A Grammar of Elocution1833 |
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Page 46
... human voice , in speaking as well as in singing , can produce only a succes- sion of sounds ; hence we speak of the melody of a solo , never of its harmony , and of the harmony of two or more voices or instruments . " - Rhythmical ...
... human voice , in speaking as well as in singing , can produce only a succes- sion of sounds ; hence we speak of the melody of a solo , never of its harmony , and of the harmony of two or more voices or instruments . " - Rhythmical ...
Page 47
... human voice so great a disposition to alternate the in- flections , that it is extremely difficult to read the passage with so little variety , as is indicated by the inflections in the first method . On the necessity of attending to ...
... human voice so great a disposition to alternate the in- flections , that it is extremely difficult to read the passage with so little variety , as is indicated by the inflections in the first method . On the necessity of attending to ...
Page 154
... human voice , this accident of speech is introduced with great advantage ; thus the first of the four following lines must be pro- nounced in a soft tone of voice ; the second , ex- cept the first two words , in a still softer ; and the ...
... human voice , this accident of speech is introduced with great advantage ; thus the first of the four following lines must be pro- nounced in a soft tone of voice ; the second , ex- cept the first two words , in a still softer ; and the ...
Page 156
... voice are combined with the two simple inflections , the curved in- flections , and the circumflexes , they produce that almost endless variety by which human speech is characterized ; for we have here eight different states of the voice ...
... voice are combined with the two simple inflections , the curved in- flections , and the circumflexes , they produce that almost endless variety by which human speech is characterized ; for we have here eight different states of the voice ...
Page 167
... voice to its utmost extent , in a high key , in order to bring it down , to a lower , we ought , if possible , to ... human voice ranges in speaking , is in general exceedingly limited , and nothing can be more unnatural than to be ...
... voice to its utmost extent , in a high key , in order to bring it down , to a lower , we ought , if possible , to ... human voice ranges in speaking , is in general exceedingly limited , and nothing can be more unnatural than to be ...
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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