varying from "Moderate" to " Animated,” Pauses varying from moderate to brief, Emphasis and "Expression" increasing in intensity from moderate to fierce.

"But say I could repent, and could obtain

By act of grace my former state; how soon
Would height recall high thoughts, how soon unsay
What feigned submission swore! Ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void.

For never can true reconcilement grow

Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep;
Which would but lead me to a worse relapse
And heavier fall; so should I purchase dear
Short intermission bought with double smart.
This knows my Punisher; therefore as far
From granting he as I from begging peace.

Malice.

"Aspirated Pectoral and Guttural Quality," "Empassioned" Force, "Vanishing Stress," "Low" Pitch, Prevalent "Falling Inflection" of the "Fifth," "Slow Movement," Long Pauses, Emphasis and "Expression" intense.

"All hope excluded thus, behold, instead

of us outcast, exiled, his new delight Mankind created, and for him this world.

Defiance and Revenge.

“Quality” varying from "Aspirated Pectoral" to "Pure Orotund,” and reverting to the former,-"Empassioned" Force, of the utmost intensity," Thorough Stress," Pitch varying from "Low" to "High," and reverting to the former,- "Movement" varying from "Slow" to "Rapid," reverting to "Slow" and again to Rapid," and closing with "Slow," - Pauses varying with the rate of "Movement," Emphasis and "Expression" of the deepest

and fiercest character.

"So farewell hope; and with hope, farewell fear,
Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;

Evil, be thou my good; by thee at least

Divided empire with heaven's king I hold,

By thee; and more than half perhaps will reign,
As man ere long, and this new world shall know."

THE DYING CHRISTIAN.- Pope.

Awe.

Gently "Aspirated Pectoral Quality," "Suppressed Force," "Median Stress," "Lowest Pitch," "Monotone," "Slowest Movement," Long Pauses, "Expression" intensely earnest but subdued.

"Vital spark of heavenly flame,

Longing.

"Pure Tone," Earnest but " Subdued" Force, "Vanishing Stress," High" Pitch, Plaintive "Semitone,” ""Slow Movement," Long Pauses, "Expression" as before.

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"Aspirated Quality," "Suppressed" Force, Tremulous "Stress," "High" Pitch, "Semitone," "Slowest Movement," Very long Pause preceding and following, "Expression" soft but extremely vivid.

"Trembling,

Joy.

"Pure Tone," "Empassioned" Force, "Median Stress," "Highest" Pitch, "Falling Inflection," Lively "Movement," Intense "Expression."

hoping,
Languor.

"Pure Tone," "Subdued" Force, "Median Stress," "High" Pitch, "Semitone," "Slowest Movement," Feeble and Plaintive "Expression."

lingering,

Ardor.

"Aspirated Orotund," "Empassioned" Force, "Thorough Stress," "Middle" Pitch," Falling Inflection," "Rapid Movement," Vivid

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Expression."

flying.

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Anguish.

"Aspirated Orotund," "Empassioned" Force, "Median Stress," Highest" Pitch, Plaintive Double Inflection,*" Slowest Movement," Intense "Expression."

"Oh! the pain,

Rapture.

"Pure Orotund Quality," Intense "Empassioned" Force, "Radical Stress," "High" Pitch, "Falling Inflection" of the "Fifth," "Lively Movement," Vivid "Expression."

the bliss of dying!

Entreaty.

Slightly "Aspirated Quality," Earnest but "Subdued" Force, "Tremulous Stress," "High" Pitch, "Falling Inflection" of "Semitone" and "Minor Third," "Slow" Movement, Feeble Emphasis, Long Pauses, Plaintive and languid "Expression."

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Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife,

And let me languish into life!

Extreme Earnestness.

Half-whisper, "Suppressed" Force, "Explosive Radical Stress," High" Pitch, Prevalent " Falling Inflection," " Animated Movement," Earnest Emphasis, Brief Pauses, Intense "Expression." "Hark! they whisper-angels say, 'Sister spirit, come away.'

