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 Shakespeare |
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Էջ 71
Musical sounds are such as continue à given time on one precise point of the
musical scale , and leap , as it were , from one note to another ; while speaking
sounds , instead of dwelling on the note they begin with , slide * either upwards ,
or ...
Musical sounds are such as continue à given time on one precise point of the
musical scale , and leap , as it were , from one note to another ; while speaking
sounds , instead of dwelling on the note they begin with , slide * either upwards ,
or ...
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The continual motion of speaking sounds makes it almost as impossible for the
ear to mark their several differences , as it would be for the eye to define an
object that is swiftly passing before it , and continually vanishing away ; the
difficulty of ...
The continual motion of speaking sounds makes it almost as impossible for the
ear to mark their several differences , as it would be for the eye to define an
object that is swiftly passing before it , and continually vanishing away ; the
difficulty of ...
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Our mistaking of accent for quantity when we converse about it , makes not the
least alteration in our speaking ; but if , when we ought only to be louder , we
raise our voice to a higher key , our tones become shrill and feeble , and frustrate
the ...
Our mistaking of accent for quantity when we converse about it , makes not the
least alteration in our speaking ; but if , when we ought only to be louder , we
raise our voice to a higher key , our tones become shrill and feeble , and frustrate
the ...
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Common terms and phrases
accent admit adopt answer appear arises arrangement beginning called comma commencing common concluding connected considered consists convey direct distinction distinguish emphasis emphatical emphatick example expressed eyes falling inflection force former give greater hand harmony idea importance inflection of voice instance interrogative kind latter less lower manner marked meaning mind modified nature necessarily necessary never object observed opposition particular passage passion pause perceive perfect perhaps period person pleasure preceding principal produces pronounced pronunciation proper prose question reader reading reason requires rest rising inflection Rule seems sense sentence separated short single slide sometimes sound speaking Spectator stress suppose syllable taste tence thee thing thou thought tion tone tone of voice variety verb verse voice whole words writing
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| Վերնագիր | 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 ... |
| Հեղինակ | John Walker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Հրատարակիչ | D. Mallory, 1810 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 12 Ապրիլ 2013 |
| Length | 379 էջ |
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