The Progressive Fifth, Or, Elocutionary Reader: In which the Principles of Elocution are Illustrated by Reading Exercises in Connection with the Rules : for the Use of Schools and AcademiesOliver Ellsworth, 1864 - 504 páginas |
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... true , to a greater or less extent , in rela- tion to other elements . The following table is designed to present the divisions of the alphabet into vocals , sub - vocals , and aspirates ; and also to afford the pupil an intelligible ...
... true , to a greater or less extent , in rela- tion to other elements . The following table is designed to present the divisions of the alphabet into vocals , sub - vocals , and aspirates ; and also to afford the pupil an intelligible ...
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... true a master ? 5. When the vowel sound of the accented syllable is uni form during its prolongation , which may sometimes occur , it is called the THOROUGH STRESS , and may be illustrated thus : - Cha rge . NOTE . 5. The through stress ...
... true a master ? 5. When the vowel sound of the accented syllable is uni form during its prolongation , which may sometimes occur , it is called the THOROUGH STRESS , and may be illustrated thus : - Cha rge . NOTE . 5. The through stress ...
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... true dignity and sublimity encircles the brow of the mighty ruler of mind ! Olympian Jove , * shaking the material heavens and earth with his nod , and hurling his thunders upon the aghast and discomfited giants , does not , with half ...
... true dignity and sublimity encircles the brow of the mighty ruler of mind ! Olympian Jove , * shaking the material heavens and earth with his nod , and hurling his thunders upon the aghast and discomfited giants , does not , with half ...
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... true honor , a distinction is to be made . The former is a blind and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and natural homage . Fame floats on the breath ; honor rests on the judgment . Fame may give praise , while it withholds ...
... true honor , a distinction is to be made . The former is a blind and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and natural homage . Fame floats on the breath ; honor rests on the judgment . Fame may give praise , while it withholds ...
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... true to the line . " 3. The thunders of heaven are sometimes heard to roll in the voice of a united people . 4. American literature will find that her intellectual spirit is her tree of life ; and the UNION OF THE STATES , her garden of ...
... true to the line . " 3. The thunders of heaven are sometimes heard to roll in the voice of a united people . 4. American literature will find that her intellectual spirit is her tree of life ; and the UNION OF THE STATES , her garden of ...
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The Progressive Fifth or Elocutionary Reader Salem Town,Nelson M. Holbrook Vista previa restringida - 2023 |
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Términos y frases comunes
accent Amphibrach anapestic ancient ancient Greece arms beauty behold blank-verse blessings born bright Cæsar called character circumflex clause clouds consist dactylic darkness death decemvir deep denote direct question earth elementary sounds emotions emphasis emphatic emphatic series epic poetry eternal EXERCISE expressed falling inflection father feel feet genius Give an example glory grave hand happy hast hath head heard heart heaven hills honor iambic iambus Julius Cæsar kind king labor land language LESSON liberty light live long syllable look Lord measure ment Metonymy mighty mind mountain nature never night NOTE o'er open vowel pause pitch poetic poetic feet poetry pronouncing pupil requires rising inflection Roman Rome rule Saladin sentence silent soul speak spirit Spondee stars stress sub-vocals sublime Synecdoche thee thine thing thought tion tribrach trochaic trochee utterance verse virtue voice waves words
Pasajes populares
Página 274 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Página 479 - Form! Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently! Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge! But when I look again, It is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, Thy habitation from eternity! 0 dread and silent Mount! I gazed upon thee, Till thou, still present to the bodily sense, Didst vanish from my thought: entranced in prayer 1 worshipped the Invisible alone.
Página 338 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...
Página 471 - Shylock, we would have moneys :' you say so ; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say, ' Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats?
Página 235 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Página 424 - Liberty first and Union afterwards ; but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart, Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable.
Página 470 - And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say 'Shylock, we would have moneys...
Página 470 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own.
Página 253 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Página 192 - O ye gods, ye gods ! must I endure all this ? BRU. All this ! ay, more : fret till your proud heart break ; Go show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble. Must I budge ? Must I observe you ? must I stand and crouch Under your testy humour ? By the gods, You shall digest the venom of your spleen, Though it do split you ; for, from this day forth, I '11 use you for my mirth, yea, for my laughter, When you are waspish.