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Page 34
... retreat of the ten thousand Greeks . Notwithstanding his habits of ease and study , Hert- ford now exerted himself to raise an army for the king . In countries which are situated beneath the line , the 34 THE NECESSARY INFLECTIONS .
... retreat of the ten thousand Greeks . Notwithstanding his habits of ease and study , Hert- ford now exerted himself to raise an army for the king . In countries which are situated beneath the line , the 34 THE NECESSARY INFLECTIONS .
Page 70
... Greeks by the signi- ficant terms Thesis and Arsis , the former denoting the setting down of a syllable , as the setting down of the foot in walking ; the latter denoting the raising of it up , like the lifting of the foot from the ...
... Greeks by the signi- ficant terms Thesis and Arsis , the former denoting the setting down of a syllable , as the setting down of the foot in walking ; the latter denoting the raising of it up , like the lifting of the foot from the ...
Page 72
... the following account of it by Mr. Steele ( Prosodia , p . 114 ) : 66 Rhythmus , " says he , " as it signified with the Greeks number , that is , the number of metres con- tained in a line or sentence , so it may 72 ORGANIC EMPHASIS .
... the following account of it by Mr. Steele ( Prosodia , p . 114 ) : 66 Rhythmus , " says he , " as it signified with the Greeks number , that is , the number of metres con- tained in a line or sentence , so it may 72 ORGANIC EMPHASIS .
Page 133
... d on their thrones above ; All , but the ever - wakeful eyes of Jove . To honour Thetis ' son he bends his care , And plunge the Greeks in all the woes of war : Then bids an empty phantom rise to sight , And RULES FOR READING VERSE . 133.
... d on their thrones above ; All , but the ever - wakeful eyes of Jove . To honour Thetis ' son he bends his care , And plunge the Greeks in all the woes of war : Then bids an empty phantom rise to sight , And RULES FOR READING VERSE . 133.
Page 183
... just and elegant adaptation of every part of the body to the nature and import of the subject on which we are speaking . This accomplishment was deemed of so much consequence among the Greeks and Romans , that no man was esteemed an ( 183 )
... just and elegant adaptation of every part of the body to the nature and import of the subject on which we are speaking . This accomplishment was deemed of so much consequence among the Greeks and Romans , that no man was esteemed an ( 183 )
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accent accident of speech acquire action adopt ÆNEID ÆSCHYLUS antithesis audience beginning cadence Cæsar cæsura 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 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 soft sound speaker spoken style syllabic emphasis taste tence thee thing thou hast tion triple triple metre UNIVERSITY OF LONDON variety verb verse vowels