An Introduction to the Grammar of Elocution, Designed for the Use of Schools (Paperback)

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. 1834 Excerpt: ...given, than was thought necessary in a book for children. attend. When he comes to rearf, -fter having gone through his practice on the elements, he must endeavor to find the exact meaning of each sentence. This is what we call attending to the Analysis of speech. Some persons of course will be able to do this a great deal easier than others. Every body must, however, learn to do it as well as he can. It will not be possible to give any rules by which it may be done without attention. The only rule we can give is, to think about it. A few examples and remarks will perhaps be of use in showing a little, how we are to think in order to find out this point. First, we are to see which are the emphatic parts, and which the unemphatic. Those words and parts of the sentences which are most important, are to be made emphatic by the use of some one or other of the elements of expression, according to the kind of meaning which they ought to have. Those parts, which are, for any reason, of less consequence, are to be unemphatic. 'They brought to the PHARISEES him that aforetime was blind. And it was the SABBATHDAY when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. Then again the PHARISEES also asked him how he had received sight. He said unto Them, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.' John ix. 13, 14, 15. In th;s example, the first important part is the word ' Pharisees.' We had been told before in the chapter that the people had been wondering at the cure of the blind man, and inquiring of him about it. We now hear, that they brought him to the Pharisees. This word then is emphatic. The words which follow are of no importance at all. The verse might just as well have been ' they brought him to the Pharisees ' as ' they brought to the Pharisees him that a..