Progressive Fifth Elocutionary ReaderSanborn, Carter, Bazin & Company, 1857 |
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... Passing the Rubicon , J. S. Knowles . 195 57 . Language of Affirmation , etc. Reply to Corry , H. Grattan . 196 58 . TRANSITION . Alexander's Feast , J. Dryden . 198 Iambic Measure . The Wood - Rose and Laurel , CONTENTS . vii .
... Passing the Rubicon , J. S. Knowles . 195 57 . Language of Affirmation , etc. Reply to Corry , H. Grattan . 196 58 . TRANSITION . Alexander's Feast , J. Dryden . 198 Iambic Measure . The Wood - Rose and Laurel , CONTENTS . vii .
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... passed into an unquestioned axiom , that " Knowledge is power . " This is but a partial and imperfect expression of a great truth . Knowledge is not power , unless wielded by an intel- ligent agent , who knows how to use and apply it ...
... passed into an unquestioned axiom , that " Knowledge is power . " This is but a partial and imperfect expression of a great truth . Knowledge is not power , unless wielded by an intel- ligent agent , who knows how to use and apply it ...
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... a single negative . Give an example of a single affirmative and negative . Of successive affirmatives . Of successive negatives 2. Hannibal passed through Gaul , crossed the Alps , OR ELOCUTIONARY READER . 47 La Fayette,
... a single negative . Give an example of a single affirmative and negative . Of successive affirmatives . Of successive negatives 2. Hannibal passed through Gaul , crossed the Alps , OR ELOCUTIONARY READER . 47 La Fayette,
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Salem Town. 2. Hannibal passed through Gaul , crossed the Alps , came down into Italy , and defeated several Roman generals ; but he could not conquer the country , nor take the city of Rome . 3. When the northern barbarians poured down ...
Salem Town. 2. Hannibal passed through Gaul , crossed the Alps , came down into Italy , and defeated several Roman generals ; but he could not conquer the country , nor take the city of Rome . 3. When the northern barbarians poured down ...
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... passed slowly over her pale countenance , like moonlight on a marble statue . 3. Geography comprises a general description of the earth , and especially of the locality and extent of the several countries ; their climate , soil , and ...
... passed slowly over her pale countenance , like moonlight on a marble statue . 3. Geography comprises a general description of the earth , and especially of the locality and extent of the several countries ; their climate , soil , and ...
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accented syllable affirmative Amphibrach anapestic ancient articulation aspirates beauty behold blank-verse blessings born bright Cæsar called character circumflex clause consists Dactylic darkness death decemvir deep Demosthenes denote direct question earth elementary sounds elements eloquence emotions emphasis emphatic series epic poetry eternal EXERCISE expressed falling inflection father feel feet genius Give an example glory grave hand happy hast hath heard heart heaven honor iambic iambus Julius Cæsar kind labor land language LESSON letters liberty long syllable Lord mark measure ment Metonymy mighty mind never NOTE o'er object open vowels passion pause poetic poetic feet poetry Precep pronouncing pupil quantity requires rising inflection Roman Rome rule sentence sentiment Socrates sometimes soul speak spirit spondee stars stress sub-vocals Synecdoche tence thee thine thou art thought tion tribrach trochaic trochee utterance verse virtue voice vowel sound youth
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Page 274 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Page 479 - Form! Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently! Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass: methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge! But when I look again, It is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, Thy habitation from eternity! 0 dread and silent Mount! I gazed upon thee, Till thou, still present to the bodily sense, Didst vanish from my thought : entranced in prayer 1 worshipped the Invisible alone.
Page 274 - I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel...
Page 470 - And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well then, it now appears you need my help: Go to, then; you come to me, and you say 'Shylock, we would have moneys...
Page 223 - Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold ! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he the obstructed paths of sound shall clear, And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting, like the bounding roe.
Page 470 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own.
Page 235 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 339 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Page 201 - Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes!
Page 480 - Ye Ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? GOD! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, GOD!