The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... means to be employed for its attainment . " " Some take half a dozen lessons , perhaps , from a strolling player , or trust to one lecture on church reading , given by the examining chaplain at the close of the examination for holy ...
... means to be employed for its attainment . " " Some take half a dozen lessons , perhaps , from a strolling player , or trust to one lecture on church reading , given by the examining chaplain at the close of the examination for holy ...
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... mean by elocution , I think I should answer - That which is the most effective pronunciation that can be given to words when they are arranged into sentences and form discourse . ' In this of course I include the appropriate inflections ...
... mean by elocution , I think I should answer - That which is the most effective pronunciation that can be given to words when they are arranged into sentences and form discourse . ' In this of course I include the appropriate inflections ...
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... means sufficient for the purpose of reading aloud , and it is the ignorance , or disregard of this fact , that is the foundation of many false rules of instruction in this particular branch of education . Hence the common direction ...
... means sufficient for the purpose of reading aloud , and it is the ignorance , or disregard of this fact , that is the foundation of many false rules of instruction in this particular branch of education . Hence the common direction ...
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... pitch . From the want of a proper knowledge of this it is by no means an uncommon occurrence for both orators and readers to commence at once on the highest key of their voice , On Pitch . 15 Rob Roy's Defence of Himself.
... pitch . From the want of a proper knowledge of this it is by no means an uncommon occurrence for both orators and readers to commence at once on the highest key of their voice , On Pitch . 15 Rob Roy's Defence of Himself.
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... means begin in a key much too high for the generality of his audience , or for his own power to continue it . The safest rule , therefore , is certainly to begin as it were with those of the assembly that are nearest to us . " The ...
... means begin in a key much too high for the generality of his audience , or for his own power to continue it . The safest rule , therefore , is certainly to begin as it were with those of the assembly that are nearest to us . " The ...
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