The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed Two EssaysA. Wilson, 1808 - 346 pagini |
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Pagina xi
... often suffer their words to drop from their lips with such a faint and feeble utterance , that they appear neither to understand nor feel what they say themselves , nor to have any desire that it should ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . xi.
... often suffer their words to drop from their lips with such a faint and feeble utterance , that they appear neither to understand nor feel what they say themselves , nor to have any desire that it should ESSAY ON ELOCUTION . xi.
Pagina xii
... desire that it should be under- - stood or felt by their audience . This is a fundamental fault : a speaker without energy is a lifeless statue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pronouncing your words , inure yourself , while ...
... desire that it should be under- - stood or felt by their audience . This is a fundamental fault : a speaker without energy is a lifeless statue . In order to acquire a forcible manner of pronouncing your words , inure yourself , while ...
Pagina xvii
... desire . SIR Balaam now , he lives like other folks . Then you will pass into Africa : WILL pass , did I say ? In expressing any maxim , or doctrine , which contains much meaning in a few words , the weight of the sentiment should be ...
... desire . SIR Balaam now , he lives like other folks . Then you will pass into Africa : WILL pass , did I say ? In expressing any maxim , or doctrine , which contains much meaning in a few words , the weight of the sentiment should be ...
Pagina 1
... desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear , who dares ...
... desire no more than what he may get justly , use soberly , distribute cheerfully , and live upon con- tentedly . A contented mind , and a good conscience , will make a man happy in all conditions . He knows not how to fear , who dares ...
Pagina 20
... desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions . and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went soberly along the road with Health on the right hand , who , by the sprightliness of her conversation , and songs of ...
... desire of seeing the world , they forsook their companions . and habitation , and determined to travel . Labour went soberly along the road with Health on the right hand , who , by the sprightliness of her conversation , and songs of ...
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anger army Balaam beauty bliss bosom breast Brutus Cæsar cæsura CHAP chill band country gentlemen cried daughter death divine earth elocution endeavour eternal ev'n ev'ry father fear feel fool fortune Fram Gauls genius give glory Gods grace Grongar Hill hand happy hast hath head hear heart Heav'n honour hope Iago imagination kind king labour live look lord Macd mankind manner Maria means mind motley fool Muse nature never noble o'er pain Parliament passion patricians pause peace perfection person pity pleasure poor pow'r praise present privy counsellor proper racter replied Roman Scythians sense sentence SHAKSPEARE Sir John smile SNEYD DAVIES soul speak spirit Sterl sweet Syphax taste tears tell Theana thee thing thou thought truth uncle Toby virtue voice whole wisdom wise words writing youth