The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-20
NOTED VOICES.
Complied for the Globe-Democrat.

seemed 10 come from the Dottom oL ~
chest,
Bunyon had what was called a per
suasive voice. He never scolded in hi
sermons.
jeremiah Taylor was always very
much in earnest. He showed the fac
In his voice
Lord Bacon had a voice described by
one of his contemporaries as very
smooth and oily"
Henry VIII had a voice SO gruff thai
it earned for him the sobriquet OF
,"blufG King Hal"
GarTick had an exceedingly flexible
voice, and could mimic any one he
ever heard speak.
The Duke of Marlborough has a voice
that. 1t is said, could be heard above
the roar of artillery.
Jerome of Prague was fiery orator
His denunciation of sin and sinners
were terrible TO hear.
Jonathan Edwards had sharp, stri.
dent tones that grated unpleasantly on
the ears Of all who heard him.
Old Kaiser Wilhelm had soft voice
and spoke in a soothing tone thai
gave pleasure to every hearer
Brignoll was known It's the Silver.
voiced" His tones, though not strong
We're exceedingly pure and sweet.
John Aadams had cool, deliberate
way of speaking, that carried convic.
tion to the minds of his hearers.
Wendell Phillips always spoke in
an ordinary tone, with very distinct
articulation and careful pronunciation
Cowper always spoke in "a sdlffldent
hesiEating way, as though afraid of tht
effect of his words on mis- auditors.
Farineln was so idolized by his ad
mirers that it was of him an English
lady once exclaimed: lone God Ons
Farinellir
Robespierre had a thin, piping voice
that was the derisioA OF mis- enemies
One Of the nicknames given him was
the ''Squeaker"
Mozart had a very sweet voice
though it was by means strong. His
conversational tones were we'll mod
Llated and pleasing.
Prince Bismarck has very loud
harm voice, and generally speaks in G
dogmatic, dictatorial way, that admits
of no contradiction.
Colerldge delivered his philosophic Ut.
terances in an uninterestlng monotone
chat late in life became an almost un
intelligible humble.
Frederick the Great had a sneering
dlsagreeable voice, that correspondeC
we'll to the cynical utterances he was
in the habit of making.
Goldsmith had singing voice o.
great purity and it was a treat tt
hear him render an old Irish air, which
he did in inimitable style.
DR.. Johnson had loud, harsh, dicta
torial voice. When excited in argumen
ne raised his voice and overwhelmed
mis- opponent by its strength.
Tallyrand could throw more patho;
into single word than another MAJ
could express in a dozen sentences. Ht
was master of elocution.
Washington had a slow, deliberate
way of Speaking. His voice was low
but strong, his words were always vel
chosen, and his tones carefully moau
lated.
Cicero had voice so pleasant tha
whenever at was known he was tt
speak, though only in an ordinary Law
case, the court immediately filled will
people.
The poet Rogers had a voice 80 small
and weak that, as he said to himself
ne was forced to say caustic and i'll
natured things in order to make people
hear him.
Caffarell thought so much of hi
voice that once when challenged t.
light a duel he refused on the grou'
ne had no right Ito expose ITO any risl
the life of so great a singer.
Demosthenes had a voice naturall!
rough and harsh, but by assiduous car
he changed tt to such an extent tina
his orations were heard with exquisit
pleasure by his fellow citizens.
Spurgeon had a tremendous voice bu
seldom raised it above an ordinary con
versational tone. This, however, wa
sufficient to fill the vast building II
which his audiences were gathered.
Henry Clay had a voice of medium
strength, but of singular purity. II
poke with o strong Southern accent
and in a pleasant. sympathetic ton
that carried the audience with hin
from the start.
Thomas jefferson, it is said spoke lik
a professor lecturing his class. He use,
few gestures, and always dellvere'
his speechesin moderate tone of voic
with little appearance of interest o
enthusiasm.