Select Academic Speaker: Containing a Large Number of New and Appropriate Pieces, for Prose Declamation, Poetical Recitation, and Dramatic Readings. Carefully Selected from the Best Authors, American, English, and Continental ...E.H. Butler & Company, 1867 - 546 páginas |
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... called upon the platform , in the middle of the speech , how many there are who betray painfully to the audience , by their lack - lustre eye , and hesitating manner , that their thoughts are not addressed to them , but are busy drawing ...
... called upon the platform , in the middle of the speech , how many there are who betray painfully to the audience , by their lack - lustre eye , and hesitating manner , that their thoughts are not addressed to them , but are busy drawing ...
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... called clear enunciation . Many persons have quite enough volume of voice , but , by reason of their want of proper enunciation , especially of final consonants , they make a jumble of sounds quite as indistinct as those which are ...
... called clear enunciation . Many persons have quite enough volume of voice , but , by reason of their want of proper enunciation , especially of final consonants , they make a jumble of sounds quite as indistinct as those which are ...
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... called on pectedly , " when the interests of his country , of education , of philanthropy , are at stake . " unex- The spirit of a free people is the true spirit of oratory ; because it is natural , fearless , and earnest . American ...
... called on pectedly , " when the interests of his country , of education , of philanthropy , are at stake . " unex- The spirit of a free people is the true spirit of oratory ; because it is natural , fearless , and earnest . American ...
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... called out to defend its father- land . The author feels sure that it will be generally regarded as an interesting and distinguishing feature of this book . 3. Wit and Humor in Verse . - Under this title have been grouped many entirely ...
... called out to defend its father- land . The author feels sure that it will be generally regarded as an interesting and distinguishing feature of this book . 3. Wit and Humor in Verse . - Under this title have been grouped many entirely ...
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... called themselves the " Conti- nent . " Borne down by colonial subjugation , monopoly , and bigotry , those vast regions of the south were hardly visible above the horizon . But , in our day , there hath been , as it were , a new ...
... called themselves the " Conti- nent . " Borne down by colonial subjugation , monopoly , and bigotry , those vast regions of the south were hardly visible above the horizon . But , in our day , there hath been , as it were , a new ...
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Select Academic Speaker: Containing a Large Number of New and Appropriate ... Henry Coppée Visualização completa - 1867 |
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Address ALONZO POTTER America ancient arms army AUGUSTIN THIERRY battle beauty blessings blood brave breath called character Christian civil constitution cromlechs dark dead death duty earth England English eternal Europe eyes faith fear feel France friends genius give glorious glory hand happy hath heard heart heaven HENRY CLAY honor hope human interest J. H. NEWMAN justice king land liberty light living look Lord LORD BROUGHAM LORD JOHN RUSSELL LORD MACAULAY manner mighty mind moral Mount Ebal Mount Gerizim mountains nation nature never night noble o'er passed patriotism peace political possessed principles religion RICHARD LALOR SHEIL Rio Bravo sentiment sleep soldier soul Speech spirit stand stood sword thee things THOMAS CARLYLE thou thought thousand tion truth virtue voice waves whole wisdom words
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Página 389 - WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night. And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial white With streakings of the morning light; Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land.
Página 566 - And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you, and know this man, Yet I am doubtful, for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For as I am a man I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
Página 500 - Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven ; And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot ; And thereby hangs a tale.
Página 506 - How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank ! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears : soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica. Look how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold : There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins ; Such harmony is in immortal souls ; But whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in,...
Página 348 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossomed furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew; Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace The day's disasters in his morning face...
Página 60 - Methinks I see, in my mind, a noble and puissant nation rousing herself, like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle muing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam...
Página 403 - Like leviathans afloat Lay their bulwarks on the brine, While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line: It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene, And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. —
Página 405 - Forward, the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns ! " he said : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade...
Página 271 - Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Página 420 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.