They conquer'd, but Boz | zaris | fell,7 | Bleeding at every vein.777 177 His few surviving | comrades saw 9 His smile, when rang their proud hurrah, | Like flowers at | set of sun.99 1991 6. ANTONY'S ORATION OVER CESAR'S BODY. Friends, 1774 Romans, 177 | Countrymen! || Lend me your | ears; I come The evil, So let it be to bury | Cæsar, 77❘ not to | praise | him. | that | men | do, | lives | after them;|77| is oft in- terred | isoft in- terred with their | bones: 77| with Cæsar! 777 The noble | Brutus | Hath | told you, | Cæsar was am- bitious. If it were so, it was a grievous | fault; |77| And grievously hath | Cæsar | answered it. 771 Here, under leave of | Brutus and the rest, (For Brutus is an honourable | man, So are they all, all honourable men ;) 91991 He was my friend, || faithful and just to me: 77 But Brutus says he was am- | bitious; 7. And Brutus is an honourable | man. 1991991 He hath brought | many | captives | home to | Rome, 991991 When that the poor have cried, || Cæsar hath | wept; 771 971 A Am-bition should be made of | sterner | stuff. |77|77| Yet Brutus | says he was am- | bitious; | You all did see, that, I thrice pre- | sented him honourable | man. 771991 on the | Lupercal, | a kingly crown; | Which he did thrice re- fuse. 17717 Was | this am | bition?971 Yet Brutus says he was am- |bitious; 77! And sure, he is an honourable man. 77 I speak not But here I am to to dis- | prove | what | Brutus | spoke; | speak | what I do know. 79199 You all did | love him | once; not without cause: What cause with- | holds you | then, to | mourn for him? 771 O judgment, me: My heart thou art | fled to | brutish | beasts, || have lost their reason! 17777 Bear with | is in the coffin | there with | Cæsar; | And I must pause till it | come | back to me. 771971 But yesterday, the word of | Cæsar | might | Have stood against the world! now lies he there, And none so poor to do him | reverence. 77 991 O masters! 77 if I were dis- | pos'd to stir | Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage, | Í should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius | wrong;1 Who, you all know, are | honourable | men. 771 991 I I will not do them | wrong: 77771 | rather | choose | To wrong the dead, to | wrong myself and you, Than I will wrong | such honourable | men. 97 179 1 But here's a parchment with the seal of | Cæsar : closet; 77 'Tis his | will: 991 this testament, |77| do not mean to read)And they would go and | kiss | dead | Cæsar's wounds, And dip their | napkins in his sacred | blood; | I Yea, beg a hair of him | And dying, mention it dying,77 Be- queathing it as a Unto their issue. 1771771 for memory, | within their wills, | rich | legacy, If you have tears, pre- | pare to | shed them | now, |77|77| You all do know this mantle: I re- member The first time | ever | Cæsar | put it on; 7 'Twas on a summer's evening in his tent; this | place | ran | Cassius' | dagger | through!|77| See what a rent the envious Casca | made: 771 Through this the well be- | loved | Brutus | stabbed, plucked his | cursed | steel a- | way | And as he 17 Mark how the blood of | Cæsar | followed it!|77|77| This was the most un- | kindest | cut of | all: | For when the noble | Cæsar | saw him stab, | Ingratitude, 7 more | strong than traitor's | arms, | Quite vanquished him: then | burst his mighty | heart; | 9971 And in his mantle, || muffling up his face |77| 777 (Which all the while | ran | blood,) || great | Cæsar | fell.77 17. O what a fall was there, my countrymen! 91991 771 Kind souls; pity; 1991 these are gracious drops, what | weep you when you but be- | hold 7777 Look you here! Our Cæsar's vesture wounded? 771771 Here is him- self, |77| marr'd | 7 as you | see, | by | traitors. | 771771 Good friends, sweet | friends, let me not | stir you up | deed, are honourable : | mutiny. they I come not, friends, I am no orator, | as Brutus is ; | But as you know me | all, a plain | blunt | man, | That love my friend; 777 and that they | know | full | well: That gave me | public | leave to speak of him. 1777 nor words, nor worth, nor words, nor worth,477 nor the power of speech, I only speak | right | on: 7 which you yourselves do | know; | Show you sweet | Caesar's wounds, poor, poor dumb mouths, And bid them | speak | for me. 177177 | But were | I | Brutus, │ And | Brutus | Antony, Would ruffle up your | spirits, | 777 and In every wound of Cæsar, The preceding examples, including both poetry and prose, it is thought, will be sufficient to explain the principle embraced in this lesson, entitled the "Measure of Speech." The pupil should endeavour, in all his reading exercises, to form the sentences, whether of poetry or prose, into measures, for the purpose of reading with facility and without fatigue. The pauses or rests which occur in the imperfect measures will afford him an opportunity of taking breath at such intervals, that, in the words of a modern writer, "Reading will cease to be laborious, and the sense will be rendered clear, as far as it is dependent on the capital point of the distribution of time or measure." The principle explained in this lesson, when well understood and judiciously applied, will make the pupil acquainted with the nature of all the different kinds of versification; for he will perceive that all the varieties of poetry (or verse) are dependent upon the regular succession of the various measures of speech. On this subject the student may also read with considerable advantage the Lecture on "Vocal Expression," delivered at the Royal Academy of Music by Mr. Charles Lunn, on 17th May 1878.* * Published by Lucas, Weber, & Co., 84 New Bond Street, price Is. LECTURE XV. Emphasis-Definition of the term-Its use and abuse-Illustrations-Varying Degrees of Emphasis-Selections for Practice-The Use of the Elements of the Forte and Piano in Elocution, and their varying Degrees-Selections for Practice-The Slur in Elocution-Its uses-Illustrations for Practice-Punctuation, Grammatical and Rhetorical-General Rules for Rhetorical Punctuation-Various Requisites in good Delivery-Expression, Attitude, Gesture-Orators of Antiquity-Plutarch's Anecdotes of Demosthenes and Cicero-Suggestions in reference to Attitude and Gesture in Public Speaking-Mistakes to be avoided-Quintilian on GestureMr. Smart's Classification of Gesture-Erasmus Darwin on the Expression of the Emotions. A N this Lecture I propose touching on several subjects, to all of which attention is necessary in order to speak or read correctly and effectively; and the first of these to which I shall direct your notice in that of Emphasis. What is Emphasis in Elocution? As I understand it, it consists in giving a certain amount of prominence, which may vary greatly in degree, to particular words, clauses, or sometimes, indeed, whole sentences, so as to make them stand out, as it were, in relief, or contradistinction to others, either implied or expressed. Emphasis, judiciously given, points out the precise meaning of a sentence, shows in what manner one idea is connected with or arises out of another, gives point to the several clauses of a sentence, and so conveys to the mind of the hearer, thoroughly and fully, the entire meaning or import of the whole. long, involved, and complicated sentence may be made to appear perfectly intelligible and perspicuous by the discriminating power of Emphasis. But to do this rightly, it is requisite that the reader should be perfectly acquainted with the exact construction and full meaning of every sentence in the composition he is reading. The eye must be trained to grasp (if I may venture on such an expression) the full meaning of the passage at a glance, and thus the mind will constantly be in advance of the voice. Dr. Enfield, nearly a century ago, most truly remarked that without this habit is thoroughly acquired, it is impossible to give those inflections and modulations of the voice and that variety of Emphasis which nature requires: and it is for want of this previous study, more perhaps than from any other cause, that we so often hear persons read with an improper emphasis, or with no emphasis at all, as a modern writer (the Rev. W. Cazalet) openly advo |