myself,-- As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition

on,-- That you, at such times seeing me, never shall, With arms encumber'd thus,

or this head-shake, Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase, As "Well, well,

we know," or "We could, an if we would," Or "If we list to speak," or "There be,

an if there might," Or such ambiguous giving-out, to note That you know aught of

me: this not to do, So grace and mercy at your most need help you, Swear.

 

--_Act I. Scene V._

 

6. Make a list of common errors of pronunciation, saying which are due to faulty

articulation, wrong accentuation, and incomplete enunciation. In each case make

the correction.

 

7. Criticise any speech you may have heard which displayed these faults.

 

8. Explain how the false shame of seeming to be too precise may hinder us from

cultivating perfect verbal utterance.

 

9. Over-precision is likewise a fault. To bring out any syllable unduly is to

caricature the word. Be _moderate_ in reading the following:

 

_THE LAST SPEECH OF MAXIMILIAN DE ROBESPIERRE_

 

The enemies of the Republic call me tyrant! Were I such they would grovel at my

feet. I should gorge them with gold, I should grant them immunity for their