Elocution; Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy: Involving the Principles of Reading and Speaking; and Designed for the Development and Cultivation of Both Body and Mind ... Illustrated by Two Or Three Hundred Choice Anecdotes; Three Thousand Oratorical and Poetical Readings; Five Thousand Proverbs, Maxims and Laconics, and Several Hundred Elegant Engravings |
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... position . Some paragraphs are transposed , and extra ones intro- duced , the better to accommodate the engravings . See the Passions , & c . , for further information . Anecdote . Plato - defines man- " An animal , ...
... position . Some paragraphs are transposed , and extra ones intro- duced , the better to accommodate the engravings . See the Passions , & c . , for further information . Anecdote . Plato - defines man- " An animal , ...
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... better : in laughing , the lower muscles are used involuntarily ; hence the adage , laugh , and be fat . In breathing , reading , speaking , and singing , there should be no rising of the shoulders , or heaving of the bosom ; both tend ...
... better : in laughing , the lower muscles are used involuntarily ; hence the adage , laugh , and be fat . In breathing , reading , speaking , and singing , there should be no rising of the shoulders , or heaving of the bosom ; both tend ...
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... better will it subserve the uses of communi- cation . Now , by analyzing the constituents of words and voice , I can ascertain whether they are in a condition , to answer the varied purposes for which they were given ; and fortunately ...
... better will it subserve the uses of communi- cation . Now , by analyzing the constituents of words and voice , I can ascertain whether they are in a condition , to answer the varied purposes for which they were given ; and fortunately ...
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... better than no bread . 4. An ill work- forms , or the consonants attached to them , man quarrels with his tools . 5. Better be alone and their meaning , or uses . By a quick , than in bad company . 6. Count not your chick- combined ...
... better than no bread . 4. An ill work- forms , or the consonants attached to them , man quarrels with his tools . 5. Better be alone and their meaning , or uses . By a quick , than in bad company . 6. Count not your chick- combined ...
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... better to learn one thing well , and thoroughly , than many things wrong , or imperfectly . Varieties . 1. Is pride - an indication of talent ? 2. A handsome woman - pleases the eye ; but a good woman the heart : the former - is a jewel ...
... better to learn one thing well , and thoroughly , than many things wrong , or imperfectly . Varieties . 1. Is pride - an indication of talent ? 2. A handsome woman - pleases the eye ; but a good woman the heart : the former - is a jewel ...
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