We pace And Learning pale, all crown my thoughts with flowers; And great Imagination, for my sake, Lets loose her dreams, and bids her wonders flow 2. Warriors and statesmen have their meed of praise, Of duties sternly, faithfully fulfill'd— For which the anxious mind must watch and wake, And leaves no memory and no trace behind! Yet it may be, more lofty courage dwells In one meek heart which braves an adverse fate, Than his whose ardent soul indignant swells. Warm'd by the fight, or cheer'd through high debate The soldier dies surrounded: could he live, Alone to suffer, and alone to strive? 3. SLOW RATE is used to express grandeur, vastne pathos, solemnity, adoration, horror, and constern tion; as, 1. 2. 3. O thou Eternal One! whose presence bright The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea; EXERCISE ON RATE. Select a sentence, and deliver it as slow as may be possible without drawling. Repeat the sentence with a slight increase of rate, until you shall have reached a rapidity of utterance at which distinct articulation ceases. Having done this, reverse the process, repeating slower and slower. This exercise will enable pupils to acquire the ability to increase and diminish rate at pleasure, which is one of the most important elements of good reading and speaking. SECTION V.-MONOTONE. MONOTONE Consists of a degree of sameness of sound, or tone, in a number of successive words or syllables. It is very seldom the case that a perfect sameness is to be observed in reading any passage or sentence. But very little variety of tone, or in other words, the MONOTONE, is to be used in reading either prose or verse which contains elevated descriptions, or emotions of solemnity, sublimity, or reverence. The monotone usually requires a low tone of the voice, loud or prolonged force, and a slow rate of utterance. EXERCISES. 1. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to ever lasting, Thou art God. 2. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations, also, of the hills moved, and were shaken, because he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured. He bowed the heavens, also, and came down, and darkness was under his feet; and he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 3. Man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up, so man lieth down, and riseth not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 4. 5. High on a throne of royal state, which far How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Of what in me is sleepless,-if I rest. 7. But where, of ye, O tempests! is the goal? All space doth occupy, all motion guide; Being whom we call God—and know no more. 8. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face: the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes: there was silence, and I heard a voice saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker? SECTION VI-PERSONATION. PERSONATION Consists of those modulations or changes of the voice necessary to represent two or more persons as speaking. This principle of expression, upon the correct application of which much of the beauty and efficiency of delivery depends, is employed in reading dialogues and other pieces of a conversational nature. The student should exercise his discrimination and ingenuity in studying the characters of persons to be represented, fully informing himself with regard to their temperament, condition, and feelings,--and so modulate his voice as best to personate them. EXERCISE. He. Dost thou love wandering? Whither wouldst thou go! Dream'st thou, sweet daughter, of a land more fair? Dost thou not love these aye-blue streans that flow! These spicy forests? and this golden air? She. Oh, yes, I love the woods, and streams, so gay; Yet would I fain be wandering-far away, Where such things never were, nor e'er shall be. He. Speak, mine own daughter with the sun-bright locks! To what pale, banish'd region wouldst thou roam? She. O father, let us find our frozen rocks! Let's seek that country of all countries-Home! He. Seest thou these orange flowers? this palm that rears Its head up toward heaven's blue and cloudless dome? She. I dream, I dream; mine eyes are hid in tears; My heart is wandering round our ancient home. He. Why, then, we'll go. Farewell, ye tender skies, Who shelter'd us, when we were forced to roam! She. On, on! Let's pass the swallow as he flies! Farewell, kind land! Now, father, now-for Home! SECTION VII.-PAUSES. PAUSES are suspensions of the voice in reading and speaking, used to mark expectation and uncertainty, and to give effect to expression. They are often more eloquent than words. Pauses differ greatly in their frequency and their length, according to the nature of the subject. In lively conversation, and rapid argument, they are comparatively few and short. In serious, dignified, and pathetic speaking, they are far more numerous and more prolonged. The pause is marked thus, in the following illustrations and exercises. RULES FOR THE USE OF PAUSES. 1. A pause is required after a compound nominative, in all cases; and after a nominative consisting of a single |