BREATHINGS. Jst. Full breathing. — Place the arms and hands as required in the first movement; slowly draw the breath until the chest is fully expanded; emit it with the utmost slowness, 2d. Audible breathing. — Draw in the breath as in full breathing and expire it audibly in a prolonged sound of the letter H. 3d. Forcible breathing. — Fill the lungs, and then let out the breath suddenly and forcibly in the manner of an abrupt ani whispered cough. 4th. Sighing. — Fill suddenly the lungs with a full breath and emit it as quickly as possible. 5th. Gasping. — With a convulsive effort inflate the lungs; then send forth the breath more gently. 6th. Panting. — Breathe quickly and violently, making the emis sion of the breath loud and forcible. THE VOICE. For exercises of the voice, and especially in articulation, the table of elementary sounds and the preliminary exercises should be used daily and with a most assiduous practice. 1st. In a distinct and moderate utterance of all the sounds. 2d. In an explosive and forcible manner of making each sound 3d. In the application of all the elements of Elocution, while producing the different sounds; as, Emphasis, Inflection, Pitch, Force, Tone, (especially the orotund,) Movement, &c. A chart of these elementary sounds ought to be hung up in every school-room, and made the subject of diligent practice for some time. I proceed now to give a brief exposition of the principles of Elocution. I have purposely dwelt but little on this part, because I designed this book more as a manual of exercises, than as an elaborate treatise on the subject; and experience has taught me that multiplying rules and technical directions in an art that depends w much upon instinct, and nature brcught into play by example, has the effect of " killing the spirit in the letter." PRELIMINARIES. EARN EST DECLAMATION. l'haracter of True Eloquence... Phillips on the Policy of England.. Phillips on the Wrongs of Ireland. Christianity the Basis of Liberty Speech of Belial, dissuading War Cassius instigating Brutus against Cæsar 'The Adventurers in the Mayflower . Hannibal to the Carthaginian Army Phillips on the Catholic Question. Character of Napoleon Bonaparte Speech of Logan, the Indian Chief. The Wrongs of the Indian Race. Ames' Speech on the British Treaty The Riglit of England to Tax America South Carolina and Massachusetts Lord Stanhope on Neutral Rights Reply to Webstei, in Senate, 1830 ... Specimen of the Eloquence of James Otis. Chatham's Reply to Hillsborough Necessity of a Pure National Morality. Reply to the Duke of Grafton.. Anniversary of the Settlement of New England Events Great, because of their Results .. Corruption, the Cause of the Fall of States. An Appeal in behalf of American Liberty The Tomahawk submissive to Eloquence . Ancient and Modern Productions Brutus justifying the Assa-sination of Cæsar Hamlet's Address to the Players.. Curran on the Liberty of the Press. Noble Defense of Irish Character Curran on Irish Emancipation.... On the Union of Church and State. Appeal to the Jury against Blake.. 1. Appeal to the Jury in behalf of "'Mullen Appeal to the Jury against Dillon Appeal to the Jury in behalf of Guthrie. Curran against the Marquis of Headford 1. Noble Tribute to Lord Avonmore DECLAMATION.- VEHEMENT INVECTIVE. Employment of Indians in Civilized Warfare.... Chatham. 148 Moloch and Satan, before the Powers of Hell Extract from a Speech of Mr. Burke Las Casas dissuading from Battle Rienzi's Address to the Romans Speech of Sempronius for War.. Reply to the Reflections of Mr. Walpole Gratian's Reply to Mr. Corry.. Catiline on hearing his Sentence of Banishment From Cicero's Oration against Verres... From Cicero's First Oration against Catiline. Bolingbroke against Norfolk .... The Quarrel of Achilles and Atrides DRAMATIC AND DESCRIPTIVE PIECES. Song, from the Lady of the Lake. Henry V, at the Seige of Harfleur. Parting of Douglas and Marmion The Downfall of Cardinal Wolsey l'he Destruction of Sennacherib. PAGE. ....Scott Lewis. 197 . Anonymous. 199 . Southey. 201 .Montgomery. 204 . Lewis. 205 W. Spencer. 207 Smith. 210 Dr. Druke. 211 .. Scott. 213 Woodworth. 215 . Pierpont. 216 . Campbell. 216 Anonymous. 217 .Longfellow. 218 Cumpbell. 220 . Marsden. 220 Couper. 221 Mrs. Hemans. 223 224 . Byron. 225 .Dimond. 226 . Anonymous. 228 Campbell, 229 Willis. 231 Wolfe. 232 Hillhouse. 233 . Shakspeare. 234 .Bryant. 235 Willis. 236 Mrs. Hemans. 239 Anonymous 240 .Campbell. 241 Mrs. Hemans. 242 . Scott. 243 .Byron. 244 . Anonymous. 215 Anonymous. 246 . Rogers. 247 . Anonymous. 248 .Bryant. 249 Montgomery. 250 .Bryant. 251 Bryant. 252 Wordsworth. 254 Campbell, 256 Campbell. 257 . Scott. 257 .Byron. 253 . Byron. 259 . Byron. 260 .Milford Bird. 261 . Macaulay. 262 .Macaulay. 264 Macaulay 267 ..Croly 269 . Scott, 270 |
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