The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and PoetryJ. D. Bemis and Company, 1822 - 272 páginas |
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Página iii
... give exercise to a great va- riety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences , which are diversified , proportioned , and pointed with accu- racy . Exercises of ...
... give exercise to a great va- riety of emotions , and the correspondent tones and variations of voice , but contain sentences and members of sentences , which are diversified , proportioned , and pointed with accu- racy . Exercises of ...
Página vi
... give additional importance to the study of this necessary and useful art . The perfect attainment of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary natural powers : but as there are many degrees of ...
... give additional importance to the study of this necessary and useful art . The perfect attainment of it doubtless requires great attention and practice , joined to extraordinary natural powers : but as there are many degrees of ...
Página vii
... give most body , most persevering force of sound , to that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accustomed . Whereas by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow ourselves less compass , and are likely to ...
... give most body , most persevering force of sound , to that pitch of voice , to which in conversation we are accustomed . Whereas by setting out on our highest pitch or key , we certainly allow ourselves less compass , and are likely to ...
Página viii
... give every sound which he utters , its due proportion ; and make every syllable , and even every letter in the word which he pronounces , be heard distinctly ; without slurring , whispering , or suppressing any of the proper sounds . An ...
... give every sound which he utters , its due proportion ; and make every syllable , and even every letter in the word which he pronounces , be heard distinctly ; without slurring , whispering , or suppressing any of the proper sounds . An ...
Página ix
... gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their delivery . Whereas this is one of the greatest faults that can be committed in pronunciation : it makes what is called a pompous or mouthing manner ; and gives ...
... gives gravity and importance to their subject , and adds to the energy of their delivery . Whereas this is one of the greatest faults that can be committed in pronunciation : it makes what is called a pompous or mouthing manner ; and gives ...
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Términos y frases comunes
affections Antiparos appear Archbishop of Cambray attention Bayle beauty behold blessing Caius Verres character cheerful comfort dark death delight Democritus Dioclesian distress divine dread earth enjoy enjoyment envy eternal ev'ry evil fall father fear feel folly fortune Fundanus give Greek language ground hand happiness hast Hazael heart heav'n Heraclitus honor hope human indulge inflection innocence Jugurtha kind king labors live look Lord mankind mercy Micipsa midst mind misery Mount Etna nature never noble Numidia o'er ourselves pain passions pause peace perfect person pleasure possession pow'r praise present pride prince proper Pythias reading reason religion render rest rich rise Roman Senate scene SECTION sense sentence sentiments shade shining Sicily smiles sorrow soul sound spirit stancy suffer temper tempest thee things thou thought tion truth vanity vice virtue virtuous voice wisdom wise words youth