The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 22
... and to a classical ear , vapid and offensive ; though decorated occasionally with the most brilliant ornaments of language , and communicated with all the dignity and expression of chaste and animated eloquence .
... and to a classical ear , vapid and offensive ; though decorated occasionally with the most brilliant ornaments of language , and communicated with all the dignity and expression of chaste and animated eloquence .
Page 23
... size of the building and extent of the audience as merely to be heard distinctly , thereby reserving the strength and power of his voice to give the necessary expression to the subsequent and more interesting parts of his address .
... size of the building and extent of the audience as merely to be heard distinctly , thereby reserving the strength and power of his voice to give the necessary expression to the subsequent and more interesting parts of his address .
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It is impossible bowever to gain a just pronunciation and expression of voice and gesture without practice and an imitation of correct example : which shows the wisdom of the ancients in training up their youth to it , by the assistance ...
It is impossible bowever to gain a just pronunciation and expression of voice and gesture without practice and an imitation of correct example : which shows the wisdom of the ancients in training up their youth to it , by the assistance ...
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the passions was judiciously confined to a modest and brief yet earnest expression of his wish that his hearers were all supported and comforted by the same religious faith which animated and exhilarated him .
the passions was judiciously confined to a modest and brief yet earnest expression of his wish that his hearers were all supported and comforted by the same religious faith which animated and exhilarated him .
Page 74
his master used to say , turning round to him whenever be had told a story a little hard of digestion . “ Oui ” answered constantly and laconically La Plume . Is it not true , La Plume ? had become ü proverbial mode of expressing deribt ...
his master used to say , turning round to him whenever be had told a story a little hard of digestion . “ Oui ” answered constantly and laconically La Plume . Is it not true , La Plume ? had become ü proverbial mode of expressing deribt ...
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 5 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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