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... Fair Penitent , tells Ca- lista that he comes to her as a friend , she an- swers , You are my husband's friend , the friend of Alta- mont . Here every one must perceive the propriety of adopting the rising inflection on the words hus ...
... Fair Penitent , tells Ca- lista that he comes to her as a friend , she an- swers , You are my husband's friend , the friend of Alta- mont . Here every one must perceive the propriety of adopting the rising inflection on the words hus ...
Page 97
... Fair Penitent , says to Lucilla , I see thou hast learnt to rail ; i . e . I see thou hast learnt to rail at least , though * See Walker's Elocution , p . 118. It is surprising that this acute writer should not have perceived that , in ...
... Fair Penitent , says to Lucilla , I see thou hast learnt to rail ; i . e . I see thou hast learnt to rail at least , though * See Walker's Elocution , p . 118. It is surprising that this acute writer should not have perceived that , in ...
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accent accident of speech acquire action adopt ÆNEID ÆSCHYLUS antithesis audience beginning cadence Cæsar called circumflex clause Commencing common common metre concluding Crotchet degree delivery discourse distinction Edition Elocution emphasis of force Emphasis of Sense emphatic word endeavour English EXAMPLES expressed Fair Penitent falling inflection flection following lines following sentence give graces Grammar Greek heaven heavy syllable HEBREW LANGUAGE human voice Interlinear Translation language Latin latter loud manner marked melody metre mind musical scale nature necessary observed organic emphasis passion perceive phasis phatic pitch pleasures poetry principal PROFESSOR pronounced pronunciation prose quantity Quaver reader reading and speaking require the rising rhythmus rising inflection rule simple series slide soft sound speaker spoken style syllabic emphasis taste tence thee thing thou hast tion triple triple metre variety verb verse vowels ر ر