Progressive exercises in rhetorical reading; particularly designed to familiarize the younger classes of readers with the pauses and other marks in ... of modulation and inflection of the voice

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...my foot upon the bosom of the ground, rush forth, atid bind the boy, which you shall find with me, fast to the chair: be heedful: hence, and watch. 549. In a supplicating tone. Alas what need you be so boisterous rough? 1 will not struggle, I will stand stone-still. For heaven's sake, Hubert, let me not be bound Nay, hear me Hubert drive these men away, and I will sit as quiet as a lamb; I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word, nor look upon the irons angrily; thrust but these men away, and I'll forgive you, whatever torments you do put me to. LESSON XXVII. PITCH OP THE VOICE. Evert/ person has three keys, or pitches of the voice, called THE HIGH, THE MIDDLE, and THE LOW KEY. The High Key is that which is used in calling to a person at a distance. The Middle Key is that which is used in common conversation. The Low Key is that which is used when we wish no one to hear, except the person to whom we speak; and is almost but not quite a whisper. Each one of these keys or pitches of the voice has different degrees of loudness; and it is important that the pupil should exercise his voice in speaking in all of these keys, both with mildness and with force. The pupil may read the following sentence in each of the different keys. 550. They have rushed through like a hurricane; like an army of locusts they have devoured the earth; the war has fallen like a water-spout, and deluged the land with blood. Read the following in the high key. 551. Next Anger rushed;--his eyes on fire, in lightnings owned his secret stings; in one rude clash he struek his lyre, and swept with hurried hands the strings. Read the following in the lota key. 552. With woful measures wan Despair--low sullen sounds his grief beguiled: --a solemn, strange, and mingled air: --'twas sad by fi...