Awe and Astonishment.

"Aspirated Pectoral Quality," "Suppressed" Force, "Explosive Radical Stress," "Low" Pitch gradually descending to "Lowest," "Poetic Inflection" of " Upward Second," "Slowest Movement,” Exhausted Emphasis, Long Pauses, "Expression" suppressed. "What is this absorbs me quite?

Steals my senses, shuts my sight,

"Falling Circumflex," or "Direct Wave" with "Minor Third." The former designation is presented for the convenience of students of Walker's system. The latter is the more exact and the true scientific distinction, as in the analysis of Dr. Rush.

"Aspirated Orotund," Intense " Empassioned" Force, "Explosive Radical Stress," "High" Pitch, "Falling Inflection," "Rapid Movement," Brief Pauses, Intense Emphasis and "Expression." "The world recedes! it disappears!

Rapture, Exultation, and Triumph.

"Pure Orotund Quality," "Empassioned" Force, approaching to Shouting, "Thorough Stress," "High" Pitch, Prevalent " Falling Inflection" of the "Fifth," "Movement" "Rapid" and constantly accelerating in the first three of the following lines, then retarded by the full and prolonged swell of triumph, in the last two lines, Pauses corresponding to the rate of "Movement,” Emphasis intense, "Expression" ecstatic.

"Heaven opens to mine eyes! — mine ears
With sounds seraphic ring!

Lend, lend your wings! - I mount! I fly!
O grave! where is thy victory?

O death! where is thy sting?"*

THE ENTERPRISE OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS OF NEW ENG

LAND. Edward Everett.

Didactic Sentiment.

"Pure Orotund Quality," "Moderate" Force, Unempassioned "Radical Stress," " Middle" Pitch, Varied "Inflection,"—"Moderate" "Movement," Pauses, and Emphasis,-"Expression" rising from moderate to animated.

"As in private character, adversity is often requisite to give a proper direction and temper to strong qualities; so the noblest traits of national character, even under the

The above example was selected intentionally, as an impressive lesson on the extent to which lyric poetry,—and, particularly, sacred lyrics, carry the variation of vocal expression. The hymn quoted is the highest flight of the human soul, in this form; and the utterance is necessarily carried to ecstasy, in its effect, if the spirit of the poetry is thrown into the voice.

freest and most independent of hereditary governments, are commonly to be sought in the ranks of a protesting minority, or of a dissenting sect. Never was this truth more clearly illustrated than in the settlement of New England.

'Could a common calculation of policy have dictated the terms of that settlement, no doubt our foundations would have been laid beneath the royal smile. Convoys and navies would have been solicited to waft our fathers to the coast; armies, to defend the infant communities; and the flattering patronage of princes and lords, to espouse their interests in the councils of the mother country.

Oratorical Sentiment.

"Pure Orotund Quality," "Declamatory" Force, "Thorough Stress" of moderate energy, "Middle" Pitch, Varied "Inflection," but prevalent Downward Slide" of the "Fifth" and "Third," “Moderate" "Movement" and Pauses, Energetic Emphasis, Vivid “ Expression.”

"Happy, that our fathers enjoyed no such patronage happy, that they fell into no such protecting hands; happy, that our foundations were silently and deeply cast in quiet insignificance, beneath a charter of banishment, persecution, and contempt; so that when the royal arm was at length outstretched against us, instead of a submissive child, tied down by former graces, it found a youthful giant in the land, born amidst hardships, and nourished on the rocks, indebted for no favors, and owing no duty. From the dark portals of the star-chamber, and in the stern text of the acts of uniformity, the pilgrims received a commission, more efficient, than any that ever bore the royal seal. Their banishment to Holland was fortunate; the decline of their little company in the strange land, was fortunate; the difficulties which they experienced in getting the royal consent to banish themselves to this wilderness, were fortunate; all the tears and heart-breakings of that ever memorable parting at Delfthaven, had