EXERCISE XI.

RULE 8. The language of scorn, contempt, or threatened revenge, when deliberate, requires a deep and guttural voice, rather slow movement, forcible utterance, and very emphatic significancy of expression. But when violent, it is loud and rapid in its utterance. The falling inflection prevails in the expression of these emotions.

Scorn and Contempt.

1. Beardless robber! I never yet have learned to tremble before man; why before thee, thou less than man?

2. I know thee not, nor ever saw till now Sight more detestable than him and thee.

3. Thou worm! thou viper!-to thy native earth Return! Away! Thou art too base for man To tread upon. Thou scum! thou reptile!

1.

Envy and Scorn.

Aside the devil turned

For envy, yet, with jealous leer malign,

Eyed them askance, and to himself thus plain'd;-
Sight hateful, sight tormenting! Thus these two,
Imparadised in each other's arms,

The happier Eden, shall enjoy their fill

Of bliss on bliss; while I to hell am thrust,
Where neither joy nor love, but fierce desire,
Amongst our other torments not the least,

Still unfulfilled, with pain of longing pines.

QUESTION. What is the rule for the language of scorn, contempt, and threatened revenge?

2.

Live while ye may,

Ye happy pair; enjoy, till I return,

Short pleasure, for long woes are to succeed.

So saying, his proud step he scornful turned,

But with sly circumspection, and began

Through wood, through waste, o'er hill, o'er dale, his roam.

Contempt and Threatened Revenge.

Dog! neither knees nor parents name to me!
I would my fierceness of revenge were such
That I could carve and eat thee, to whose arms
Such griefs I owe; so true it is and sure,

That none shall save thy carcass from the dogs!
No, trust me,—would thy parents bring me, weighed,
Ten-twenty- ransoms, and engage, on oath,
To add still more; would thy Dardanian a sire,
Priam, redeem thee with thy weight in gold,-
Not even at that price would I consent
That she who bare should place thee on thy bier,
With lamentation! Dogs and ravening fowls
Shall rend thy body, while a shred remains!

EXERCISE XII.

RULE 9. Language of joy, mirth, or other pleasurable emotions, should be read on a key a little above the middle pitch, with a smooth, flowing voice, median stress, quick movement, and varied inflections.

■ Dardanian, a descendant of Dardanus, who is said to be the progenitor of the Trojan kings.

QUESTION. What is the rule for the language of joy, mirth, or other pleasurable emotions?

Joy and Gayety.

1. O, yonder is the well-known spot,
My dear, my long lost native home!
O, welcome is yon little cot,

Where I shall rest, no more to roam!

2.

Away! away!

our fires stream bright

Along the frozen river,

And their arrowy sparkles of brilliant light,
On the forest branches quiver.

3. Away! away to the mountain's brow,
Where the trees are gently waving;
Away! away to the mountain's brow,
Where the stream is gently laving.

4.

5.

6.

Away! away to the rocky glen,

Where the deer are wildly bounding!
And the hills shall echo in gladness again,
To the hunter's bugle sounding.

The clouds are at play in the azure space,

And their shadows at play in the bright green vale,

And here they stretch to the frolic chase,

And there they roll on the easy gale.

There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower,
There's a titter of the winds in that beechen-tree,
There's a smile on the fruit, and a smile on the flower,
And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.

Gayety and Cheerfulness.

1. O, this is the beautiful month of May,

The season of birds and of flowers;

ung and the lovely are out and away,

'Mid the up-springing grass and the blossoms, at play; And many a heart will be happy to-day,

In this beautiful region of ours.

2. Sweet April, the frail, the capriciously bright,
Hath passed like the lovely away;

Yet we mourn not her absence, for swift at her flight
Sprang forth, her young sister, an angel of light;
And fair as a sunbeam that dazzles the sight,
Is beautiful, beautiful May.

3. What scenes of delight, what sweet visions she brings, Of freshness, of gladness, and mirth,

Of fair sunny glades, where the buttercup springs,
Of cool, gushing fountains, of rose-tinted wings,
Of birds, bees, and blossoms, all beautiful things,
Whose brightness rejoices the earth!

4. How fair is the landscape! o'er hill-top and glade,
What swift-vary'ng colors are unrolled;

The shadow now sunshine, the sunshine now shade; Their light-shifting hues for the green earth have made A garment resplendent with dew-gems o'erlaid,

A light-woven tissue of gold.

5. These brighten the landscape, and softly unroll
Their splendors by land and by sea;

They steal o'er the heart with a magic control,
That lightens the bosom and freshens the soul;
O, this is the charm that enhances the whole,
And makes them so lovely to me.

Calm Delight.

How beautiful is the night!

A dewy freshness fills the silent air,
No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain,
Breaks the serene of heaven;

In full-orbed glory, yonder moon divine,
Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Beneath her steady ray,

The desert circle spreads,

Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky.
How beautiful is the night!

Wonder and Admiration.

Creation is a display of supreme goodness, no less than of wisdom and power. How many clear marks of benevolent intention appear everywhere around us! What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature! What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man! What supply contrived for his wants! What a variety of objects set before him to gratify his senses, to employ his understanding, to entertain his imagination, to cheer and gladden his heart! Indeed, the very existence of the universe is a standing memorial of the goodness of the Creator.

EXERCISE XIII.

RULE 10. When excessive joy is accompanied by strong excitement, it should be read on an elevated key, and sometimes even on the shouting pitch, with the prevailing falling inflection.

QUESTION. What is the rule for excessive joy accompanied by strong excitement ?