Pulpit Elocution: Comprising Remarks on the Effect of Manner in Public Discourse; the Elements of Elocution, Applied to the Reading of the Scriptures, Hymns, and Sermons; with Observations on the Principles of Gesture; and a Selection of Exercises in Reading and SpeakingW.F. Draper, 1869 - 413 Seiten |
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... varying action , its speaking attitude and posture ; its elo- quent glow of pervading inspiration . We see it mani- fested in all its power as the instinctive art of eloquence which nature teaches to the child , to the mother , to the ...
... varying action , its speaking attitude and posture ; its elo- quent glow of pervading inspiration . We see it mani- fested in all its power as the instinctive art of eloquence which nature teaches to the child , to the mother , to the ...
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... varying tone , aspect , and action . Trite thoughts may justify a monot- onous manner of expressing them . But public address , especially from the pulpit , forbids the presentation of thread - bare topics and insignificant ideas . We ...
... varying tone , aspect , and action . Trite thoughts may justify a monot- onous manner of expressing them . But public address , especially from the pulpit , forbids the presentation of thread - bare topics and insignificant ideas . We ...
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... varying style of Scripture will , thence- forth , no longer be misrepresented by his flat sameness of voice ; the inspiring hymn will not have its appropriate effect quenched by the morbid dullness of his heavy style of reading ; nor ...
... varying style of Scripture will , thence- forth , no longer be misrepresented by his flat sameness of voice ; the inspiring hymn will not have its appropriate effect quenched by the morbid dullness of his heavy style of reading ; nor ...
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... varies with his subject with him , every passing emotion has its ap- propriate mode of utterance . He is like the ... varying utterance , infuses fresh life into thought , and affects the soul of his hearers as the breath of morning ...
... varies with his subject with him , every passing emotion has its ap- propriate mode of utterance . He is like the ... varying utterance , infuses fresh life into thought , and affects the soul of his hearers as the breath of morning ...
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... varying sentiments of the composition ; but while the most striking changes of feeling are obviously indicated in the phrases which he is enunciating , he con- tinues to repeat his identical melody , with no attempt at variation . He ...
... varying sentiments of the composition ; but while the most striking changes of feeling are obviously indicated in the phrases which he is enunciating , he con- tinues to repeat his identical melody , with no attempt at variation . He ...
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action Andover Theological Seminary appropriate audience beauty become breath character Circumflex cultivation culture deep Demosthenes dignity discipline discourse earnest earth effect elocutionist eloquence emotion Empassioned emphasis eternal exemplified exercise expression Falling Inflection false fault feeling force genuine gesture give glory glottis grace habit hallowed ground hand hath hearers heart heaven human human voice hymn impart impressive influence inspiring Isaiah language living Lord manner mannerist ment mind Minor Third mode of voice moderate mould Movement natural ness o'er orator Orotund Quality Pathos Pauses Pitch poetry praise preacher prevalent Psalm public speaking pulpit Pure Tone reading render sacred Scripture Semitone sentiment serpent seed solemn soul sound speaker speech spirit student style subdued Sublimity Subtonics sympathy taste thee thine things thou thought tion tone trait true truth unto utterance vivid vocal whole words