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... Grave of the Beloved , 73. The Gladiator , 74. The Shipwreck , 75. A Frenchman's Receipt for Ratsbane , 76. March of Del Carpio , 77. Maclaine's Child , 78. Character of Chatham , 79. Vision of Belshazzar , • · PAGE Dr. Nott , 102 W. C. ...
... Grave of the Beloved , 73. The Gladiator , 74. The Shipwreck , 75. A Frenchman's Receipt for Ratsbane , 76. March of Del Carpio , 77. Maclaine's Child , 78. Character of Chatham , 79. Vision of Belshazzar , • · PAGE Dr. Nott , 102 W. C. ...
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... Grave of the Beloved , Burning of the Lexington , PAGE H. W. Beecher , 67 Dr. Nott , 102 Daniel Webster , 59 W. Irving , 155 E. H. Chapin , 399 Plea of Sergeant Buzfuz , Lyceum Speech of Mr. Orator Climax , Early Rising , . Fuss at ...
... Grave of the Beloved , Burning of the Lexington , PAGE H. W. Beecher , 67 Dr. Nott , 102 Daniel Webster , 59 W. Irving , 155 E. H. Chapin , 399 Plea of Sergeant Buzfuz , Lyceum Speech of Mr. Orator Climax , Early Rising , . Fuss at ...
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... grave importance to the welfare of a whole com- munity ; and the thought that , on his success or failure , meas- ures vital to that community may depend , precludes every association of levity or trivial character , or low familiarity ...
... grave importance to the welfare of a whole com- munity ; and the thought that , on his success or failure , meas- ures vital to that community may depend , precludes every association of levity or trivial character , or low familiarity ...
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... requires a corresponding poetic character in gesture . 7. Purely poetic compositions require , in epic forms , a grave and majestic style of action , -large in space , INTRODUCTORY REMAHKS ON DECLAMATION . 35 Memory, PAGE.
... requires a corresponding poetic character in gesture . 7. Purely poetic compositions require , in epic forms , a grave and majestic style of action , -large in space , INTRODUCTORY REMAHKS ON DECLAMATION . 35 Memory, PAGE.
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... grave accent ( ` ) indicates , where there is more than one emphatic and italicized word , the exact place on which the ges- ture falls , in coincidence with the accented syllable of the most emphatic word of a clause or sentence . This ...
... grave accent ( ` ) indicates , where there is more than one emphatic and italicized word , the exact place on which the ges- ture falls , in coincidence with the accented syllable of the most emphatic word of a clause or sentence . This ...
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Annabel Lee attitude and action beauty bell Belshazzar beneath blood body bold bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek child cloud cried Dacotahs dark dead death deep dream earth eloquence Erin go bragh expression falchion father fear feeling feet fire gesture glory grave hath head hear heard heart heaven Hiawatha hill hour Katydid king land Laughing Water light lips living Lochinvar look Lord mighty Mondamin moon morning mountain N. P. Willis nature ne'er never night noble Number o'er pale passed pride proud R. H. Barham Rhine rock rose round Samian wine shore sigh smile song soul speak speaker spirit stars stood style sweet sword tears tell tempest thee thine thou art thought throne thunder Toll verger voice vulgar boy waves weep wigwam wild wind wings word Yankee girls young