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D. 355 97. THRALE. HESTER LYNCH 124
80. PRESCOTT 286 98. TIMROD, HENRY 456
81. PROCTER, ADELAIDE ANNE l78 99. TOBIN, JOHN 238
82. READ, T. B. 256 100. TYNDALL 364
83. ROGERS, SAMUEL 340 101. VON HERDER. J. G. 100
84. RUSKIN, JOHN 131 102. WALLER, EDMUND 95
85. SCOTT 156,176,197,350 103. WALPOLE 151
86. SHAKESPEARE. 95, 158, 167 104. WEBSTER 259, 352, 362
234, 281, 322, 327, 339, 368 105. WHITNEY, ADELINE D. T. 185
87. SHERMAN, R. B. 130 106. WHITTIER 317, 424
88. SIMMS, WILLIAM GILMORE 453 107. WILSON, JOHN 94, 180
89. SPARKS, JARED 440 108. WINTHROP, R.C. 394
90. SPRAGUE, CHARLES 209 109. WIRT, WILLIAM 366
91. SPRING, GARDINER 186 110. WOODWORTH, SAMUEL 67
92. SUMNER 148 111. WORDSWORTH 440

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. (10) Page Drawn by Engraved by
GINEVRA Frontspiece H. F. Farney. Timothy Cole.
DUKE OF NEWCASTLE 65 H. F. Farney. F.Juengling
GRAY'S ELEGY 112 Thomas Moran. Henry Bogert.
MARMION 177 C. S. Reinhart. J. G. Smithwick.
THE QUACK 240 Howard Pyle. J. P. Davis.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND 272 Alfred Kappes. Timothy Cole.
THE GLOVE AND THE LIONS 321 H. F. Farney. Smithwick and
French.
HERCULANEUM 401 Charles D. Sauerwein. Francis S. King.
INTRODUCTION. (11)
The subject of Elocution, so far as it is deemed applicable to a work of
this kind, will be considered under the following heads, viz:
1. ARTICULATION. 4. READING VERSE. 2. INFLECTION. 5. THE
VOICE. 3. ACCENT AND EMPHASIS. 6. GESTURE.

I. ARTICULATION. (11)
Articulation is the utterance of the elementary sounds of a language,
and of their combinations.
As words consist of one or more elementary sounds, the first object of
the student should he to acquire the power of uttering those sounds with
distinctness, smoothness, and force. This result can be secured only by
careful practice, which must be persevered in until the learner has
acquired a perfect control of his organs of speech.

ELEMENTARY SOUNDS. (12)
An Elementary Sound is a simple, distinct sound made by the organs of
speech.
The Elementary Sounds of the English language are divided into
Vocals, Subvocals, and Aspirates.

VOCALS. (12)
Vocals are sounds which consist of pure tone only. They are the most
prominent elements of all words, and it is proper that they should first
receive attention. A vocal may be represented by one letter, as in the
word hat, or by two or more letters, as in heat, beauty. A diphthong is a
union of two vocals, commencing with one and ending with the other.
It is usually represented by two letters, as in the words oil, boy, out,
now.
Each of these can he uttered with great force, so as to give a distinct
expression of its sound, although the voice be suddenly suspended, the
moment the sound is produced. This is done by putting the lips, teeth,
tongue, and palate in their proper position, and then expelling each
sound from the throat in the same manner that the syllable "ah!" is
uttered in endeavoring to deter a child from something it is about to do;
thus, a'--a'--a'--.
Let the pupil he required to utter every one of the elements in the Table
with all possible suddenness and percussive force, until he is able to do
it with ease and accuracy. This must not he considered as accomplished
until he can give each sound with entire clearness, and with all the
suddenness of the crack of a rifle. Care must be taken that the vocal
alone be heard; there must be no consonantal sound, and no vocal
sound other than the one intended.
At first, the elementary sounds may be repeated by the class in concert;

then separately.

TABLE OF VOCALS. (13)
Long Sounds.
Sound as in

a hate
e err
a hare
i pine
a pass
o no
a far
oo cool
a fall
u tube
e eve
u burn

Short Sounds.

Sound as in

a mat
o hot
e met
oo book
i it
u us
Diphthongs. oi, oy, as in oil, boy.
ou, ow, as in out, now.
REMARK I.--In this table, the short sounds are nearly or quite the
same, in quantity, as the long sounds. The difference consists chiefly in
quality. Let the pupil determine this fact by experiment.
REMARK II.--The vocals are often represented by other letters or
combinations of letters than those used in the table: for instance, a is
represented by ai as in hail, by ea as in steak, etc.
REMARK III.--As a general rule, the long vocals and the diphthongs
should be articulated with full, clear utterance; but the short vocals
have a sharp, distinct, and almost explosive utterance. Weakness of
speech follows a failure to observe the first point, while drawling
results from carelessness with respect to the second.

SUBVOCALS AND