Lessons in Elocution, Or a Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse

Lessons in Elocution, Or a Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse PDF

Author: William Scott

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-06-30

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780259217053

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Excerpt from Lessons in Elocution, or a Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking E locution has, for some years past, been an oh ject of attention in the most respectable schools in this country. A laudable ambition of instructing youth, in the pronunciation and delivery of their native language, has made English speeches a very conspicuous part of those exhibitions of oratory, which do our seminaries of learning so much credit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading & Speaking

Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading & Speaking PDF

Author: William Scott

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-11-10

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780353139466

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Lessons in Elocution, Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse

Lessons in Elocution, Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse PDF

Author: William Scott

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780343757021

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Lessons in Elocution, Or Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse

Lessons in Elocution, Or Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse PDF

Author: William Scott

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-10-06

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9781391591322

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Excerpt from Lessons in Elocution, or Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse: Selected From the Best Authors, for the Perusal of Persons of Taste, and the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking As the Sacred Writing: are in every on'e's hands, no extracts have been, made from them: neither have any dialogue; from Play. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lessons in Elocution, Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse; for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking

Lessons in Elocution, Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse; for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking PDF

Author: William Scott

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781230231839

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 edition. Excerpt: ... E'en at the base of Pompey's statue, (Which all the while ran blood) great Cesar fell. 0 what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, an4 you, and all o/us fell down; Whilst bloody treason flourished over us. O, now you weep: and I perceive you feel The dint of pity! These are gracious drops. Kind souls! What, weep you when you behold Our Cesar's vesture wounded? Look you here !-- Here is himself--marr'd, as you see, by traitors. Good friends! Sweet friends! Let me not stir you up To such a sudden flood of mutiny! They that have done this deed are honourable! What private griefs they have, alas, I know not, That made them do it! They are wise and honourable. And will, no doubt, with reason answer you. 1 come not, friends, to steal away your hearts? 'I am no orator, as Brutus is-; But, as you know me all, a plain, blunt man, That love my friend--and that they know full well, That gave me public leave to speak of him! For I have neither wit, - nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor power of speech, To stir men's blood--I only speak right on, I I tell you that which you yourselves do know-- Show you sweet Cesar's wounds, poor, poor, dumb mouths, And bid them speak for ire. But, were T Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue In every wound of.Cesar, that should move The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny. XXII.--Fahtaff's Soliloquy on Honour.--Henry iv. OWE heaven a death! 'Tis not due yet; and I would be loth to pay him before his day. What need I be so forward with him that calls not on me? Well, 'tis no matter--honour pricks me on.--But how, if honour prick me off when I come on? How then? Can honour set to a leg? No; an arm? No; or take away the grief of a wound? No. Honour..