The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
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... Keeping , 221. The Launching of the Ship , . 222. Washington's Preparatory Training for Public Station , 223. Eulogy on Webster , 224. Education , 225. A Poet's Miseries , 226. The Dishonest Politician , 227. A Drop of Gin , . • 228 ...
... Keeping , 221. The Launching of the Ship , . 222. Washington's Preparatory Training for Public Station , 223. Eulogy on Webster , 224. Education , 225. A Poet's Miseries , 226. The Dishonest Politician , 227. A Drop of Gin , . • 228 ...
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... Keeping , Washington's Preparatory Training for Public ARGUMENTATIVE ELOQUENCE . IMPASSIONED ELOQUENCE . E. Bulwer Lytton ,. PROSE . True Eloquence , Character of Chatham , True Greatness of our Country , PAGE Webster , 125 Grattan , 165 ...
... Keeping , Washington's Preparatory Training for Public ARGUMENTATIVE ELOQUENCE . IMPASSIONED ELOQUENCE . E. Bulwer Lytton ,. PROSE . True Eloquence , Character of Chatham , True Greatness of our Country , PAGE Webster , 125 Grattan , 165 ...
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... keeping the left foot advanced , instead of the right . The left foot may properly be advanced when the speaker is addressing a hearer or a group on his left ; and the left hand may then be properly allowed the principal action . But as ...
... keeping the left foot advanced , instead of the right . The left foot may properly be advanced when the speaker is addressing a hearer or a group on his left ; and the left hand may then be properly allowed the principal action . But as ...
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... keep the body and the hands still , but raises the head and eyes slowly . Example .- " How sweet and solemn is this midnight scene ! " * ANIMATION naturally inspires activity and gives movement to the whole body , lights up the features ...
... keep the body and the hands still , but raises the head and eyes slowly . Example .- " How sweet and solemn is this midnight scene ! " * ANIMATION naturally inspires activity and gives movement to the whole body , lights up the features ...
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... keeps them close to the body , half - turns away the head , and keeps the eyelids down : its stronger expression causes the eyes to stare , the nostrils to ex- pand , the mouth to open , the head to 38 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION .
... keeps them close to the body , half - turns away the head , and keeps the eyelids down : its stronger expression causes the eyes to stare , the nostrils to ex- pand , the mouth to open , the head to 38 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION .
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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