Chapter II: Section V: The Rhetorical Pause

PART SECOND.

1. TRUE HEROISM, _Adapted. Osborne_

2. YOU AND I, _Charles Mackay_

3. LIFE'S WORK

4. THE YOUNG CAPTIVES

5. MY MOTHER'S LAST KISS, _Mrs. E. Oakes Smith_

6. THE DEAD CHILD'S FORD, _Mrs. E. Oakes Smith_

7. LAME AND LAZY--_A Fable_

8. FAITHFULNESS IN LITTLE THINGS, _Adapted, Eliza A. Chase_

9. THE AMERICAN BOY

10. THE SAILOR BOY'S SONG

11. CHASE OF THE PET FAWN, _Adapted. Miss Cooper_

12. KINDNESS

13. CARELESS WORDS

14. WEBSTER AND THE WOODCHUCK, _Adapted. Boston Traveler_

15. DO IT YOURSELF

16. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

17. THE ADOPTED CHILD, _Mrs. Hemans_

18. THE OLD EAGLE TREE, _Rev. John Todd_

19. THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE, _Elihu Burritt_

20. NIGHT'S LESSONS, _L.H. Sigourney_

21. NATURE'S TEACHINGS, _Chambers' Journal_

22. SOWING AND HARVESTING, _Anon._

23. A THRILLING INCIDENT, _Adapted. Anon._

24. THE TRUTHFUL KING

25. WHEN SHALL I ANSWER, NO, _J.N. McElligott_

26. TO MASTER ROBERT AND JOHN, _Davis_

27. WHANG, THE MILLER, _Goldsmith_

28. CHIMNEY-SWALLOWS, _Henry Ward Beecher_

29. THE DOUBTING HEART, _Adelaide Procter_

30. THE COMING OF WINTER, _T.B. Read_

31. CHILD TIRED OF PLAY, _N.P. Willis_

32. THE RESCUE, _By a Sea Captain_

33. ROBERT BRUCE AND THE SCOTCH WOMAN

34. ROBERT BRUCE AND THE SPIDER, _Bernard Barton_

35. WEALTH AND FASHION

36. MY FIRST JACK-KNIFE

37. THE PINE-TREE SHILLINGS, _Nathaniel Hawthorne_

38. HIAWATHA'S HUNTING, _Longfellow_

39. DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH A PANTHER, _Bk. of Adventures_

40. THE POWER OF HABIT, _John B. Gough_

41. THE DRUNKARD'S DAUGHTER

42. THE TWO YOUNG TRAVELERS, _Adapted. Merry's Museum_

43. HIGHER!

44. LABOR, _Caroline F. Orne_

45. THE AMBITIOUS APPRENTICE

46. SO WAS FRANKLIN, _Anon._

47. NOW AND THEN, _Jane Taylor_

48. AN INGENIOUS STRATAGEM, _Days of Washington_

49. FRANCES SLOCUM, THE YOUNG CAPTIVE, _B.J. Lossing_

50. THE RAIN-DROPS, _Delia Louise Colton_

51. SMALL THINGS, _F. Bennoch_

52. MURDERER'S CREEK, _James K. Paulding_

53. NAPOLEON'S ARMY CROSSING THE ALPS, _Adapted. Anon._

54. WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY, _Eliza Cook_

55. "I CAN"

