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... means of the contractile power of the glottis , through the agency of the muscles , when the breath is forced through it , it causes a vibration of the vocal chord so as to pro- duce sound . By The intensity of the voice , like that of ...
... means of the contractile power of the glottis , through the agency of the muscles , when the breath is forced through it , it causes a vibration of the vocal chord so as to pro- duce sound . By The intensity of the voice , like that of ...
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... voice should not by any means uniformly fall at the close of a sentence , for the contrary sometimes takes place , but this depends on the sense . Another requisite for graceful delivery * is a proper attention IN READING AND SPEAKING . 7.
... voice should not by any means uniformly fall at the close of a sentence , for the contrary sometimes takes place , but this depends on the sense . Another requisite for graceful delivery * is a proper attention IN READING AND SPEAKING . 7.
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... means of new attractions . Most bodies combine only in certain pro- portions , and with certain other bodies ; and when com- bined they acquire new properties , and cannot be separated by mechanical means . There are two kinds of ...
... means of new attractions . Most bodies combine only in certain pro- portions , and with certain other bodies ; and when com- bined they acquire new properties , and cannot be separated by mechanical means . There are two kinds of ...
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... means of mirrors as to set fire to the Roman fleet at Syracuse . As one plane mirror , for instance , reflects a certain portion of the sun's heat , so two , or three , * It is supposed that the cause which produces the sensation of ...
... means of mirrors as to set fire to the Roman fleet at Syracuse . As one plane mirror , for instance , reflects a certain portion of the sun's heat , so two , or three , * It is supposed that the cause which produces the sensation of ...
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... means of the combination of the oxygen and hydrogen gases , a small stream of which ignited , and made to fall on watch - spring or even platina wire , will make it to melt like wax . Percussion and friction are well - known mechanical ...
... means of the combination of the oxygen and hydrogen gases , a small stream of which ignited , and made to fall on watch - spring or even platina wire , will make it to melt like wax . Percussion and friction are well - known mechanical ...
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Page 119 - And now I'm in the world alone, Upon the wide, wide sea: But why should I for others groan, When none will sigh for me? Perchance my dog will whine in vain, Till fed by stranger ,hands; But long ere I come back again, He'd tear me where he stands.
Page 173 - ... the infidel savage — against whom ? against your Protestant brethren ; to lay waste their country, to desolate their dwellings, and extirpate their race and name with these horrible hell-hounds of savage war — hell-hounds, I say, of savage war!
Page 117 - Eternal HOPE ! when yonder spheres sublime Peal'd their first notes to sound the march of Time, Thy joyous youth began — but not to fade. — When all the sister planets have...
Page 126 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
Page 168 - Bid him disband his legions, Restore the commonwealth to liberty, Submit his actions to the public censure, And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. Bid him do this, and Cato is his friend.
Page 165 - Which of the two to choose, slavery or death ! No, let us rise at once, gird on our swords, And, at the head of our remaining troops, Attack the foe, break through the thick array Of his throng'd legions, and charge home upon him. Perhaps some arm, more lucky than the rest, May reach his heart, and free the world from bondage.
Page 117 - The strife is o'er — the pangs of Nature close, And life's last rapture triumphs o'er her woes. Hark ! as the spirit eyes, with eagle gaze, The noon of Heaven undazzled by the blaze, On Heavenly winds that waft her...
Page 95 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 122 - Come, brightly wafting through the gloom Our Peace-branch from above ? Then sorrow, touched by Thee, grows bright With more than rapture's ray ; As darkness shows us worlds of light We never saw by day...
Page 163 - I've had wrongs To stir a fever in the blood of age, Or make the infant's sinews strong as steel. This day's the birth of sorrow ; this hour's work Will breed proscriptions ! Look to your hearths, my Lords! For there, henceforth, shall sit, for household gods, Shapes hot from Tartarus ; all shames and crimes ; Wan Treachery, with his thirsty dagger drawn ; Suspicion, poisoning his brother's cup ; Naked Rebellion, with the torch and axe, Making his wild sport of your blazing thrones; Till Anarchy...