Clegg's Elocutionist; a text-book on the art of elocution, with a full scheme of vocal exercises, for public speakers, and for the use of schools and elocution classes. Including a wide and choice selection of poetry and prose for reading and recitation

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Preface

The present volume is divided into two parts : the first deals with the principles of delivery ; and the second consists in a number of literary selections, which are intended to serve as exercises of those principles.

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„ 30 and 32, for complimentary, read complementary. „ 344, for draft, read draught.

tions, will no clouDt nna tne specimens oi irrose auu v er&e wen adapted to their requirements, and to students of these classes a study of the introductory argument will hardly be superfluous.

The needs of High Schools and Colleges — especially of pupils from the age of about twelve forward — have been carefully kept in view, the several departments of literature represented providing ample scope for class-reading, and again for public recitation at annual Prize-givings, Speech-days, &c.

Although most phases of Elocution are considered in the pages devoted to the Theory of the art, and the treatment more or less organized and proportioned, yet this work is

PREFACE.

The present volume is divided into two parts : the first deals with the principles of delivery ; and the second consists in a number of literary selections, which are intended to serve as exercises of those principles.

Proceeding to some extent on lines elsewhere laid down, I have enforced that side of the subject which it seemed to me could be most usefully enlarged upon, namely, the literary. This appears to be an aspect too much neglected, in favour of mere rules of speech, by many treatises on Elocution.

Aspirants to public speaking have been considered in a special chapter, which should in all instances be supplemented by the one on Voice Training, and the one on Gesture.

Elocution classes, such as meet in various Public Institutions, will no doubt find the specimens of Prose and Verse well adapted to their requirements, and to students of these classes a study of the introductory argument will hardly be superfluous.

The needs of High Schools and Colleges — especially of pupils from the age of about twelve forward — have been carefully kept in view, the several departments of literature represented providing ample scope for class-reading, and again for public recitation at annual Prize-givings, Speech-days, &c.

Although most phases of Elocution are considered in the pages devoted to the Theory of the art, and the treatment more or less organized and proportioned, yet this work is

IV PREFACE.

advanced simply as suggestive of the limits and complexity of the subject, and in no way as exhaustive.

For the exercise on Sub and A-tonics I am indebted to an old master and friend.

Ungrudging thanks are accorded to authors and to publishers who have kindly given permission for certain copyright pieces to be inserted in this collection. E. Nesbit ("The Singing of the Magnificat "), E. F. Turner (" My Dentist "), and R. Blatchford (" A Lifeboat Episode ") ; and Messrs. MacMillan and Co. (selection from Sir Francis Doyle's " Poems "), Messrs. Triibner and Co. (extract from Sir Edwin Arnold's "Light of Asia"), Messrs. Blackwood and Sons (passage from George Eliot's "Silas Marner "), and J. W. Arrowsmith (selection from J. K. Jerome's "Three Men in a Boat "), are entitled to the heartiest thanks for their courtesy.

It remains for me to say that, should any pieces appear for which due sanction has not been obtained, I offer sincere apology to those concerned, and assure them that no wilful liberty has been taken. If any poem has been inserted without proper permission, it has only been after vain efforts, to discover the address of the Author or the Publisher.

C. E. C.

■ r )6 Mount Pleasant,

Liverpool,

January 1st, 1896.

Part 1. PACK

Preface ... 3

Historic Outline . . .9

The Art op Elocution (Introductory) ..... 13

The Instrument: Its Structure, Use, Development, Preservation. Vocal Exercises ..... 14

Elocution in Relation to Literature : Modern and Biblical 22 , Applied to Public Speaking . . . .38

Gesture and its Associated Mode op Expression . 42

Naturalness . . .... 44

Brief Studies ..... 48

3. 4. 5. 6.

SELECTIONS— POETRY. (A) Dramatic.

As You Like It, Act 2, scene 5 ,, ,, Act 3, scene 2

Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2 „ Act 3, scene 1 ,, Act 5, scene 2 .

Henry the Fourth, Part L, Act 2, scene 4

Henry the Fifth, Act 2, scene 2 Henry the Eighth, Act 3, scene 2 Julius Caesar, Act 2, scene 2 .

,, Act 3, scene 2 .

„ Act 4, scene 3

King John, Act 3, scene 3 King Lear, Act 1, scene 1 .

Macbeth, Act 3, scene 1 Much Ado about Nothing, Act 3, scene 3 Othello, Act 1, scene 3 .

Richard the Third, Act 4, scene 2 .

Richard the Second, Act 5, scene 2 The Merchant of Venice, Act 1, scene 3

,, ,, Act 4, scene 1

The Tempest, Act 4, scene 1

Speeches, &c.

Gloster's Soliloquy ....

Henry the Fifth before the Battle of Agincourt Queen Mab .....

Shakspere

119 92 96 95

135 82

112 85 64 67 74

127 78

117 51 99

102 55

141 143

CONTENTS.

Prose Dialogues.

Bubbles of the Day, Scene from,

Jerrold 158 She Stoops to Conquer, Scene from,

Goldsmith 155 The Hunchback, Scene from,

Knowles 144 The Rivals, Scene from . Sheridan 151

(B) Narrative— Poetry.

