Sanders' Union Fourth Reader / Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade

by Charles W. Sanders

There is a difference between pos′sibility and prob′ability.
And behold, the angels of God as′cending and de′scending on it.
For this corruptible must put on in′corruption, and this mortal must
put on im′mortality.
Does his conduct deserve ap′probation or rep′robation?

NOTE VI.—There are two kinds of Emphasis:—Absolute and Antithetic. ABSOLUTE EMPHASIS is used to designate the important words of a sentence, without any direct reference to other words.

EXAMPLES OF ABSOLUTE EMPHASIS.

1.

Oh, speak to passion's raging tide,
Speak and say: "PEACE, BE STILL!"

2. The UNION, it MUST and SHALL BE PRESERVED!

3.

HUSH! breathe it not aloud,
The wild winds must not hear it! Yet, again,
I tell thee—WE ARE FREE!

KNOWLES.

4. When my country shall take her place among the nations of the earth, THEN and not TILL then, let my epitaph be written.