PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES AND FOREIGN WORDS

"His heavenly face a mirror of his mind,His mind a temple for all lovely thingsTo flock to and inhabit."

One of his contemporaries, Vasari, wrote a book of "Lives of the Painters," and thus he speaks of Raphael: "All confessed the influence of his sweet and gracious nature, which was so replete with excellence, and so perfect in all the charities, that not only was he honored by men, but even by the very animals, who would constantly follow his steps, and always loved him."

If we think of what was happening to Raphael in the year 1506, when he painted this portrait, perhaps we shall read more truthfully the expression in his face. Seven years before he had entered the studio of Perugino, and had begun to learn from that master and to show something of his own power. Two years before he had made his first visit to Florence, and there he saw some of the great pictures by Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Angelo, and had a new conception of what art could do.

He had already shown the effect upon him in some of his greatest Madonnas, and he stood now on the threshold of a great career. New ambitions awoke within him; new ideals flashed upon his inner vision. Modest and gentle though he was, he felt a growing consciousness of his own power.

So he holds his head high; not haughtily, but with a dignified self-confidence. His eyes seem to see the visions of which he dreams; his mouth is half parted as if in expectancy. Happy and lovable, there is a sweet thoughtfulness in his air which gives promise of his wonderful performance.

The Diacritical Marks given are those found in the latest edition of Webster's International Dictionary.

A Dash (Â¯) above the vowel denotes the long sound, as in fÄte, Ä“ve, tÄ«me, nÅte, Å«se.

A Curve (Ë˜) above the vowel denotes the short sound, as in Äƒdd, Ä•nd, Äll, Ådd, Åp.

A Dot ( Ì‡) above the vowel a denotes the obscure sound of a in pÈ§st, È§bÄte, AmÄ•ricÈ§.

A Double Dot (Â¨) above the vowel a denotes the broad sound of a in fÃ¤ther, Ã¤lms.

A Double Dot (..) below the vowel a denotes the sound of a in baÌ¤ll.

A Wave (~) above the vowel e denotes the sound of e in háº½r.

A Circumflex Accent (^) above the vowel o denotes the sound of o in bÃ´rn.

á¸— sounds like e in dá¸—pÄ•nd.

á¹“ sounds like o in prá¹“pÅse.

Ã§ sounds like s.

cÌµ sounds like k.

á¹£Ì± sounds like z.

á¸¡ is hard as in á¸¡et.

Ä¡ is soft as in Ä¡em.

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