"Elocutionary Manual.": The Principles of Elocution, with Exercises and Notations, for Pronunciation, Intonation, Emphasis, Gesture and Emotional ExpressionJ. P. Burbank, 1878 - 243 страници |
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... object of effort , the higher should be the standard of efficient execution . Slovenliness is intolerable in the meanest business . How much more so in the highest , and especially in that which has an aim beyond all earthly objects ...
... object of effort , the higher should be the standard of efficient execution . Slovenliness is intolerable in the meanest business . How much more so in the highest , and especially in that which has an aim beyond all earthly objects ...
Страница xix
... destroy the speaker's individuality , and to substitute formality and mannerism for versatility of natural manner . In reference to inflexion , elocu- tionary training has for its object mechanical facility , and INTRODUCTION . xix.
... destroy the speaker's individuality , and to substitute formality and mannerism for versatility of natural manner . In reference to inflexion , elocu- tionary training has for its object mechanical facility , and INTRODUCTION . xix.
Страница xx
... object mechanical facility , and defin- iteness of execution , rather than uniformity of application . It is the mistake of Mr. Walker's , and all similar Rules , that they tend to produce the latter result only ; one which is neither ...
... object mechanical facility , and defin- iteness of execution , rather than uniformity of application . It is the mistake of Mr. Walker's , and all similar Rules , that they tend to produce the latter result only ; one which is neither ...
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... object , & c . ; —but they are not written while words follow each other in direct and mutual relation . Punctuation has thus no reference to delivery ; it has no claim to regulate reading ; and nothing but ignorance of a better guide ...
... object , & c . ; —but they are not written while words follow each other in direct and mutual relation . Punctuation has thus no reference to delivery ; it has no claim to regulate reading ; and nothing but ignorance of a better guide ...
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... object , and is as destitute of intelligent effect as that tame and drawling monotony in which others indulge , where nothing rises above the level of constant dulness . Words are emphatic or otherwise , not in virtue of their inherent ...
... object , and is as destitute of intelligent effect as that tame and drawling monotony in which others indulge , where nothing rises above the level of constant dulness . Words are emphatic or otherwise , not in virtue of their inherent ...
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