56. NOW, TO-DAY, _Adelaide A. Procter_

57. CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE

58. BENEDICT ARNOLD

59. BEHIND TIME, _Freeman Hunt_

60. HOW HAPPY I'LL BE

61. THE SWORD OF BUNKER HILL, _William R. Wallace_

62. BIBLE LEGEND OF THE WISSAHIKON, _Lippard_

63. ADVICE TO THE YOUNG, _E.H. Chapin_

64. THE INTREPID YOUTH

65. THE FOUR MISFORTUNES, _John G. Saxe_

66. MRS. CREDULOUS AND THE FORTUNE-TELLER

67. FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY--_An Allegory_

68. NOT TO MYSELF ALONE, _S.W. Partridge_

69. THE WORLD WOULD BE THE BETTER FOR IT, _W.H. Cobb_

70. SELECT PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, _Bible_

71. WINTER BEAUTY, _Henry Ward Beecher_

72. FROSTED TREES

73. THE MOUNTAINS OF LIFE, _James G. Clark_

74. IMAGINARY EVILS, _Chas. Swain_

75. SIR WALTER AND THE LION, _A. Walchner_

76. CHOICE EXTRACTS

I. WHAT REALLY BENEFITS US.
II. GOD'S LOVE.
III. LIFE-WORK.
IV. HUMILITY.
V. BENEFITS OF ADVERSITY.
VI. OUR MOUNTAIN HOMES.
VII. MAKE A BEGINNING.
VIII. INFLUENCE.
IX. PLEASURE IN ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE.
X. WHAT IS FAME?
XI. CULTIVATED INTELLECT.
XII. GOD'S WORKS ATTEST HIS GREATNESS.

77. CAPTURE OF THE WHALE

78. LEAVES FROM AN AERONAUT, _Willis Gaylord Clark_

79. THE DAPPLE MARE, _John G. Saxe_

80. A LEAP FOR LIFE, _George P. Morris_

81. THE INDIAN BRIDE'S REVENGE, _Adapted. L.M. Stowell_

82. A MOTHER'S LOVE, _Albert Barnes_

83. THE LIFE-BOOK, _Home Journal_

84. ODE ON SOLITUDE, _Pope_

85. GETTING THE RIGHT START, _J.G. Holland_

86. THE PRESUMPTION OF YOUTH, _Rollin_

87. SONG OF THE AMERICAN EAGLE

88 THE ARMY OF REFORM, _Sarah Jane Lippincott_

89. LAST CRUISE OF THE MONITOR, _Adapted. Grenville M. Weeks_

90. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF WOMEN, _Gail Hamilton_

91. SCENE FROM WILLIAM TELL, _J. Sheridan Knowles_

92. THE RICH MAN AND THE POOR MAN, _Khemnitzer_

93. GRANDEUR OF THE OCEAN, _Walter Colton_

94. A BURIAL AT SEA, _Walter Colton_

95. THE TREASURES OF THE DEEP, _Mrs. Hemans_

96. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS, _Thomas Hood_

97. A REQUIEM

98. VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON, _A.C. Ritchie_

99. LA FAYETTE, _Charles Sprague_

100. THE MYSTIC WEAVER, _Rev. Dr. Harbaugh_

101. WORK AWAY, _Harpers' Magazine_

102. QUEEN ISABELLA'S RESOLVE, _Vinet_

103. DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD, _Lamartine_

104. THE RETURN OF COLUMBUS, _Vinet_

105. TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO, _Grenville Mellen_

106. PRESS ON, _Park Benjamin_

107. THE THREE FORMS OF NATURE, _From the French of Michelet_

108. THE WHALE AND THE WHALER, _From the French of Michelet_

109. RIENZI'S ADDRESS TO THE ROMANS, _Miss Mitford_

110. SONG OF THE FORGE

111. CHOICE EXTRACTS

I. SWIFTNESS OF TIME.
II. THE SHIP OF STATE.
III. THE TRUE HERO.
IV. HEART ESSENTIAL TO GENIUS.
V. EDUCATION.
VI. VANITY OF WEALTH.
VII. CONSOLATION OF THE GOSPEL.
VIII. THE LIGHT OF HOPE.
IX. PAMPERING THE BODY AND STARVING THE SOUL.

112. WE ALL DO FADE AS A LEAF, _Gail Hamilton_

113. TEACHINGS OF NATURE, _Pollok_

114. PASSING UNDER THE ROD, _Mary S.B. Dana_

115. THE PETULANT MAN, _Osborne_

116. THE BRAHMIN AND THE ROGUES, _Versified by J.N. McElligott_

117. LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS, _S.W. Partridge_

118. GRANDEUR OF THE UNIVERSE, _O.M. Mitchel_

119. "WHOM HAVE I IN HEAVEN BUT THEE?", _Pamelia S. Vining_

120. THE MEMORY OF WASHINGTON, _Kossuth_

121. THE LOST ONE'S LAMENT

EXPLANATION OF THE PAUSES.

. The Period is the longest pause--a full stop. It marks the end of a sentence, and shows the sense complete; as, The sky is blue`. Pause the time of counting _six_, and let the voice fall.

