"Few persons realize the great value of reading aloud. Many
of the foremost English stylists devoted a certain period regularly to this
practise. Cardinal Newman read aloud each day a chapter from Cicero as a means
of developing his ear for sentence-rhythm. Rufus Choate, in order to increase
his command of language, and to avoid sinking into mere empty fluency, read
aloud daily, during a large part of his life, a page or more from some great
English author. As a writer has said, "The practise of storing the mind
with choice passages from the best prose writers and poets, and thus flavoring
it with the essence of good literatures, is one which is commended both by the
best teachers and by the example of some of the most celebrated orators, who
have adopted it with signal success."
From -- Kleiser, Grenville (2011-03-24). Fifteen Thousand Useful
Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes,
Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms (Kindle Locations 146-151).
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