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Excerpt from The Reader's Shakespeare, Vol. 3 of 3: His Dramatic Works Condensed, Connected, and Emphasized, for School, College, Parlour, and Platform, ComediesA rich and beautiful heiress residing at Belmont, named Portia, is compelled by the will of her deceased father to subject every suitor to the choice of a golden, silver, or leaden casket: in the latter is enclosed a portrait of the lady, who is to become the wife of its fortunate poss...
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Excerpt from Bell's Standard Elocutionist: Principles and Exercises, (From "Elocutionary Manual"), Followed by a Copious Selection of Extracts in Prose and Poetry, Classified and Adapted for Reading and RecitationThe Dramatic, Humourous, and other Recitations, have been carefully adapted for use in Schools, by the avoidance of objectionable words or phrases. All the Extracts have been chosen with special reference to their practical value as E...
Excerpt from The Reader's Shakespeare, Vol. 3 of 3: His Dramatic Works Condensed, Connected, and Emphasized, for School, College, Parlour, and Platform, ComediesA rich and beautiful heiress residing at Belmont, named Portia, is compelled by the will of her deceased father to subject every suitor to the choice of a golden, silver, or leaden casket: in the latter is enclosed a portrait of the lady, who is to become the wife of its fortunate poss...
Excerpt from Bell's Standard Elocutionist: Principles and Exercises, (From "Elocutionary Manual"), Followed by a Copious Selection of Extracts in Prose and Poetry, Classified and Adapted for Reading and RecitationThe Dramatic, Humourous, and other Recitations, have been carefully adapted for use in Schools, by the avoidance of objectionable words or phrases. All the Extracts have been chosen with special reference to their practical value as E...