A Grammar of Elocution1833 |
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Page 48
... cadence of sense , that is , the fall of voice with which a subject , or any branch of a subject , is brought to a conclusion ; since this being usually more impressive , the ear is more likely to be affected by it . The only rules ...
... cadence of sense , that is , the fall of voice with which a subject , or any branch of a subject , is brought to a conclusion ; since this being usually more impressive , the ear is more likely to be affected by it . The only rules ...
Page 64
... cadence which will be given in a sub- sequent chapter . A cadence is a portion of sound beginning heavy and ending light ; and into these cadences all spoken language , whether prose or poetry , is divided ; the difference between prose ...
... cadence which will be given in a sub- sequent chapter . A cadence is a portion of sound beginning heavy and ending light ; and into these cadences all spoken language , whether prose or poetry , is divided ; the difference between prose ...
Page 65
Rev. Samuel Wood. of the third and fourth cadences , and the fifth is precisely similar to the first . In the second ... cadence consists of a Crotchet and a half , and a Quaver ; the third of a Crotchet , a pause , and a Quaver ; the ...
Rev. Samuel Wood. of the third and fourth cadences , and the fifth is precisely similar to the first . In the second ... cadence consists of a Crotchet and a half , and a Quaver ; the third of a Crotchet , a pause , and a Quaver ; the ...
Page 72
... cadences . These are also some- times called bars ; but this is not strictly correct , for the bar , properly speaking , is only the graphi- cal perpendicular mark , which points out the boundaries of the cadences . Every full spoken ...
... cadences . These are also some- times called bars ; but this is not strictly correct , for the bar , properly speaking , is only the graphi- cal perpendicular mark , which points out the boundaries of the cadences . Every full spoken ...
Page 73
... cadences in a line or sen- tence ; but I use it also as the general term under which cadence is a division , and quantity a sub- division . " " Quantity or duration of sounds , distinguished by longer and shorter , is subservient to the ...
... cadences in a line or sen- tence ; but I use it also as the general term under which cadence is a division , and quantity a sub- division . " " Quantity or duration of sounds , distinguished by longer and shorter , is subservient to the ...
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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