The antithesis is effected by a high note, downward slide, and percussive stress, on the first syllable, and a high note, long quantity, and downward slide, on the

second.

EXAMPLE. 3.

"He raised a mort-tal to the skies;
She drew an ang-el down."

High note, with quantity and stress on the first syllable; rise of note, with downward slide upon the next; high note, with quantity on the next; intense downward slide on "she;" rise of note with quantity and downward slide on "ang;" intense downward slide on "down."

Rise of note upon the "is," of a fifth, downward slide of the same, with extended quantity, and swell or median

stress.

EXAMPLE. 5.

"The tempt-er, ere the ac-cu-ser of mankind."

High note, downward slide, and percussive stress, on the short syllable "tempt;" long quantity on the "cu."

EXAMPLE 6.

I had rather be the first man in that vill-age, than the sec-ond in Rome.

High note on "first," with simple downward slide; high note, deep downward slide, with stress, on "vil ;" low note, with stress on "sec;" downward slide on "Rome."

EXAMPLE 7.

A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty, is worth a whole e-ter-nity of bondage.

High note on " hour," with strong percussion, and deep downward slide; a rise of note, with deep downward slide, and median swell on "ter."

EXAMPLE 8.

"I would not turn aside from my least pleasure,
Though all thy force were armed to bar my way."

High note on the "thy," with extended quantity and inverted equal wave, of the second.

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EXAMPLE 9.

'Tis base, and poor, unworthy of a man,
To forge a scroll, so villainous and base,
And mark it with a noble lady's name.

Man,” has a high note, with inverted equal wave of the third.

EXAMPLE 10.

'Tis well, we'll try the temper of your heart.

"Try," has a high note, deep downward slide, with median stress.

EXAMPLE 11.

You are my hus-band's friend, the friend of Alt-amont.

High note on "hus," with simple downward slide, and some stress; the same on "Alt." A deep downward slide, would entirely change the meaning.

These examples are taken from Walker's Elocution. It was my business to describe the elements employed upon them.

QUESTIONS TO RECITATION TWELFTH.

The student is required to exhibit the following in

RECITATION THIRTEENTH.

ANALYSIS OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE.

WE have stated that speech expresses our sentiments, by the varied use of abruptness, force, time, pitch, and quality of voice. These are to be employed in delineating the special relations of thought, which it is the object of written language to disclose. The intellectual part of the Art of Elocution, consists in discovering these relations. In the plainest prose, there are points in almost every clause, which require to be pressed upon the attention more than others; but a thorough discovery of what these points are, requires nice analysis. After they are discovered, the properties of the voice which have been described throughout this grammar, if judiciously employed, will always set them in a prominent light. I know not how the analysis of written language can be taught, otherwise than by the selection of a few instances in which its application is demonstrated. When the student knows there is such a thing as analysis necessary, in order to read in a correct and discriminating manner, and is shown, by a few examples, how it is effected, he will proceed in other cases with increasing clearness by time and practice.

The first instance we will select, is from Fox's History of James. It is a part of the account of the execution of the Earl of Argyle.

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Having then asked pardon for his own faults, both of God and man, he would have concluded, but being remin

ded that he had said nothing of the ROYAL FAMILY, he adds, that he refers in that matter, to what he said, at his trial, concerning the test-that he prayed there never might be wanting one of the royal family to SUPPORT the PROTESTANT RELIGION—and if any of them had swerved from the true faith, he prayed God to turn their hearts, but at any rate TO SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR MACHINATIONS."

It will be evident, on a just analysis of this passage, that the words "royal family," require to be strongly marked in the first clause, and to be cast into comparative shade into that in which they next occur. Here the support of the protestant religion, is evidently uppermost in the mind of the Earl, and the train of thought which is most prominent, is to be marked by the voice. The word "swerved," is a pointed allusion to the well known sentiments of the king, and requires to be designated as the leading idea of the next clause. The "true faith," is secondary here, as an object of attention; it is the swerving from it, which is the main sentiment.

Again, the Earl prays that the heart of the king may be turned, but still more earnestly, that the people may be saved from the machinations of Popery. Now that this vivid picture of the thoughts of a man of strong feelings and stern opinions, should be in perfect keeping, all the parts we have enumerated, should occupy prominent stations in it. There are other nice modifications of thought in the passage, but the observations we have already made, will show what it is our object to display, the nature of the analysis on which we would insist. The subject may be considered under the following general heads.