Bishop Hatto . . Soutliey 165 Baby in Church . M. At. Goto 183 Barbara Frietchie . Whittier 197 Feast of Belshazzar, The,

Sir Edwin Arnold 180 Ginevra S. Rogers 200

Grace Darling . . Wordsworth 163 Grenville's Last Fight,

Gerald Massey 167 Last Shot, The . J.R. Reid 188 Legend of Bregenz, A,

A. A. Proctor 162

, Little Golden-Hair . W. Carleton 160

Mary Queen of Scots . H. G. Bell 184

Maud M idler . . Whittier 198

Paradise and The Peri,

Thomas Moore 201 Ride of Paul Revere, The,

Longfellow 178 Singing Leaves, The . Lowell 194

Singing of the Magnificat, The,

E. Nesbit 170 Story of the Faithful Soul, The,

A. A. Proctor 175

(C) Lyrics, Idylls, Ballads, &c.

Above and Below . . Lowell 229 At Last . . . Whittier 219 Bivouac Fire, The . 5. K. Cowan 223 Captain of the " Northfleet," The.

Gerald Massey 205 David Livingstone . Punch 232 Forlorn, The . . Lowell 214

First Snowfall, The Lowell 216

In Schooldays . . Whittier 219 Lost Found, The . Longfellow 209 Maids of Attitash, The . Whittier 206 Minister's Daughter, The, Whittier 221 Passions, The . W. Collins 33 Red Thread of Honour, The,

Sir F. Doyle 226 Rock of Ages . . Anon. 217 Sandal phon . . Longfellow 203 Song of the Camp, The,

Bayard Taylor 213 Song for Stout Workers, A,

J. S. Blackie 281 Singers, The . . Longfellow 229 Three Preachers, The . C. Mackay 224

UNCLASSIFIED POETRY.

(A) Various.

A Character . M. B. Smedley 240 Charming Woman, The,

Lady Dufferin 246 Creeds of the Bells . /. Bungay 237 Fool's Prayer, Tlie,

Atlantic Monthly 242 Great Renunciation, The,

Sir Edwin Arnold 233

Anon. 243

Marit and I. .

Old Schoolmaster, The,

Lee 0. Harris 238 Only a Wee Bit Bairn . Anon. 241 Robert of Lincoln . W. C. Bryant 236 Scandal .... Anon. 245

(B) Satire and Humour.

Amen Corner, The . W. Carleton 248 Altruism . J. T. Trowbridge 267

CONTENTS.

I

PAGH Aunt Tabitha . 0. W. 1/ulmes 248 Catching the Cat . M. Vandergrift 271 Dora's Soliloquy . Arum. 266

In Nevada . V. Leland 264

John Day . . . Hood 254 Little Quaker Sinner, The . Anon, 250 Lay of Real Life, A Hood 256

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Little Boy Blue . M. Carey 259 Nine Suitors, The . . Anon. 253 On the Doorstep . E. C. Stedman 252 Our Village . . . Hood 261 Owl Critic, The . F. T. Fields 263 Philosopher and Her Father, The,

Shirley Brooks 258

SELECTIONS— PROSE.

(A) Serious.

Blank Bible, The . * 11. Rogers 272 Chariot Race, The . W. Wallace 288 Death of Colonel Newcome, The,

Thackeray 275 Lifeboat Episode, A, R. Blatchford 277 Long Path, The . 0. W. Holmes 283 Noble Revenge . De Quincey 282 Poetry of the Bible <J. Gil/Man 38 Tale of Terror, A . . Hood 296

(B) Humorous.

Art of Proposing, The . Dickens 322 Artless Prattle of Childhood, The . 303 Briary Villas . . Anon. 307 Discussion at the ' ' Rainbow," A,

George Eliot 309 Getting into Society . Thackeray 327

Gregsbury and the Deputation ,

Dickens 316 Ill-bred Hospitality . Dean Swift 325 Membranous Croup . Mark twain 339 Mr. Flutter and the Tea Party,

Anon. 331 My Dentist . E. F. Turner 346 Sam Weller's Examination, Dickens 319 Stage Coach, The . 11'. Irving 299 Towing Incidents,

Jerome K. Jerome 335

(U) Eloquence.

The Wonders of Creation,

Dr. T. Chalmers 349

The Devastation of Oude,

R. li. Sheridan 351

LIST OF AUTHORS.

PAGE

PAGE

Arnold, Sir Edwin .

180, 233

Longfellow, H. W., 178, 203

, 209, 229

Atlantic Monthly

. 242

216, 229

Anonymous, 217, 241,

243,

245,

Leland, C. .

. 264

250, 253

307, 331

Moore, T.

Bell, H. G.

. 184

Massey, Gerald .

167,1205

Blackie, J. S.

Mackay, C.

Bryant, W. C.

. 236

Nesbit, E. .

. 170

Bungay, I.

Punch .

Blatchford, R. .

Proctor, A. A.

162, 175

Brooks, Shirley

Quincey, De .

Carey, 31. .

. 259

Reld, J. R. .

. 188

Carleton, W.

160, 248

Rogers, Samuel

Cowan, S. K.

. 223

Rogers, Henry

. 272

Collins, \V.

Shakspere, W.

Chalmers, Dr. T.

Sherddan, R. B.

151, 351

Dcyle, Sir F.

Swift, Dean .

Dufferin, Lady

. 246

Stedman, E. C.

. 252

Dickens, C.

319, 322

Southey, R.

Eliot, George

Smedley, M. B.

. 240

Fields, F. T. .

Taylor, Bayard

Goldsmith, 0.

. 155

Thackeray, \V. M.

275, 327

Turner, E. F. .

GlLFILLAN, G.

. 38

Twain, 3Iark

. 339

Harris, Lee 0.

Trowbridge, J. T.

Holmes, 0. W.

248, 283

Vandergrift, M.

. 271

Hood, T. 254

261, 296

Wordsworth, W.

Irvinq, W.

206,

Jerrold, D.

219, 221

Jerome, J. K.

. 335

Wallace, W.

. 283

Knowles, S.