?

The Interrogation is used at the end of a question; as, Is the sky blue'? If the question can be answered by _yes_ or _no_, the voice rises; if not, it falls; as, Where is your map`;? Pause the time of counting _six_.

!

The Exclamation denotes wonder, surprise, pain, or joy; as, O'! what a sweet rose`! Pause the time of counting _one_, after a single word, and let the voice rise; but after a complete sentence, pause the time of counting _six_, and let the voice fall.

:

The Colon is a pause shorter than the Period; as, The sky is clear`: the sun shines. Pause the time of counting _four_, and let the voice fall.

;

The Semicolon is a pause shorter than the Colon; as, The rose is fair`; but it soon fades. Pause the time of counting _two_, and let the voice fall. Sometimes the voice should rise, as the sense may require.

,

The Comma is the shortest pause; as, Jane goes to school', and learns to read. Pause the time of counting _one_, and keep the voice up.

--

The Dash denotes a sudden pause or change of subject; as, I saw him--but what a sight! When the dash is used after any other pause, the time of that pause is doubled.

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EXPLANATION OF OTHER MARKS.

'

The Apostrophe has the form of the comma. It denotes the possessive case; as, John's book; also, that one or more letters have been left out of a word; as, lov'd for loved.

" "

The Quotation includes a passage that is taken from some other author or speaker; as, John said: "See my kite."

( )

The Parenthesis includes words not properly a part of the main sentence; as, I like these people (who would not?) very much. The words within the parenthesis should be read in a lower tone of voice.

[ ]

The Brackets inclose words that serve to explain the preceding word or sentence; as, James [the truthful boy] went home.

^

The Caret shows where words are to be put in that have been omitted by mistake; as, Live ^in peace.

(..)

The Diæresis is placed over the latter of two vowels, to show that they belong to two distinct syllables; as, aërial.

-

The Hyphen is used to connect compound words; as, Well-doing; or the parts of a word separated at the end of a line.

[Index]

The Index points to something special or remarkable; as, => Important News!

*** .... or ----

The Ellipsis shows that certain words or letters have been purposely omitted; as, K**g, k..g, or k--g, for king.

[Paragraph]

The Paragraph denotes the beginning of a new subject. It is chiefly used in the Bible; as, [Paragraph] The same day came to him, etc.

[Section]

The Section is used to divide a book or chapter into parts; as, [Section]45.

* [Obelisk] [Double Dagger]

The Asterisk, the Obelisk, the Double Dagger, and sometimes other marks, [Footnote: For instance: the Section mark, [Section], and the Parallel, ||.] refer to notes in the margin.

APPLICATIONS OF THE MARKS USED IN WRITING.

LINE
1 My Young Friends', never tell a falsehood`; but always

2 speak the truth`; this is pleasing to your Maker.

3 Do you read His holy word--the Bible'? O! remem-

4 ber, that He has there said: "He that speaketh lies, shall

5 not escape: he shall perish."* Remember, too, that the

6 All-seeing God knows all that we say or do.

7 [Paragraph] Tho' wisdom's voice is seldom heard in k--g's

8 palaces,--there have been _wise_ kings, (_e.g._ Solomon,) who

9 were lov'd and obey'd by their subjects.[Obelisk]

10 Here, [i.e. in the U.S.,] we can not boast of our kings,

11 princes, lords, &c.; yet we have had a PRESIDENT, who,

12 in true greatness, surpass'ed them all; viz., the great

13 WASHINGTON.---- [Index] Washington feared and hon-

14 ored God.

15 [S] Section, [/=] Double Dagger, and || Parallel, are also used

16 for reference to the margin.

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* Proverbs xix. 5 and 9. [Obelisk] 1 Kings.

PART FIRST.

ELOCUTION.

Elocution is the art of delivering written or extemporaneous composition with force, propriety, and ease.

It deals, therefore, with words, not only as individuals, but as members of a sentence, and parts of a connected discourse: including every thing necessary to the just expression of the sense. Accordingly, it demands, in a _special_ manner, attention to the following particulars; viz., ARTICULATION, ACCENT, EMPHASIS, INFLECTION, MODULATION, and PAUSES.

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