QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES

 

1. In the following, speak the words "long, long while" very slowly; the rest of

the sentence is spoken in moderately rapid tempo.

 

When you and I behind the Veil are past, Oh but the long, long while the world

shall last, Which of our coming and departure heeds, As the seven seas should

heed a pebble cast.

 

Note: In the following selections the passages that should be given a fast tempo

are in italics; those that should be given in a slow tempo are in small

capitals. Practise these selections, and then try others, changing from fast to

slow tempo on different parts, carefully noting the effect.

 

2. No MIRABEAU, NAPOLEON, BURNS, CROMWELL, NO _man_ ADEQUATE _to_ DO ANYTHING

_but is first of all in_ RIGHT EARNEST _about it--what I call_ A SINCERE _man. I

should say_ SINCERITY, _a_ GREAT, DEEP, GENUINE SINCERITY, _is the first_

CHARACTERISTIC _of a man in any way_ HEROIC. _Not the sincerity that_ CALLS

_itself sincere. Ah no. That is a very poor matter indeed_--A SHALLOW, BRAGGART,

CONSCIOUS _sincerity, oftenest_ SELF-CONCEIT _mainly. The_ GREAT MAN'S SINCERITY

_is of a kind he_ CANNOT SPEAK OF. _Is_ NOT CONSCIOUS _of_.--THOMAS CARLYLE.

 

3. TRUE WORTH _is in_ BEING--NOT SEEMING--_in doing each day that goes by_ SOME

LITTLE GOOD, _not in_ DREAMING _of_ GREAT THINGS _to do by and by. For whatever