The Speaker: Being One of a Series of Handbooks Upon Practical Expression Criticism at Princeton College. An Abridgement of The Orator's ManualSilver, Burdett and Company, 1892 - 308 páginas |
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... it is covered by the epiglottis . Beneath this covering lies the cavity of the larynx . This is divided by a central contraction , called the glottis , into a conical chamber above and a cylindrical one below . The. 6 THE SPEAKER .
... it is covered by the epiglottis . Beneath this covering lies the cavity of the larynx . This is divided by a central contraction , called the glottis , into a conical chamber above and a cylindrical one below . The. 6 THE SPEAKER .
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... called the vocal cords ( though the term “ cord ” is misleading ) , and that of the ven- tricular bands above . The ventricle of the larynx , situated behind the latter , intensifies the sounds emitted by the vocal cords . These cords ...
... called the vocal cords ( though the term “ cord ” is misleading ) , and that of the ven- tricular bands above . The ventricle of the larynx , situated behind the latter , intensifies the sounds emitted by the vocal cords . These cords ...
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... called the " pillars of the fauces . " These can be brought near together at will , narrowing the space between them , called " the isthmus of the fauces . " As a partition , the soft palate answers to the curtain of the stage ...
... called the " pillars of the fauces . " These can be brought near together at will , narrowing the space between them , called " the isthmus of the fauces . " As a partition , the soft palate answers to the curtain of the stage ...
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... called vowels ; the sounds checked by any of the organs of articulation are called consonants . Those uttered with the voice are said to be sonant , and those aspirated with the breath , surd . Those that are continuous , though impeded ...
... called vowels ; the sounds checked by any of the organs of articulation are called consonants . Those uttered with the voice are said to be sonant , and those aspirated with the breath , surd . Those that are continuous , though impeded ...
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... called Harmonic Pauses ) , these pauses allow time for breathing , for giving slides , stress and full quantity , and for uttering the important words ( hence called Rhetorical Pauses ) that give the clew to the meaning of a passage ...
... called Harmonic Pauses ) , these pauses allow time for breathing , for giving slides , stress and full quantity , and for uttering the important words ( hence called Rhetorical Pauses ) that give the clew to the meaning of a passage ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abdomen affirmative arms audience body breath cause character chest circumflex civilization clause close conditional mood consonants divisions E. S. Werner elbow Elocution emphasis Eustachian tubes expression falling inflection Finger gesture fingers force forward Ft on waist gesture give h RC hand heart human idea idem idem idem imperative mood influence larynx LESSON liberty lift LIST OF SPEECHES literature Lord lungs mind moral mouth move movement nation nature object Orator's Manual orotund palate palm pause pharynx Phila philosophy phraseology position Practise Princeton College principle PRIZE ORATION prone Puritan Reign of Terror rising inflection Rússia sentence side soft palate soul sound speaker speech spirit Stoicism straight syllable Terminal Stress things thou thought throat thumb tion tone tr R C unto utterance uvula vocal voice vowels words wrist
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Página 72 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?
Página 32 - So shalt thou rest, and what if thou withdraw In silence from the living, and no friend Take note of thy departure ? All that breathe Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care Plod on, and each one as before will chase His favorite phantom ; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee.
Página 40 - They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, "We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Página 18 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Página 33 - All this? ay, more: Fret till your proud heart break; Go, show your slaves how choleric you are, And make your bondmen tremble.
Página 18 - What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in Spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son...
Página 42 - President, when the mariner has been tossed, for many days, in thick weather, and on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him from his true course.
Página 27 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.
Página 155 - Events which shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes had been ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished, and decayed For his sake the Almighty had proclaimed his will by the pen of the Evangelist and the harp of the prophet. He had been wrested by no common deliverer from the grasp of no common foe. He had been ransomed by the sweat of no vulgar agony, by the blood of no -earthly sacrifice.