READING AND KLOflT! 



907 



Ef ample of " Slow " Movement. 



'I'huii, who .U.lst i-ut t Ililfht 

 Primeval Kil.-n.-.', when th.> I.J..M.B:.- ktunt 



.ill ; 



.1, whom) \v. ..lies* truck 



Tbut .-l'.u-k.. thu HUH, htriko windum fnnu Uiy NOlUl 



" Moderate." 



There in something nobly iiimple and pure in a ta*te for the cultiva- 

 tiou of forest troo*. It argue*, I think, a sweet oud generous nature, 

 to huTo a strong reliuh for the beauties of vegetation, and a friendihip 

 fur th. i hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of 

 thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is worthy of 

 liberal, and freeborn. and aspiring man. lie who plants an oak looks 

 forward to future ages, and plants for posterity. Nothing can be lets 

 elfish than thin. He cannot expect to sit in its shade, and enjoy iU 

 shelter ; but he exults in the idea that the acorn which he has buried 

 in the earth shall grow up into a lofty tree, and shall keep on flourish- 

 ing, and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall hare 

 ceased to tread bin paternal fields. 



" Lively." 

 How does the water come down at Lodore ? 



Here it comes sparkling, 

 And tliero it lies darkling ; 

 Here smoking and frothing, 

 Its tumult and wrath in. 

 Till in this rapid race 



On which it in bent, 

 It reaches the place 



Of its steep descent. 

 The cataract strong 

 Then plunges along, 

 Striking and raging, 

 As if a war waging. 

 Its caverns and rocks among; 

 Bising and leaping. 

 Sinking and creeping, 

 Swelling and sweeping. 

 Showering and springing, 

 Flying and flinging, 

 Writhing and ringing, 

 Eddying and whisking, 

 Spouting and frisking, 

 Turning and twisting 



Around uiul around, 



With endless rebound} 

 Smiting and fighting, 

 A sight to delight in ; 

 Confounding, astounding, 

 Dizzying and deafening the ear with ita sound. 



And so never ending, but always descending, 

 Sounds and motions for ever and ever are blending, 

 All at once and all o'er, with a mighty uproar ; 

 And this way the water comes down at Lodore. 



VI. APPROPRIATE PAUSES. 



The grammatical punctuation of sentences, by which they are 

 divided into clauses by commas, although sufficiently distinct 

 for the purpose of separating the syntactical portions of the 

 structure, are not adequate to the object of marking all tho 

 audible pauses, which sense and feeling require, in reading 

 aloud. Hence wo find, that intelligible and impressive reading 

 depends on introducing many short pauses, not indicated by 

 commas or other points, but essential to the meaning of phrases 

 and sentences. These shorter pauses are, for the sake of dis- 

 tinction, termed " rhetorical." 



Powerful emotion not unfrequontly suggests another species 

 of pause, adapted to the utterance of deep feeling. This pause 

 sometimes takes place where there is no grammatical point 

 used, and sometimes is added to give length to a grammatical 

 pause. This pause may bo termed the " oratorical," or tho 

 pause of " effect." 



The length of tho rhetorical pause depends on the length of 

 tho clause, or the significance of the word which follows it. Tho 

 full " rhetorical pause " is marked thua || , the " half-rhetorical 

 pause " thus | , and the short " rhetorical pause " thus ' . 



Rules for " Rhetorical " Pauses. 

 The " rhetorical " pause takes place, as follows : . 

 1 . Bef ere a verb when the nominative is long, or when it is 

 emphatic : 



Life 11 is short, and art || ig long. 



2. Before and after an intervening phrase : 



TalenU | without application | an BO security tor fr regress hi 

 learning. 



3. Wherever transposition of phnuei nay take place : 

 Through dangers tin. most appollinc i 1m advanced wua Untie 



intrepidity. 



4. Before an adjective following it* noon : 

 Hen was a soul || replete with every noble quality. 



5. Before relative pronoun*, prepositions, conjunctions, er 

 adverbs used conjunctively, when followed by a ulanse depending 

 on them : 



A physician was colled in || who prescribed appropriate remedies. 

 Tho traveller began bis journey ij in tho highest spirits . and with 

 tfco most delightful anticipations. 



6. Where ellipsis, or omission of words, take* place : 



To your elders manifest becoming deference, to your companions | 

 frankness, to your juniors 'J condescension. 



7. Before a verb in the infinitive mood, governed by another 

 verb: 



The general now commanded his reserve feroe to advance to the 

 aid of the main body. 



Ejcercite on "Rhetorical" Pawes. 



Industry fl is the guardian ' of innocence. 



Honour || is the subject ' of my story. 



The prodigal H lose many opportunities ' for doing good. 



Prosperity || gains friends, adversity |] tries them. 



Time || once passed i| never returns. 



Ho I that huth no rule ' over his own spirit, hi like a city ' that is 

 broken down, and without walls. 



Better ' is a dinner of herbs Ij where love | is, than a stalled 

 hatred | therewith. 



The veil || which covers ' from our sight | the events ' of succeeding 

 years, is a veil ' woven by the hand of Mercy. 



Blessed 1| ore the poor in spirit. 



Silver I and gold ji have I none. 



Mirth || I consider ' as an act, cheerfulness as a habit ' of the 

 mind. Mirth || is short ' and transient, cheerfulness , fixed ' and 

 permanent. Mirth '! is like a flash of lightning, that glitters ' for 

 a moment: cheerfulness || keeps up a kind of daylight ' in the 

 mind. 



Some !| place the bliss ' in action, some ", in ease; 

 Those ij coll it pleasure, and contentment these. 



Tho habitual tendency of young readers being to hnrry, in 

 reading, their pauses are liable to become too short for distinct- 

 ness, or to be entirely omitted. In most of the above examples, 

 the precision, beauty, and force of tho sentiment, depend much 

 on tho careful observance of the rhetorical pauses. The student 

 may obtain an idea of their effect, by reading each sentence 

 first, without the rhetorical pauses secondly, with the pausing 

 as marked. 



Rule on tJie " OratoruraZ " Pause. 



Tho " oratorical " pause is introduced into those passages 

 which express the deepest and most solemn emotions, such 

 as naturally arrest and overpower, rather than inspire utter- 

 ance. 



Examples. 



Tho sentence was DEATH ! There is one sure refuge for the 

 oppressed, one sure resting-place for the weary THB GJU.VE. 



It was the design of Providence, that the infant mind j should 

 possess the germ ' of every science. If it were not so, the sciences 

 could hardly be learnt. The care of God l| provides ' for the flower of 

 tho field | a place ' wherein it may grow, regale the sense | with its 

 fragrance, and delight the soul | with its beauty. Is his providence ' 

 less active | over those, to whom this flower offers its incense t No. 

 Tho soil ' which produces the vine II in its most healthy luxuriance, is 

 not bettor adapted to that end. than the world we inhabit, to draw 

 forth tho latent energies of the soul, and fill them ' with life ' and 

 vigour. As well might the eye | see ' without light, or the ear I hear 

 1 \vi: hont sound, as the human mind | be healthy ' and athletic | with- 

 out descending into the natural world, and breathing the mountain 

 air. 



Is there aught in Eloquence | which warms the heart ? She draws 

 her fire ' from natural imagery. Is there aught in Poetry | to enliven 

 the imagination ? There | is the secret ' of all her power. Is there 

 nn-ht iu Science | to odd strength ' and dignity ' to the human mind? 

 Th natural world j is only the body, of which ' she | is the sonL In 

 b*oks, Science ' is presented to the eye of the pupil, at it were, in a 

 dried ' and preserved ' state. The time may coma, when the im- 



