my- self fully compensated for the misfortune of not being noticed by the Author of the Speaker . upward and downward slide , into which all speaking sounds viii PREFACE .
... Selection of Lessons for Reading in the English Language , I found my- self fully compensated for the misfortune of not being noticed by the Author of the Speaker . upward and downward slide , into which all speaking sounds viii PREFACE .
Էջ ix
... slide , into which all speaking sounds may be resolved : The moment I admitted this distinction , I found I had pos- session of the quality of the voice I wanted ; for though these slides or inflections were indef- inite as to their ...
... slide , into which all speaking sounds may be resolved : The moment I admitted this distinction , I found I had pos- session of the quality of the voice I wanted ; for though these slides or inflections were indef- inite as to their ...
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... slide * either upwards , or downwards , to the neighbouring notes , without any perceptible rest on any so that speaking and musical sounds are essen- tially distinct ; the former being constantly in mo- tion from the moment they ...
... slide * either upwards , or downwards , to the neighbouring notes , without any perceptible rest on any so that speaking and musical sounds are essen- tially distinct ; the former being constantly in mo- tion from the moment they ...
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... slide of the voice ; and that whatever other diversity of time , tone , or force , is added to speaking it must necessarily be conveyed by these two slides . or These two slides , or inflections of voice , therefore , are the axis , as ...
... slide of the voice ; and that whatever other diversity of time , tone , or force , is added to speaking it must necessarily be conveyed by these two slides . or These two slides , or inflections of voice , therefore , are the axis , as ...
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... slide which the voice makes when the pronunciation of a word is finishing ; and which may , therefore , not improperly be called the rising and falling inflection . So important is a just mixture of these two inflec- tions , that the ...
... slide which the voice makes when the pronunciation of a word is finishing ; and which may , therefore , not improperly be called the rising and falling inflection . So important is a just mixture of these two inflec- tions , that the ...
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adjective admit agreeable antithesis antithetick object cadence Cæsar cæsura called Cicero colon comma commencing connected convey couplet Demosthenes different inflections distinction distinguish emphasis emphatick words Euboea example expressed eyes Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following sentence force former give harmony hath heaven Ibid idea inflection of voice interrogative words Julius Cæsar kind last member last word latter loose sentence lower tone manner marked meaning mind modifying words monotone musick nature necessarily necessary nounced observed Oroonoko Othello parenthesis particular passage passion perceive perfect sense period phasis pleasure preceding pronounced pronunciation prose publick punctuation question reader reading require the falling require the rising rising inflection Rule seems semicolon shew short pause slide soul sound speaker speaking Spect Spectator stress substantive syllable taste tence thee thing thou tion tone of voice unaccented variety verb verse whole Winter's Tale