The American Speaker: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises on Pronunciation, Pauses, Inflections, Accent, and Emphasis: Also, Copious Extracts in Prose and Poetry ... |
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... force of the voice . The following Rule , to which , though there are many exceptions , may perhaps be of some advantage ; the knowledge of it , at least , is easily acquired . The falling inflection almost always takes place at a ...
... force of the voice . The following Rule , to which , though there are many exceptions , may perhaps be of some advantage ; the knowledge of it , at least , is easily acquired . The falling inflection almost always takes place at a ...
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... force . 4. Distinguish every accented letter or syllable by a peculiar stress of the voice . 5. Read audibly and distinctly , with a degree of deliberation suited to the subject . 6. Pause at the points a sufficient length of time ; but ...
... force . 4. Distinguish every accented letter or syllable by a peculiar stress of the voice . 5. Read audibly and distinctly , with a degree of deliberation suited to the subject . 6. Pause at the points a sufficient length of time ; but ...
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... force upon the plain of Marathon , or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona` . 2. The pleasures of the imagination , the pleasure arising from science , from the fine arts , and from the principle of curiosity , are ...
... force upon the plain of Marathon , or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona` . 2. The pleasures of the imagination , the pleasure arising from science , from the fine arts , and from the principle of curiosity , are ...
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... Force decided all things . Europe was one great field of battle , where the weak struggled for free- dom ' , and the strong for dominion . The king was without power ' , and the nobles without principle . They were tyrants at home ...
... Force decided all things . Europe was one great field of battle , where the weak struggled for free- dom ' , and the strong for dominion . The king was without power ' , and the nobles without principle . They were tyrants at home ...
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... force , than the Greek or Latin ; it is , however , in its meaning , more obvious and plain . 8. Whether we consider poetry in particular , and discourse in gene- ral , as imitative , or descriptive ; it is evident , that their whole ...
... force , than the Greek or Latin ; it is , however , in its meaning , more obvious and plain . 8. Whether we consider poetry in particular , and discourse in gene- ral , as imitative , or descriptive ; it is evident , that their whole ...
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accent adopt American arms beauty become blood brave British called cause character conduct consider consist constitution course danger death depend earth emphasis emphatic enemies England EXAMPLES existence expressed falling inflection fear feel field follow force friends give glory hand happiness heart heaven honour hope hour human independence interest kind king land laws less liberty light live look marked means measures mind nature necessary never Note o'er object once opinion ourselves passions pause peace person pleasure possession present principles pronounced raised reason regard requires rest rising inflection RULE sense sentence separated soul sound spirit strong syllable thee thing thou thought thousand tion tone true truth verse virtue voice whole
Popular passages
Page 92 - I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
Page 94 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Page 320 - If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand, undisturbed, as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it. I know, indeed, that some honest men fear that a republican government cannot be strong; that this government is not strong enough. But would the honest patriot, in ' the full tide of successful experiment, abandon a government which has so far kept us free and...
Page 92 - Are we disposed to be of the number of those who having eyes see not, and having ears hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it.
Page 94 - There is a just God, who presides over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 382 - Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death, Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom...
Page 274 - And now, when comes the calm, mild day, as still such days will come, To call the squirrel and the bee from out their winter home...
Page 86 - The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss : to give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours.
Page 73 - I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow : when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Page 193 - Now let there be the merry sound of music and of dance, Through thy corn-fields green, and sunny vines, oh pleasant land of France ! And thou, Rochelle, our own Rochelle, proud city of the waters, Again let rapture light the eyes of all thy mourning daughters. As thou wert constant in our ills, be joyous in our joy, For cold, and stiff, and still are they who wrought thy walls annoy.