The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... of which it is susceptible . " Is it not strange , let me ask , when we reflect on the marvellous power which spoken language has to excite the deepest feelings of our common nature , that the cultivation of the art 2 Elocution .
... of which it is susceptible . " Is it not strange , let me ask , when we reflect on the marvellous power which spoken language has to excite the deepest feelings of our common nature , that the cultivation of the art 2 Elocution .
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter. our common nature , that the cultivation of the art of speaking which once received so much attention , should afterwards and for so long a time have been almost completely neglected ? We know what importance ...
Joseph Edwards Carpenter. our common nature , that the cultivation of the art of speaking which once received so much attention , should afterwards and for so long a time have been almost completely neglected ? We know what importance ...
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... common to both - but as versification is to poetry what elocution is to oratory , both may be improved by study ; the versifier become in some sense a poet , and the elocutionist an orator . There must , however , always remain a wide ...
... common to both - but as versification is to poetry what elocution is to oratory , both may be improved by study ; the versifier become in some sense a poet , and the elocutionist an orator . There must , however , always remain a wide ...
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter. 66 its too common neglect with us be justified when we reflect upon its nature , and its almost paramount necessity , not alone as regards those who aspire to distinguish themselves in Parliament , at the Bar ...
Joseph Edwards Carpenter. 66 its too common neglect with us be justified when we reflect upon its nature , and its almost paramount necessity , not alone as regards those who aspire to distinguish themselves in Parliament , at the Bar ...
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... common direction , " mind your stops , " by which is meant , those alone that appear on the printed page , with no reference at all to any others that may be deemed necessary , and indeed are absolutely essential to correct oral ...
... common direction , " mind your stops , " by which is meant , those alone that appear on the printed page , with no reference at all to any others that may be deemed necessary , and indeed are absolutely essential to correct oral ...
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