The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... correct oral delivery . Hence , too , the second injunction , which is " that the breath is never to be drawn but at a full stop . " Now , concerning these stops , we are told , that a 66 " semicolon " .00 Elocution . On Pause.
... correct oral delivery . Hence , too , the second injunction , which is " that the breath is never to be drawn but at a full stop . " Now , concerning these stops , we are told , that a 66 " semicolon " .00 Elocution . On Pause.
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... breath , relieve the organs of speech , and to enable the attention of his auditors , unwearied by the continuity of sound , to follow with a perfect appreciation of the meaning of that which he utters . The difficulty of laying down ...
... breath , relieve the organs of speech , and to enable the attention of his auditors , unwearied by the continuity of sound , to follow with a perfect appreciation of the meaning of that which he utters . The difficulty of laying down ...
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... breath receives , or should receive , a gentle , insensible , but at the same time inaudible , in- spiration ; and thus the lungs , like the bellows of an organ , being constantly supplied and inflated with fresh breath , the power of ...
... breath receives , or should receive , a gentle , insensible , but at the same time inaudible , in- spiration ; and thus the lungs , like the bellows of an organ , being constantly supplied and inflated with fresh breath , the power of ...
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... breath than he could conveniently effect , and neglecting those pauses where the breath ought to be taken , he has been obliged to pause where the sense , not being separable , forbade it , and thus has rendered the whole of his subject ...
... breath than he could conveniently effect , and neglecting those pauses where the breath ought to be taken , he has been obliged to pause where the sense , not being separable , forbade it , and thus has rendered the whole of his subject ...
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... breath must appear quick and short ; the voice trembling and weak ; the body as if shrinking from danger . When attended with terror and consternation , one foot is drawn back as if putting itself into a posture for flight . On Reading ...
... breath must appear quick and short ; the voice trembling and weak ; the body as if shrinking from danger . When attended with terror and consternation , one foot is drawn back as if putting itself into a posture for flight . On Reading ...
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