1. Out, out, brief candle! 2. Sound, sound the alarm! 3. A thousand at thy side shall fall. 4. Put out the light, and then put out the light. 5. A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eternity of bondage. GUTTURAL EXPULSIVE. To cultivate the Guttural in the Expulsive Form, practice the following elements, words, and sentences, with all the harshness and roughness of tone possible, being careful, however, not to injure the vocal organs by continuing the practice too long, or repeating too frequently. EXERCISES IN GUTTURAL, EXPULSIVE FORM. 1. Blaze with your serried columns. 2. If it will feed nothing else it will feed my revenge. EXERCISES Contrasting Expulsive, Oral and Guttural, Orotund and Pectoral. Repeat several times the above elements, words, and sentences with 1. Expulsive Oral. 2. Expulsive Guttural. 3. Expulsive Orotund. 4. Expulsive Pectoral. GUTTURAL EXPULSIVE-WHEN USED. The Guttural in the Expulsive Form is appropriate for the expression of deep-seated revenge, settled rage, intense loathing, defiance, and similar malignant passions. EXAMPLE: ANGER, RAGE, DEFIANCE, AND HATE. Guttural Expulsive. The Baron's Last Banquet. A. G. GREENE. 1. O'er a low couch the setting sun A dying warrior lay— The stern old Baron Rudiger, Whose frame had ne'er been bent By wasting pain, till time and toil 2. "They come around me here, and say My days of life are o'er That I shall mount my noble steed And lead my band no more: They come, and to my beard they dare Their own liege lord and master born- 3. "And what is Death? I've dared him oft 4. "Ho! sound the tocsin from the tower, And fire the culverin! Bid each retainer arm with speed, Call every vassal in! Up with my banner on the wall! The banquet board prepare! 5. A hundred hands were busy then; The banquet forth was spread, And rang the heavy oaken floor With many a martial tread; While from the rich, dark tracery, Along the vaulted wall, Lights gleamed on harness, plume, and spear, 6. Fast hurrying through the outer gate, On through the portal's frowning arch, While at its head, within his dark, 7. "Fill every beaker up, my men! Are ye all there, my vassals true ? Fill round, my tried and fearless ones, 8. "Ye're there, but yet I see you not! 9. Bowl rang to bowl, steel clang to steel, And rose a deafening cry, That made the torches flare around, And shook the flags on high: 10. "But I defy him! let him come!" While from its sheath the ready blade And with the black and heavy plumes QUESTIONS. 1. What is the element in this lesson? 2. What the topic? 3. What the principle? 4. What Form and Quality does the first stanza of the selection in this lesson require? 5. Why does the impersonation require the Expulsive Guttural? 1. Brave boys of Bengal. 2. The bards of the Bible. 3. Be brave, be bold, be good. 4. Bend not before the beauteous vision. GUTTURAL EXPLOSIVE. Practice the elements and words with a gruff, growling, harsh tone, in the Explosive Form. |