Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking. To which are Prefixed, Elements of Gesture. Illustrated by Four Plates; and Rules for Expressing with Propriety the Various Passions, &c. of the Mind. Also, an Appendix, Containing Lessons on a New Plan |
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... scenes , has been , generally , substituted in its stead . Indeed , when we consider the leading principle , and prevailing senti- ments , of most plays , we shall not wonder , that they are not always thought to be the most suitable ...
... scenes , has been , generally , substituted in its stead . Indeed , when we consider the leading principle , and prevailing senti- ments , of most plays , we shall not wonder , that they are not always thought to be the most suitable ...
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... scenes of plays , which are justly reckoned amongst the finest compositions in the language ; some of these may be adopted among the upper class of boys , and those , more particularly , who have the best de- portments ; for action , in ...
... scenes of plays , which are justly reckoned amongst the finest compositions in the language ; some of these may be adopted among the upper class of boys , and those , more particularly , who have the best de- portments ; for action , in ...
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... scene , therefore , is represented , it is necessary that the two personages who speak , should form a sort of picture , and place themselves in a position agreeable to the laws of perspective . In order to do this , it will be ...
... scene , therefore , is represented , it is necessary that the two personages who speak , should form a sort of picture , and place themselves in a position agreeable to the laws of perspective . In order to do this , it will be ...
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... scene , a Plate is given , representing their respective atti- tudes ; and it must be carefully noted , that when they are not speaking , the arms must hang in their natural place , by the sides : unless what is spoken by one , is of ...
... scene , a Plate is given , representing their respective atti- tudes ; and it must be carefully noted , that when they are not speaking , the arms must hang in their natural place , by the sides : unless what is spoken by one , is of ...
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... scene ) are said to have their eyes open ; though they are not the more for that , conscious of any thing but the dream ,. which has got possession of their imagination . I never saw one of those persons ; therefore cannot describe ...
... scene ) are said to have their eyes open ; though they are not the more for that , conscious of any thing but the dream ,. which has got possession of their imagination . I never saw one of those persons ; therefore cannot describe ...
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Page 184 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
Page 332 - Help me, Cassius, or I sink.' I, as ./Eneas, our great ancestor, Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder The old Anchises bear ; so, from the waves of...
Page 185 - The sober herd that low'd to meet their young ; The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school ; The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And fill'd each pause the nightingale had made.
Page 325 - Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will, My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And, like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
Page 311 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr.
Page 323 - Their dearest action in the tented field; And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience...
Page 229 - And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton, All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Page 333 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear : believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 324 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge ; And in the visitation of the winds, "Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly * death itself awakes...
Page 332 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.